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Lugungu Dictionary Sep 2012

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monkey, Black-faced vervet

monkey, Black-faced vervet n. nki ̱ma

monkey, Colobus n. ngeye

monopolise v. kwemala kintu

month n. mweri ̱

mood n. mbeera

moon n. mweri ̱

moon period, new n. mboneko

moon waxing days n. nkeehu

moonless period n. mu ntiṯi ̱

moon, full n. kikwere

moon, new n. kawenekeera

mop v. ku̱si̱i̱mu̱u̱ra

morally good person n. mworob̯u̱

n. wa ngesu

more adv. kiḵanyu̱

more than adv. biḵi ̱iṟiẖo

more, do v. kukira

morning adv. mwakya karei

morning star n. bbarakaaki

mortar, for pounding food n. kihuulu

Moslem n. musiraamu

Moslem, become a v. kusaramuka

mosquito n. nsinya

mosquito net n. tandaarwa

most of all, be v. kukira maani

mostly adv. b̯unene

mother n. ma maka

n. maama

mother-in-law n. mubyala

mother, new n. nyakabyeru̱

motion n. ndibata

motivate v. ku̱tati ̱iṟya

motor boat n. muteeri

motor vehicle n. motoka

motorcycle n. piḵi ̱piḵi ̱

mould clay v. kub̯umba

mould pots v. kub̯umba kyese

v. kumaata kyese

mouldy, become v. ku̱hu̱mba

mould, brick making n. kacuba

mould, mildew n. mbwi ̱

mountain n. lusahu

mourn v. kuura

mourning n. kizabiro

mouth n. mu̱nwa

mouth watery feeling n. kanyota

mouthing off n. b̯u̱horozi ̱

n. kajagaraiṟe

mouths off, s.b. who n. mu̱horozu̱

multiplication

move v. kugyenda

move ahead v. ku̱ti ̱gi ̱iṟa

move around v. kucakara

move aside v. kuhugura

v. kwehugura

move away v. kurugaho

move back and forth v. kwehiṉda

move beside s.t. v. kuroobeera

move fast v. kuranguha

v. kwanguha

move forward or backward

v. kwesegya

move improperly v. kusyotooka

v. kutyagira

move near v. kwesegereerya

move noisily v. ku̱ri̱iṯya

move out v. kuhuluka

move purposely v. kulibatiira

move quickly v. ku̱du̱ndu̱u̱ka

v. kwezangu̱u̱hya

move relaxed v. kutambula

move suddenly v. kukankana

move s.t. closer v. ku̱segya

move together v. kugyendera

hamwei ̱

move toward v. kudwereera

move toward each other

v. kwesegereeryagana

move yourself around

v. kwelongoolya

v. kwetu̱ngu̱u̱la

move yourself to or back

v. kwesu̱ma

movement n. ndibata

much adv. b̯unene

adv. kike

mucus n. kimira

mucus, dried n. kikakamu

mud n. bisaab̯u

n. itehe

n. togodo

mud a house v. kuhoma

v. kumaata

mudfish n. bbi̱sa

mug n. kiḵopo

mulch v. ku̱boogya itehe

multiple adj. b̯u̱kanyu̱

multiple, mathematical n. mibalire

multiplication n. murundi

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