Lugungu Dictionary Sep 2012

waaweemi ̱
waaweemi ̱ Pl: baaweemi. ̱ n.
quarrelsome, rebellious person.
b̯wenda n. hospitality; friendly, caring,
generous, kind behaviour towards
others. Syn: b̯u̱manzi̱, maku̱ni̱.
b̯wendereerya n. stubbornness,
nuisance; interruption of s.b. who is
trying to work. Syn: b̯u̱gadya,
b̯u̱taliḇaniẕi̱.
b̯wenzi̱ n. sexual immorality; state of
having much lust for sex. Syn: b̯u̱b̯u̱ngi̱,
b̯urawarawa, b̯umalaaya, kagulu,
b̯u̱taaru̱u̱ki̱.
kukora b̯wenzi̱ Var: kukora
ikunzi. v. be sexually promiscuous;
like a prostitute. Syn: kwendye-ndya,
kutaaruuka, kuraaya, kub̯unga,
kurawarawa, kukora ikunzi,
ku̱gu̱suḵa-gu̱suḵa.
b̯wenyu̱ pro. your, yours (for 2 or more
people).
b̯wesigwa Var: b̯wesige. n. trust;
sincerity of fulfilling an agreement,
saying the truth, delivering a message,
etc.
b̯wetagu̱ n. very strong violent emotion
characterised by lack of calmness,
reason, etc. esp. due to s.b. being
annoyed.
b̯wetegerezi ̱ n. 1 • intelligence; ability
to learn, understand and think in a
logical way about things.
2 • responsibleness, sensibleness.
b̯weteekeri ̱ n. unprincipled behaviour;
conduct of s.b. who does not have
strong beliefs about what is right and
wrong. Syn: b̯u̱matamaataari̱,
b̯untwarwa.
b̯wetu̱ pro. our, ours.
b̯wicalu n. settlement; place where
many people have established families.
b̯winganiza n. justice; quality of being
fair or reasonable.
b̯wingira n. cave; large hole on the side
of a mountain or under the ground.
b̯wiru n. male slavery; treating of a man
as a possession so that he has no
freedom.
b̯wiḇi̱ n. 1 • theft.
b̯wiṟe b̯wange
2 • fraud; act of deceiving s.b. in order
to get money or goods illegally.
b̯wi̱janjanu̱ n. 1 • flatness; state of being
horizontal, level or in balance.
2 • perfection; without faults or
weaknesses, exact and accurate, the best
of its kind.
b̯wi̱mi ̱ n. selfishness, stinginess; being
concerned for your own welfare and not
wanting to give anything to others.
Syn: b̯ufu.
b̯wiṉyamu̱ n. coldness; state of weather
without any warmth.
b̯wiṟe 1 n. weather; condition of the day in
terms of heat, cold, wind, rain, sun etc.
in a given place and at a given time.
Syn: b̯utaka.
b̯wiṟe b̯wa byalu n. dark weather
with dark clouds.
b̯wiṟe 2 n. time; measure of the past, the
present and the future that is in minutes,
hours, days, etc.
b̯wiṟe b̯wensei ̱ pro. anytime.
b̯wiṟe b̯undi pro. sometime
sometimes; not every time.
b̯wiṟe b̯ub̯u adv. now, presently; at
or from this moment, but not before.
Syn: hataati̱.
b̯wiṟe b̯wa kampiṯi ̱mpiṯi ̱ n.
dusk; evening time when the light
has almost gone, but it is not yet
dark. Syn: kab̯u̱mbu̱.
b̯wiṟe kukya Var: b̯wiṟe b̯wa
ciriciri; b̯wiṟe kusyana. n. dawn;
time of day when light first appears.
Syn: mambya.
b̯wiṟe b̯wa mu̱mei ̱so n.
upcoming, future time.
b̯wiṟe b̯wa mwinsi Var: mwinsi.
n. early afternoon; time between
midday and sunset.
kya mwinsi Pl: bya mwinsi. n.
lunch; meal that s.b. eats in the
middle of the day.
b̯wiṟe b̯wa kyamwinsi n. lunch
time.
b̯wiṟe b̯wange Var: b̯wiṟe b̯wa
muntu; b̯wiṟe b̯wa kwegonza. n.
free time; leisure time.
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