Lugungu Dictionary Sep 2012

b̯utemu
b̯utemu n. murder; intentional killing of
s.b. Syn: b̯wiṯi̱.
b̯uteere n. See main entry: b̯unterente.
b̯uteetegereza n. inability to think.
b̯uteetegerezangana n.
misunderstanding; state of not being
on good terms with s.b.
Syn: b̯utakengangana.
b̯uto n. youthfulness.
b̯utongole n. sub-parish; level of
government authority that is next above
the village level.
b̯utoosa adj. regular; every day or at
fixed periods.
b̯utumwa n. message; new information
that is sent to people on radio, by letter
etc. Syn: b̯ukwenda.
b̯utunda n. drink made from passion
fruit to which sugar has been added.
b̯utuntu n. drizzle; very light rain.
b̯utwa n. poison; substance that kills if it
is swallowed or is absorbed into the
body. Syn: mu̱bazi̱.
b̯uyonjo n. cleanliness, neatness,
tidiness; not being dirty or messy.
Syn: b̯wecu̱mi̱.
b̯uzaana n. female slavery; treating of a
woman as s.b.’s possession without
allowing her to decide for herself.
b̯uzira n. courage, fearlessness, strong
heartedness.
kubyala b̯uzira v. Idiom. show
courage, go on strike; stop work in
order to press demands.
b̯uzub̯u n. difficultness,
troublesomeness; hardness of doing or
understanding s.t. Syn: b̯unyamaani,
b̯utatiro.
b̯uzumungwa Var: b̯uzomongwa. n.
incoherent speech; a condition of
uttering out funny words that have no
sense and saying them loosely without
any self control.
b̯uuma Pl: mab̯uuma. n. fork; metallic
household utensil with a handle and
three or four points on one end for
eating food.
b̯u̱bazabazi̱ n. talkativeness; quality of
talking a lot.
b̯u̱hab̯u̱
b̯u̱b̯u̱ngi ̱ n. 1 • prostitution; habitual
sexual promiscuity. Syn: b̯wenzi̱,
b̯urawarawa, b̯umalaaya, kagulu,
b̯u̱taaru̱u̱ki̱.
2 • sexual lust.
b̯u̱b̯wo 1 dem. those ones.
b̯u̱b̯wo 2 conj. meanwhile.
b̯u̱cu̱leeru̱ n. humbleness, politeness,
calmness, tranquillity, gentleness,
serenity; not stubborn, noisy, rough,
quarrelsome or interested in fighting,
not talking much and not willing to
show opinion. Syn: b̯u̱teeku̱, b̯u̱holu̱,
b̯u̱tesi̱.
b̯u̱di̱ dem. those ones over there.
b̯u̱dongo n. wall; part of a house that is
covered with mud or bricks, on which a
roof stands.
b̯u̱fu̱mbo n. marriage; relationship
between a husband and wife.
b̯u̱fu̱ndu̱ n. narrowness.
b̯u̱gadya n. stubbornness, nuisance; act
of interrupting s.b. who is trying to
work. Syn: b̯wendereerya, b̯u̱taliḇaniẕi̱.
b̯u̱genyi ̱ Var: ki ̱genyi. ̱ Pl: magenyi. ̱ n.
party, banquet, feast, celebration;
gathering of people where there is
eating, drinking, dancing and speeches.
b̯u̱genyi ̱ b̯wa kubyalwa
Pl: magenyi ̱ ga kubyalwa. n.
birthday celebration.
b̯u̱gobya Var: b̯u̱googoobya. n.
falsehood, deception, lying; information
that is not factual.
b̯u̱gu̱li̱ n. sale; exchanging of goods for
money.
b̯u̱gu̱mi ̱siṟiẕi̱ n. patience.
b̯u̱gu̱u̱da n. wealth, prosperity; state of
being rich with a large amount of
possessions or property.
b̯u̱gu̱u̱da b̯wa mwitehe
Pl: b̯̯u̱gu̱u̱da b̯wa mwitehe. n.
minerals.
b̯u̱gu̱u̱lu̱u̱su̱ n. old age; elderly stage of
life.
b̯u̱gwa lyoba adv. west.
b̯u̱hab̯u̱ n. carelessness, irresponsibility;
trait of lacking a sense of responsibility
and not feeling accountable for your
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