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Lugungu Dictionary Sep 2012

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similar

similar adj. kikuhwanana

adj. kikwisana

similar thing n. nsisana

similar to adv. nka

simmer down v. kwededeera

simple adj. kihuhu

simpleness n. b̯uhuhu

simple, be v. kuhuha

simplify v. kworobya

simsim n. nkanahu̱

sin n. kibi

sincere person n. munanu

n. waamazi ̱ma

sincerity n. b̯unanu

sinew n. kikwambara

n. kinywa

sing v. kuzina

v. ku̱hi ̱i̱ma

sing with ‘ah’ sounds v. ku̱ku̱ngya

singer n. mu̱hi ̱i̱mi ̱

singless, of a man n. b̯uhuuru

sink v. kubbuta

v. ku̱diḵiṟa

v. ku̱giẕiṟa

v. kwicanikira

sink, cause to v. ku̱bbu̱tya

sinner n. munyaakibi

sinus n. nsiṟi̱siṟi̱

sir interj. waiṯu̱

sisal cleaning stick n. kyohyo

sisal sack n. gu̱tya

sisal sp. n. nkiriita

sisal threads n. kanwanwa

sisal, commercial n. makongi ̱

sisal, refine v. kwoha

sisal, wild n. lukoma

sister n. muhalaawe

n. nyakeetu̱

sister-in-law n. muramu

sister, elder n. itaa

sister, his or her pro. waamwe

sister, my pro. wange

sister, our pro. weetu̱

sister, their pro. waab̯u

sister, your pro. waamu

pro. weenyu̱

sit v. kwicaara

sitting room n. igambiro

situation n. mbeera

sleep in the eye corners

six num. mukaaga

six hundred num. rukaaga

six hundred thousand num. mitwaru

nkaaga

six thousand num. kakaaga

six-star cluster n. nyakabyeru̱

n. nyamukaaga

sixth num. ki ̱mwei ̱ kya mukaaga

sixty num. nkaaga

sixty thousand num. mitwaru

mukaaga

skeleton n. iḵu̱ha lya muntu

skill n. b̯umanye

n. b̯usaaha

n. b̯u̱ku̱gu̱

skim over v. ku̱rabyamu mei̱so

skin n. kipapa

v. kutondoola

n. lususu

skin an animal v. kubaaga

skin colour adj. rangi̱ gya mubiri

skin wound n. kihote

skink, Peter’s long tailed

n. munyeere

skin, of a fruit n. kisusu

skip rope v. ku̱gu̱su̱ka muguha

skirt n. sikaati

skull n. luhanga

skull, rear of n. lu̱koni ̱

sky n. mwanya

slack, become v. kujega-jega

v. ku̱legeya

slag n. bisasanyala

slander v. kusisiira

slap v. kupaala

v. kupaamuula

n. lu̱lahi̱

slash v. kujwera

slash grass v. kusaaha

slasher n. nei ̱joro

slaughter v. kukinja

v. kusala

slave n. mwiru

slavery, female n. b̯uzaana

slavery, male n. b̯wiru

slave, male n. mu̱heerezi ̱

sleep n. b̯ulo

sleep in the eye corners n. nsi ̱ma

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