Lugungu Dictionary Sep 2012

knock off work
knock off work v. kwiṉu̱ka
knock out n. kiḏu̱le
knock yourself v. kwetomera
knot n. kikundu
knot together v. kukundukira
know v. kwega
know when to do s.t. v. kubaliira
b̯wiṟe
knowledge n. magezi̱
knowledge area n. musomo
knowledgeable adj. kyamagezi ̱
known, be v. ku̱ku̱ma
v. kwegeb̯wa
knuckle n. kinkonogo
kob, Uganda n. mparaaki
kraal n. lugo
kwashiorkor n. kyosi ̱
laughter
L - l
label n. kyapa
labour v. kupakasa
labour pain n. bisa
labour pain, first trimester n. kasuma
labour pain, postnatal n. ki ̱pampaati ̱
labourer n. mu̱kori̱
n. mu̱pakasi ̱
labouring n. b̯u̱pakasi ̱
lacking adj. kitakumala
ladder n. madaara
ladle n. kiṯahyo
lag behind v. kusigaara
lagoon n. musoma
lake n. itaka
lake fly n. kajuuru
n. luhunda
lake middle n. magali
lamb n. mwana gwa ntaama
lame person n. mulima
n. mu̱ziṉgamu̱
n. nziṉgo
lament v. kwerorongoni ̱a
lame, become v. kulimala
lamp n. taara
lance v. ku̱tu̱u̱ta
land n. nsi
land for farming n. nguru
land title stone n. kahi ̱ga
landing site n. mutanda
landmark n. ntandiko na mmaliira
landslide n. ku̱biṟiṉgiṯa kweiẖi ̱ga
ku lusahu
language n. lukobo
n. lulimi
large adj. kikooto
large in body adj. kaguulu
large person n. mukooto
Large spotted genet n. wondo
large thing n. kabbeemu̱le
largeness n. b̯ukooto
large, very adv. ngundu
larvae, potato-leaf eating n. kadyebbu
lash n. kibbooko
n. kijwatu
v. kubboheera
n. lujunju
lasso v. ku̱riṉdya
last adj. kyakumaliira
last born n. mwijalanda
last forever v. kwomeera
last person n. waakumaliira
last, be v. kumaliira
v. kusemba
v. kusika mwinkira
latch n. kidaali
lateral line n. lugongo
n. mubaga
late, be v. kukeereerwa
latrine n. kyorooni ̱
laugh v. kugegemuka
v. kukuuta nseku
v. kuseka
laugh at s.b. v. ku̱sekereerya
laugh continuously
v. kukyekyemuka
laugh loudly v. kukekera
v. kukuuta mukule
laugh till you cry v. kuseka na
mali ̱ga
laughter n. nseku
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