Lugungu Dictionary Sep 2012

bear fruit
bear fruit v. kuta
v. kwana
bear maize cobs v. kuhagatira
beard n. mu̱leeju̱
beat v. kukira
v. ku̱siṉga
beat around the bush v. kwesita-sita
beat each other v. kukuutangana
beat repeatedly v. kuswaswana
beat up v. kucaanya
v. kuhuura
v. kukubba
v. kukuuta
v. kumaamira
v. kutindaga
v. ku̱nyampya
beat up heavily v. kusinyontola
v. ku̱diḵya
v. ku̱donga
v. ku̱horongya
beat up to death v. kugumiira
beautiful child n. bbiili
beautiful woman n. ndengeeti ̱
n. ndiile
beautify v. kusemeza
beauty n. b̯urungi
because conj. hab̯wakubba
conj. kubanga
beckon v. kukuda
bed n. kitabbu
bed maker n. mwali ̱
bed sheet n. suuka
bedbug n. kiku
bedroom n. ki ̱si̱iḵa kya
kulaalamwo
bed, double n. kitabbu kya nsaali
bed, make a v. kwala
bed, put to v. ku̱laalya
bed, space under n. b̯udaate
n. b̯u̱lu̱ngu̱lu̱ngu̱
bee n. kahooki
beef n. musumbi
beehive n. mubbongi
n. mu̱ziṉga
beer n. bbi̱ya
n. maaci
n. mwenge
beer, cassava n. biḵwete bya meezi ̱
beer, local n. biragizo
bench seat
beer, locally brewed n. biḵwete
beer, maize n. biḵwete bi ̱sengeeje
n. b̯wiṟi̱
beer, millet n. masoohe
beeswax n. bisasala bya b̯uhooki
beetle, dung n. kabiṟiṉgiṯya
before adv. mu̱mei ̱so
before now adv. hatakabbeeriẖo
befriend v. kunywana
befriend forcefully v. kwebbohaho
v. kwebboheera
v. kwehomeera
v. kwepaamiira
befriended, be v. kunywanib̯wa
beg v. ku̱sabiṟi̱iṟya
beg for v. kuliriira
beg for food v. kuleega
beggar n. mu̱leegi ̱
n. mu̱sabiṟi̱iṟya
begin v. kutandika
begin moving v. ku̱siṯu̱ka
beginning n. ndugiro
n. ntandiko
behaviour n. kikorwa
n. ngesu
n. nzicala
n. nyeetwala
behavioural code n. nyeerabya
behaviour, bad n. gabberu̱
n. nzyete
behind adv. kweiṉyu̱ma
behind in time adv. heiṉyu̱ma
behold interj. we
interj. weegwa
belch v. kubbyamuka
v. kukuuta mpihi
n. mpihi
belief n. nzikiriza
believe v. kunanukira
believe in v. kwikiririza
believer n. mwikiriza
bell n. kiḏe
belly n. nda
bell, bicycle n. kengere
beloved person n. nkira babyale
below adv. hansi
belt n. mu̱su̱pi ̱
belt loop n. kakondo
bench seat n. foomu
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