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Lugungu Dictionary Sep 2012

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load on the head, help s.b.

v. kupakira

v. ku̱tweka

n. mwetweko

load on the head, help s.b. v. ku̱tweka

loader n. mu̱pakiṟi̱

lock n. koporo

v. kufunga

lock yourself in v. kwekingirana

locust n. nsu̱ru̱mu̱nu̱

locust, large brown n. lu̱zi̱ge

locust, medium brown n. kihaara

locust, small green and purple

n. sonsonsa

lodge v. ku̱goonya

n. looji ̱

n. ngoonyo

log n. ndu̱li̱

logic n. magezi̱

logo n. kyapa

lonely person n. kiṉyoomwei ̱

long adj. kilei

longer, become v. ku̱leeha

longer, make v. ku̱leehya

longevity n. b̯womeeru̱

long-winded speaker n. ru̱heiṟa

look interj. wona

look after v. kulingiira

v. kuwoneera

look at v. kulingiira

look away v. kutoolayo mei ̱so

look away in shame v. kwemongamongola

look closely v. ku̱liṉgani̱a

look down on v. ku̱du̱u̱ra

look for v. ku̱hi ̱i̱ga

v. ku̱toolya

look of s.t. n. nzooka

look out interj. weerinda

look slyly v. kuleeba

loose adj. kijegejege

adj. kyahu̱ku̱

loose talk n. b̯u̱sadamu̱ku̱

n. karab̯ule

loose talker n. horohoro

loosen v. kubbaabbuula

v. ku̱jegya-jegya

loose, become v. kubbaabbuuka

v. kujega-jega

v. ku̱legeya

lubricate

loot v. kunyaga

lose v. kusemba

v. ku̱siṉgu̱rwa

lose a lot v. kugoromora

lose an election v. ku̱gwa

lose support v. ku̱teesu̱ka

lose s.b. v. ku̱kwesya

lose s.t. v. kufeerwa

v. kuguma

v. kurugwaho

v. ku̱syereerya

lose wealth v. kumalikirwa itungu

loser n. mu̱sembi ̱

loss, cause v. kufeereza

lots adv. b̯unene

adv. fo

louder, get v. ku̱byokya iraka

lounge n. igambiro

louse n. ida

louse egg n. nghinghinira

love v. kugonza

v. kwendya

n. ngonzi

love each other v. kugonzangana

v. kwendyangana

love play v. kusikina

love yourself v. kwezendya

loved child n. kipiite

loved person n. kigonze

n. mugonzeb̯wa

n. nkira babyale

loved wife n. kipiite

n. nyamu̱ngongi ̱

loved, be v. kugonzeb̯wa

v. kwendeb̯wa

loved, feel v. kwezegwa ngonzi

lover n. mugonzeb̯wa

n. mukunzi

low adj. hansi

low status person n. cekerece

n. pirico

n. waahimu

lower down v. ku̱siṟi̱mu̱ra

lower down, of clouds

v. ku̱tyetyebiṟa

lower s.t. v. ku̱ni ̱iṉu̱la

lowly, be v. kub̯undaara

lubricate v. ku̱heheerya

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