Lugungu Dictionary Sep 2012

destroy totally
destroy totally v. kubinya
destroyed, become v. kuheneka
destroyed, of a roof, get
v. kukambuuka
destroyer n. mu̱heneri ̱
detail n. ki ̱si̱sani̱ kigali
detain v. kubboha
v. kulinda muntu
determine v. ku̱cwamu
determined person n. ngumira
determined to get s.t., be
v. kuliimiira
determined, be v. kumaliira
detest v. kunoba
devotion n. b̯u̱hiḵiṟi̱iṟe
n. b̯u̱ku̱ri̱siṯaayo
dew n. lu̱me
dewy, get v. kwinyamiriirwa
diagnose v. kukebera
diameter n. b̯ugali
n. b̯wemi ̱
diaphragm n. kameeme
diarrhoea n. kiharuko
diarrhoea, have v. kuharuka
dictionary n. ntontogoli ̱
die v. kuheneka
v. kukaba
v. kutwalwa
v. ku̱kwa
v. kwebbaka
die out, of fire v. kugonda
die suddenly v. kukanuka
die while giving birth v. kukiika
die, have s.b. v. kufeerwa
v. ku̱kwesya
difference n. nyahukana
different adj. kyahu̱kanu̱
differentiate v. kwahu̱kani ̱a
different, be v. kwahukana
difficult adj. kinyamaani
adj. kitatiro
adj. kyozo
difficult person n. muzub̯u
n. ntamuhiira
difficultness n. b̯uzub̯u
difficulty n. b̯unyamaani
n. b̯utatiro
n. kizub̯u
difficulty, be in a v. kuhotoka
disagree
difficult, be v. kulema
dig v. kulima
dig a hole v. kulima ki ̱iṉa
v. kutema ki ̱iṉa
v. kwemba
dig around s.t. v. kuliimiira
dig deep to uproot v. ku̱sokola
dig deeply v. ku̱tooja
dig terraces v. kutema nkaara
digest food v. kuswaswana bidyo
dignitary n. mufura
Dik-Dik, Kirk’s n. mu̱nsiẖi ̱
diligent person
n. waab̯ujunaanizib̯wa
dilute v. kwiṉyamya
v. kwiṟya kalwiẕi̱
diluted adj. kalwiẕi̱
dim v. kuzindaara
dinner n. kya joojolo
dip food in soup v. ku̱cu̱mya
direction n. ndagiiro
directions, find v. kukuuta maapu
directions, give v. kuragiira
v. kwolokereerya
directness n. b̯u̱terekereeru̱
director n. mu̱ragiṟi̱
dirt n. b̯ucaafu
n. b̯u̱rofu̱
n. itehe
dirty adj. kicaafu
adj. ki ̱iṟagu̱ru̱
adj. kiṟofu̱
v. kwiṟagu̱u̱rya
dirty, be v. kucaafuhara
v. ku̱rofu̱hara
dirty, become v. kucaafuhara
v. kwiragura
dirt, from sweat n. nziṟo
disability n. b̯ulima
disabled person n. mulima
n. mu̱ziṉgamu̱
n. nziṉgo
disadvantage s.b. v. ku̱siṟaani̱a
disadvantaged person
n. waakisiraani
n. waaki ̱iṟa
disadvantaged, be v. kusiraana
disagree v. ku̱jeema
v. kwatika
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