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Lugungu Dictionary Sep 2012

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dodge questions

dodge questions v. kwekankabbula

dodge responsibility v. kwebbalabbala

v. kweguma-guma

dodge s.b. v. kwesalaho

v. kwetoolaho

dog n. mbwene

dog, female n. mbwakazi ̱

dog, male n. mbwene gidulu

dog, wild n. musege

doll n. kiḏoli̱

dollar, US n. dola

Domestic long pointed mouth rat

n. kamacucu

domesticated animals n. bitumbu

n. bitungwa

donate free fish or meat

v. kutambura

v. kuzama

donkey n. ngamira

door n. lwi̱je

door frame n. mwangu

door or window opening n. kibanga

doorway n. mulyangu

dose n. lulengu

dot n. katoonyoza

dot, make a v. ku̱toonyeza

double num. ki ̱mwei ̱ kya kabiri

doubly adv. ki ̱mwei ̱ kya kabiri

doubt v. ku̱gu̱su̱kya-gu̱su̱kya

doubter n. mu̱gu̱ru̱kyagu̱ru̱kya

n. mwekengi ̱

dove, domesticated n. kolome wa

kijungu

n. ngiib̯wa

down adv. hansi

dowry n. mukaaga

dowry, take a v. kujuga

doze v. kuhongira

drag v. kukuuruura

v. kusikiira

dragonfly n. gongoolya

drain v. kusika meezi ̱

drainage ditch n. lu̱sya

drama n. muzaanu

draughts game n. lusoro

draw v. kukubba

v. kukuuta bi ̱si̱sani̱

draw a map v. kukuuta maapu

drool

draw in a game n. ngaara

draw near v. kudwereera

v. kwesegereerya

v. kwesu̱mi ̱iṟa

draw water v. kutaha

draw water carefully v. ku̱seedu̱u̱lya

drawer n. du̱ro

dreadful adj. kibiibi kyakalasanu̱

dream n. kilooto

v. kuloota

dreamer n. mu̱looti̱

dress n. kiṯeteeya

v. kujwara

v. kulwala

dress style n. ndwala

n. njwara

dress s.b. v. ku̱jwarya

v. ku̱lwalya

dress, loose n. kiṯooro

dress, maternity n. lu̱goye lwa nda

n. mateneti ̱

dribble n. bitwantei

dribble a ball v. kucada

drift v. ku̱lwa

drill a hole n. ki ̱piṟi̱pyo

v. ku̱piṟi̱pa

drink n. kinyweb̯wa

n. kinywo

v. kunywa

n. kya kunywa

drink greedily v. kumwoka

v. kwebbukuka

drink offering n. kiṟu̱gu̱

drink soup v. kusoma

drinking place n. kirab̯u

drink, concentrated n. kihotole

drink, non-alcoholic n. kya kunywa

kiẖeheeru̱

drip v. ku̱toonya

drive v. kuvuga

drive fast v. kucuucuura

v. ku̱tu̱u̱tu̱u̱la

driver n. mu̱vu̱gi ̱

drizzle n. b̯utuntu

v. kuhuuhuuka

v. kutuntula

drizzles n. b̯ucolocolo

drizzle, of rain v. ku̱pampatiḵa

drool n. bitwantei

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