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Lugungu Dictionary Sep 2012

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eyeball

eyeball n. lu̱woni̱

eyebrows n. biṉti ̱ge

eyeglasses n. garu̱biṉdi ̱

fashionable, make

eyelash n. lukuhi

n. lukwihi

eyesight, poor n. birali

eye, white part of n. lu̱woni̱ lu̱syanu̱

F - f

face n. b̯u̱syo

face a competitor v. ku̱rombya

fact n. mananu

n. mazi̱ma

factory n. ikooro

fade v. kusiihuuka

faded thing n. ki ̱si̱iẖu̱u̱ku̱

faeces n. mabi ̱

fail v. kulemwa

fail after trying v. kutalibana

fail an exam v. ku̱gwa

fail to disclose finances v. kulira-lira

fail to do v. kub̯ula

failure n. b̯ulemwa

faint v. ku̱tiṉdu̱ka

fair adj. hakiri

fairytale n. kihanuuro

faith n. nzikiriza

faithfulness n. kyamazi ̱ma

falcon n. ngweri ̱

fall n. kigwo

v. ku̱gwa

fall accidentally v. kwehuulira

v. kwekuutira

v. kweroopira

fall asleep v. kutwalwa b̯ulo

v. kwebbaka

v. kwiḇ̯wa b̯ulo

fall asleep instantly

v. kwebbakiraho

fall down v. kuguma

fall face-downwards

v. kweku̱u̱nyu̱ka

fall into water v. kubbuta

fall into water, cause to

v. ku̱lu̱ndu̱mu̱la

fall off naturally v. kuhurunduka

fall off, make s.t. v. ku̱tu̱u̱bbu̱la

fall onto v. kugwera

fall while seated v. kurodoma

fallow, leave v. kuleka musiri

gwiṟye

fall, of a crop v. kulagalika

falsehood n. b̯u̱gobya

fame n. kaku̱u̱mi ̱iṟe

familiarise with each other

v. kumanyiirangana

familiarity, over n. myebbengeeru

familiar, be v. kumanyiirwa

familiar, become v. kumanyiira

family head n. nyineeka

family head, female n. ma maka

family member n. mwiju

n. waakwamu̱gi ̱

family, extended n. kika

family, nuclear n. ika

famine n. nzala

famous person n. mu̱tu̱mbu̱ku̱

n. yeegebeerwe

famous, be v. kwegeb̯wa

fan flames v. kujuguta

fanatic n. mu̱sadamu̱ku̱

far away, be v. kudaahira

farewell v. kugorooba

interj. obaramu̱kye

interj. obawone

interj. ogoroobe

farm n. musiri

n. ndimiro

farmer n. mu̱li̱mi ̱

farming n. b̯u̱li̱mi ̱

fart v. kunyampa

v. kusyotola

fashion v. kuta

n. mudeeli

n. mu̱tiṉdo

fashion accessory n. kilwalu kya

kwejaayiika

fashionable, make v. kukora

mudeeli

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