Lugungu Dictionary Sep 2012

Sabbato
saatiḵooti̱
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Sabbato Pl: masabbato. n. Sabbath,
Saturday; day between Friday and
Sunday.
sabbi̱iṯi ̱ Pl: sabbi ̱iṯi ̱. From: Arabic. n.
week; period of time equal to seven
days.
Sabbi̱iṯi ̱ n. name of a person.
sabbu̱u̱ni ̱ Pl: sabbu̱u̱ni. ̱ n. soap; foamforming
substance that s.b. uses with
water to wash clothes or bathe.
sadada Pl: sadada. n. creeping sticky
grass sp. that is common in gardens and
in courtyards.
saga Pl: masaga. n. vulture; wild meat
eating bird, with no feathers on the neck
and head, with faded black feathers, a
sharp beak and talons, which scavenges
on abandoned carrion.
sagaruhungu Var: sagaruwungu.
Pl: masagaruhungu. n. vulture
leader that reaches a carcass before
the rest.
sagala musansi Pl: bisagala
musansi. n. wild herb sp. commonly
found near homes that grows to a height
of 120 cm with pods containing many
seeds that rattle when the dry pod is
shaken.
sahaani Pl: masahaani. n. plate; round
moulded flat metallic or plastic dish,
slightly concave at the bottom, from
which to eat.
sajwa Pl: masajwa. n. 1 • fattened cow.
2 • female animal that is infertile.
salaka Pl: masalaka. n. chest; top part
of the front of the body, between the
neck and the stomach. Syn: mbanda.
ku̱gwangana mu salaka v.
Idiom. embrace; greet s.b. with a
hug. Syn: kuhumbata.
sambalana adv. randomly; state of
things being scattered haphazardly.
sambu Pl: sambu. n. vegetable sauce
made out of cassava leaves. Syn: combe.
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Sambye n. name of a river.
sandu̱u̱ki ̱ Var: sandu̱uḵo.
Pl: masandu̱u̱ki. ̱ n. 1 • suitcase; foursided
container made from timber, sheet
metal, or leather, etc. used for storing
things like clothes, etc.
2 • coffin; box in which a dead body is
buried.
saaha Pl: saaha. n. hour; period of time
equal to sixty minutes.
saaha gya ki ̱si̱iḵa Pl: saaha za
ki ̱si ̱iḵa. n. wall clock; instrument
for measuring and showing time, in
a room or on the wall of a building
that is not worn or carried like a
watch.
saaha gya mukono Pl: saaha za
mukono. n. wrist watch; device for
telling time that is strapped to the
wrist.
saara Pl: saara. n. prayer.
saati ̱ Pl: masaati ̱. From: English. n.
shirt; garment worn on the upper part of
the body, esp. by men, with a collar,
short or long sleeves, and with buttons
down the front.
saatiḵooti ̱ Pl: saatiḵooti ̱. From:
English. n. Kaunda suit; set of clothing
that is sewn a pair of trousers and a
jacket that is split on the sides or
behind.