Lugungu Dictionary Sep 2012

bbalu̱u̱ni ̱
bbalu̱u̱ni ̱ Pl: mabbalu̱u̱ni. ̱ From:
English. n. balloon; small bag made of
very soft rubber, inflated with air, esp.
used to display in a house.
bbambu Pl: mabbambu. n. weaving
needle.
bbandeeji ̱ Pl: bbandeeji. ̱ From:
English. n. bandage; soft piece of cloth
for tying around a wound.
bbandi Pl: bbandi. From: English. n.
band; musical group.
bbangiṟi̱ Pl: bbangiṟi. ̱ From: English.
n. bangle; rings that women wear
around the wrist.
bbanka Pl: mabbanka. From: English.
n. bank; institution that provides various
financial service, e.g., keeping or
lending money. Syn: ibiikiro lya nsimbi,
kideeru kya nsimbi.
bbarakaaki n. Venus, morning star;
extremely bright star that rises in the
east when the day is about to break.
bbaraza Pl: bbaraza. n. veranda; open
front and a roof, built onto the side of a
house on the ground floor.
Syn: tandaarwa.
bbaraafu Pl: bbaraafu. n. refrigerator;
device that uses electricity or kerosene
for keeping food and drinks cold.
bbaruha Pl: mabbaruha. n. written
message usually put in an envelope and
sent to s.b.
bbiili
bbaruha gya kusoma
Pl: bbaruha za kusoma. n.
certificate.
bbaruha gya b̯ubyalwa
Pl: bbaruha za b̯ubyalwa. n.
official document that shows the
date of birth of s.b. and the place.
bbaa interj. See main entry: bbee.
bbaabba Pl: babbaabba. n. ‘my
father’; kinship term for father.
mwamwijwa bbaabba
Pl: baamwijwa bbaabba. n.
cousin; son or daughter to my
paternal aunt.
bbaafu Pl: mabbaafu. From: English.
n. wash basin; large round plastic bowl
for holding water used as a utensil for
washing clothes or used as a utensil for
taking a bath.
bbaalu Pl: bbaalu. n. ten packets of
cigarettes.
bbaasi Pl: mabbaasi. From: English. n.
bus.
bbegeri ̱ Pl: mabbegeri. ̱ n. Panthera
pardus. leopard; wild carnivore that
resembles a cat, with a long tail and
black and brown spots.
bbaruha gikusaba mulimo
Pl: bbaruha zikusaba mulimo.
n. application; written request for
assistance, employment or
admission.
bbendera Pl: mabbendera. n. flag.
bbee Var: bbaa. interj. Idiophone. cry of a
sheep.
bbeeriṉgi ̱ Pl: bbeeriṉgi. ̱ From:
English. n. ball bearing, of any shape.
bbiki adj. full up to the brim. Syn: pelele,
ki̱iẕu̱lu̱ ku mu̱nwa, cawu.
bbiringanya n. eggplant; plant that
bears fruit that have a shiny green or
dark purple skin and a white soft flesh.
bbiili 1 Pl: babbiili. n. child who is
beautiful.
bbiili 2 Pl: bbiili. n. arrow; thin stick on
which is fixed a sharp small blade on
one end, and which is shot from a bow.
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