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Lugungu Dictionary Sep 2012

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roughen

roughen v. kuhala

round adj. kyeb̯u̱lu̱ngu̱su̱

round, be v. kweb̯u̱lu̱ngu̱sa

row v. kugoza

rower n. mu̱gozi̱

rower, rear n. waakumutaku

rub against v. ku̱piṟi̱pa

v. kwetyetyaho

rub off v. kususura

rub on yourself v. kwesi ̱i̱ga

rub the buttocks against v. kwesyeta

rubber band n. lukobba

rubbish n. bicuucuuke

n. bisasiro

rubbish heap n. ki ̱siṉsi ̱

rubbish, remove v. kuzoola

rude reply n. nkabbu

rude, be v. kwetaga

ruin v. kuhenera

v. kujurunga

v. kuswaswana

ruined thing n. kiẖeneku̱

ruined, be v. kujungurutana

rule n. b̯ufugwa

n. b̯u̱lemi̱

n. iteeka

n. kiragiro

v. kufuga

v. kulema

same

ruler n. mu̱fu̱gi ̱

n. mu̱lemi̱

n. waab̯u̱sobozi ̱

ruler, measuring n. ru̱u̱la

rule, style of n. ndema

rumble v. kuhuura

v. kuwaara

v. ku̱tiṉda

v. ku̱tiṉdiḇana

rumour n. rugambu

rumour-monger n. mu̱cwa makuru

rumours, spread v. ku̱cwa makuru

run v. kwiṟu̱ka

run away v. kwiṟu̱ka

run fast v. kubbubba

v. kudenguda

run off fast v. ku̱tu̱ku̱lu̱ka

run off suddenly v. kujumbutuka

v. kukalab̯uka

run very fast, start to v. ku̱liṯu̱ka

run wild v. ku̱gu̱gu̱mu̱ka

runner n. mwiṟu̱ki ̱

runny nose n. kiteeru

runway n. kisaahi

rupee, old currency n. ru̱pi ̱ya

rural locality n. kyaru

rust n. matali

rusted adj. ki ̱momu̱

rusted, be v. kukwatwa matali

rusted, become v. kumoma

S - s

Sabbath n. Sabbato

sack, gunny n. gu̱tya

sack, polyethylene n. sebbele

sacrifice n. kihongwa

v. kusala kiḇbiḻa

sacrifice to the dead v. kudya

kiḇbiḻa

sacrifice, offer a v. kubembeka

v. kugabira

v. kuhonga

sad person n. mu̱ziṉgalu̱

saddle n. katebe ka gaali

sad, be v. kuzingala

sail n. mu̱longooti̱ gwa b̯wati ̱

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salary n. musaara

sale n. b̯u̱gu̱li̱

saliva n. matwantwe

salivate v. kumera munkudye

salivation n. kanyota

salon n. kiṉyonzi ̱

salt n. mu̱kwa

salt lick n. kisura

salty, taste v. kukenkemukiira

v. kululuha

salutation, for twins n. bboola

salute v. kukuuta tamaamu

n. tamaamu

same adj. siya

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