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Lugungu Dictionary Sep 2012

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nuisance, become a

nuisance, become a v. kufafanika

v. kugwaga

number n. muhendu

n. namba

nurse n. mu̱janjabi̱

n. mu̱tambi ̱

nutrient n. kiṟi̱i̱sa

nuts, roasted n. mbabi

nut, metal n. nati ̱

one thousand

O - o

oar, large n. iḵaasya

n. mu̱siṉarye

oar, short n. ngahi ̱

oath n. kirahiro

obedient person n. mu̱gonderi̱

n. mu̱hu̱liẕi̱

n. mwetegeerya

obedient, be v. kuculeera

v. kworoba

obese adj. kiṉyeetu̱

obey v. kugonda

obituary, make an v. kubika

object n. kintu

n. ki ̱iṯa

obscene speaker n. mu̱seegu̱ri̱

obscenely, act v. kuhemuka

obscenities, utter v. kuhemura

v. kuseegura

obscenity n. b̯u̱seegu̱ri̱

observe v. kwekaanya

obsess v. kwakalasani ̱a

obsessed with, be v. ku̱haahi ̱iṟya

obsessed, become v. kusesenwa

v. ku̱ci̱iḏwa

obsession, cause v. ku̱ci̱iḏa

v. ku̱seseni ̱a

obstruct v. ku̱lebereerya

obtain v. kufuna

v. kutunga

occupation n. mulimo

occur v. kuzooka

ocean n. itaka likooto

October adv. Mweri ̱ Gweiḵu̱mi ̱

odour n. kiṉu̱nko

oesophagus n. kiṟokoro

of adv. kya

of course interj. mali ̱

offal n. byamunda

offensive n. pu̱tu̱ru̱

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offer a sacrifice v. kubembeka

v. kugabira

v. kuhonga

offer on a traditional altar v. kudya

kiḇbiḻa

v. kusala kiḇbiḻa

office n. mbuga

n. ofi ̱i̱si̱

officer n. mu̱handu̱

offload v. kupaakuura

v. kutuukula

often adv. njenjeera

oh! interj. aaha

interj. i̱ye

Oh! I wish I knew interj. maaya

oil n. hoiṟo

n. makuta

oil, coconut n. ngaasi

oil, cooking n. makuta ga kudya

old adj. ki ̱gu̱u̱lu̱u̱su̱

old age n. b̯u̱gu̱u̱lu̱u̱su̱

old fashioned thing n. mu̱lembe

gukadei

old person n. mu̱gu̱u̱lu̱u̱su̱

old thing n. kikadei

old woman n. mukeikuru

on loc. ku

on time, be v. ku̱dooseni̱a

on top adv. kwakyendi ̱

once n. murundi gu̱mwei ̱

onchocerciasis disease n. kisararu

one num. gi ̱mwei ̱

one billion num. katabarwa

one hundred num. kiḵu̱mi ̱

one hundred thousand num. mitwaru

iḵu̱mi ̱

one million num. kakeikuru

num. miḻyoni̱

one thousand num. ru̱ku̱mi ̱

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