Lugungu Dictionary Sep 2012

dance, rattling
v. kugoda
v. kusamba kiṉyege
v. ku̱li̱giṯa
v. ku̱segenya
dance, rattling n. kiṉyege
dance, tradditional n. mugongo
dance, traditional n. gwada
n. kaliẖwa
n. kiḵwele
n. mu̱zeenyo
danger n. b̯u̱lemeseni ̱a
n. kabi
n. tabbu
dangerous adj. kyakabi
dangerous person n. waakabi
n. waatabbu
dangle v. kubamba
v. kudengeetya
dark adj. ki ̱syoku̱
darkness n. mwiṟi̱ma
n. ntiṯi ̱
dash n. mi ̱siṉde
date n. kiro kya mweri ̱
daughter n. muhara
daughter, married n. mwanaali
dawdle v. ku̱tyebera
dawn n. b̯wiṟe kukya
v. kuhuluka kwa lyoba
n. mambya
dawn upon v. kukenga
day n. kiro
day after tomorrow adv. ab̯uki
adv. kyosi ̱ mwakya
day before an occasion n. kasiḵi ̱
n. ku̱laaliṟi̱iṟya
day before yesterday adv. ab̯uki
de facto relationship n. ikunzi
deacon n. musomesa
n. mu̱tebezi̱
n. mwegesa
dead adj. kiḵu̱u̱
dead foetus n. kifu
deaf person n. i̱jalu̱
n. mwi ̱jalu̱ wa mapokopo
n. pu̱ku̱pu̱
dear n. murungi
dear person n. murungi
death n. b̯ugingo
n. rufu
defend
debator n. mu̱hanu̱u̱ri̱
debt n. ibanza
debtor n. mwehori ̱
decay v. kubbola
decayed adj. kiḇbolu̱
deceased person n. muziro
deceitfulness n. magezi̱gezi̱
deceive v. kutega kategu
v. ku̱gobya
v. ku̱rabyaho
December adv. Mweri ̱ Gweiḵu̱mi ̱
na mibiri
deception n. b̯u̱gobya
decide v. kusalamu
v. ku̱cwamu
decision n. ncwamu
deck chair n. mbyabamu
deck, veranda n. kikungu
decompose v. kubbola
decorate v. kujaayiika
v. kukoraho
v. ku̱li̱ga
v. ku̱nyiṟi̱iṟya
v. ku̱ti ̱mba
decorate yourself v. kweli ̱ga
decorations n. macati ̱
decorator n. mu̱ku̱u̱ti ̱ wa bi̱si̱sani̱
n. mu̱li̱gi ̱
n. mu̱si̱i̱gi ̱ wa bi̱si̱sani̱
decrease v. kukeeha
deed n. kikorwa
deep adj. kilei
deep water n. ndiẖa
Defassa waterbuck n. njebe
defeat v. kukira
v. ku̱siṉga
defeated, be v. kulemwa
v. ku̱siṉgu̱rwa
defeat, admit v. kuhayo
v. kunanuka
v. ku̱byokya mikono
v. kwikiriza ku̱siṉgwa
defecate v. kupyetula
v. ku̱ni ̱a
defecate forcefully v. kwekiiniira
defect n. kamogo
defence force n. b̯usirikale
defend v. kujunira
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