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Lugungu Dictionary Sep 2012

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grass sp., spear

grass sp., spear n. sojo

grass thorn n. lusigizi

grass torch n. lumule

grasshopper n. lu̱syenene

grasshopper sp. n. kacuba

n. keerya

n. ki ̱su̱bi̱

n. paaraarwa

grass, thatching n. matiṉde

grateful, be v. kusemererwa

grave n. kituuru

grave hole n. nyanga

gravel n. nkokoto

gravity n. maani ga nsi

graze v. ku̱li̱i̱sya

grazing land n. iḻi̱i̱si̱iṟyo

grease n. giṟi̱i̱si̱

great adj. kyamaani

great room n. igambiro

Great white pelican n. nsohya

greed n. mu̱ru̱ru̱

n. tama

greedy person n. waamu̱ru̱ru̱

greedy, be v. kutuuba

green colour adj. kibabi

adj. rangi̱ gya kisubi kibisi

Green mamba n. mpiri gya lukoma

greet v. ku̱ramu̱kya

greeting interj. oli teetei ̱

greetings n. biṟamu̱kyo

grey colour adj. ki ̱syanu̱syanu̱

greyish colour adj. kasama

grief n. muhito

n. nganye

grievance n. kaku

grime, from sweat n. nziṟo

grind v. kurunga

v. kuswa

v. kuswaswana

v. kutuluka

grind roughly v. kuharatura

grind the teeth v. kunena meino

grinder n. kyoma kiswa

grinding stone, lower n. lubengu

grinding stone, upper n. mwengeseru

grinding, take for v. ku̱swesya

grip v. ku̱gu̱mya

groan v. kutaaga

groove n. b̯u̱si̱giḵiṟo b̯wa nkeiṯo

guinea fowl

grossed out, become v. kudweb̯wa

ground finely adj. nunghununghu

ground for drying food n. kamanza

groundnut sauce n. nsanyu̱se

groundnuts n. binyoob̯wa

ground, bare n. kabbambaasi

ground, bare and dry n. kalala

ground, be v. kuswaswanika

ground, cause s.t. to be v. ku̱swesya

group n. kika

n. luganda

group of people n. kibbiina

n. kitebe

group of things n. kyecooko

grow v. kuhanda

grow fat v. kugomoka

grow old v. ku̱gu̱lu̱u̱sa

grow wild, allow to v. ku̱giṟi̱iṟa

grower n. mu̱li̱mi ̱

growth n. mpanda

grow, of plants v. kwera

grudge n. kaku

grudge, bear a v. kukwatiira

grumble v. kuhuuna

v. kweku̱u̱ru̱u̱mya

v. kwenghu̱ru̱nghu̱u̱tya

grumbler n. muhuuna adi ̱iṟi̱

grumble, of stomach v. ku̱gu̱u̱ni ̱a

guarantee v. ku̱gu̱mya

guarantor n. mwema

guard v. kulinda

v. kulingiira

v. kuwoneera

n. mu̱liṉdi ̱

guess v. kuteeba

guest n. mu̱genyi ̱

n. mu̱syandi̱

guide v. kwolokereerya

n. mwolokya

guide the heir v. kuduuma

guilt n. b̯ugwembegwembe

n. muswaru

n. nsoni ̱

guilty, find v. kukwata musangu

guilt, show v. kwekengesereerya

v. kwezegwa muswaru

v. kwezegwa nsoni ̱

guilt, suffer v. kwekenga

guinea fowl n. nsolomi ̱

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