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Lugungu Dictionary Sep 2012

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player

player n. kangi

n. mu̱zeenyi ̱

playground n. kisaahi

playing card n. cani̱si̱

n. kaadi

plead v. kutaaga

v. kutongona

v. kwedembereerya

v. kwesengereerya

plead for v. kuliriira

plead on behalf of s.b.

v. kutongoneera

pleasant adj. kiẖeheeru̱

please interj. beiraba

v. kusemeza

pleased with, be v. ku̱nyu̱miṟwa

pleased, be v. kusanyuka

pleasure n. isunge

n. kusemererwa

n. masanyu

pleasure, get v. kunonga

pleat in trousers n. iḏiṉda

plectrum n. kitama

pledge v. kweraga

Pleiades star cluster n. nyakabyeru̱

n. nyamukaaga

plentifully adv. b̯unene

pliers n. magaru̱

plot of land n. itehe

n. kibanja

plough v. kulima

plough deeply v. ku̱tooja

ploughing, start v. kwemera

pluck feathers v. kuzub̯ula

plumb line n. bbiṟi̱gi ̱

plunder v. kwiḇa

pneumonia n. kyemerezi ̱

pocket n. nsahu

pod v. kusukusa

point n. kasonga

point at v. kuganikira

v. ku̱cu̱mya

poison n. b̯utwa

n. mu̱bazi̱

poke into v. ku̱sookoosya

pole n. kiḵolyo

n. nkondo

pole a boat along v. kuswakira

pole, boat n. koda

possibly

pole, central n. lu̱hagi ̱

pole, main n. lu̱hagi ̱

police officer n. mu̱poli̱i̱si̱

polish v. ku̱si̱i̱ga

politeness n. b̯u̱cu̱leeru̱

n. b̯u̱tesi ̱

n. b̯u̱teeku̱

political party n. kitebe

politician n. mu̱ku̱rati ̱

politics n. bya ndema

pollen n. b̯u̱kooro b̯wa kyakyo

pollute v. ku̱tomboola

polluted, be v. ku̱tomboka

pond n. kikemu

ponder v. kuteekereza

pool of things n. ntuumo

poor adj. kubi

poor person n. munaku

n. museege

poorly adv. ku̱bi̱iḇi̱

poor, become v. kuseega

popularity n. kaku̱u̱mi ̱iṟe

popular, be v. ku̱ku̱ma

v. kwegeb̯wa

popular, become v. kutumbuka

population n. muhendu gwa bantu

porch n. ponci ̱

porcupine n. nyamanu̱ngu̱

n. seeki ̱i̱se

porridge n. b̯usira

porter n. mwetweki ̱

portion n. kicweka

poser n. mu̱du̱u̱liṟi̱

posho n. ndwa

posho leftovers n. kizanzu

position n. kiikaru

position of rank n. b̯u̱handu̱

possess v. kubba na

v. kutunga

possessed by a holy spirit, be

v. kuwonekerwa

possessed, be v. kubanda

v. kunyunka

v. kutembwa muzumu

possible, be v. kusoboka

possibly adv. kikusoboka

adv. kikwisana

adv. kisobora

adv. kyakubba

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