Lugungu Dictionary Sep 2012

kagulu ka gaali
kagulu ka gaali Pl: b̯ugulu b̯wa
gaali. n. metallic part of a bicycle
pedal whose rubber part has got
worn out.
gaali gya mwi ̱ca Pl: gaali za
mwi ̱ca. n. train; vehicle that moves
on rails pulling a number of
carriages in order to transport
people and goods.
gaalwo pro. its.
gaalyo pro. its.
gaamu 1 Var: go. pro. your, yours.
gaamu 2 Pl: gaamu. From: English. n.
1 • glue, gum, paste; sticky substance
that is used for joining things together.
2 • sellotape; long narrow strip of
material with a sticky substance on one
side that is used for joining things
together.
gaamwe Var: ge. pro. his, her, hers.
gaamyo pro. their, theirs.
gaatwo pro. their, theirs.
gaazyo Var: gaazo. pro. their, theirs.
ge pro. See main entry: gaamwe.
gei ̱ pro. See main entry: gange.
geehena From: Hebrew. n. hell.
geemu Pl: mageemu. n. small fish that
grows into a Nile perch.
geenyu̱ pro. your, yours (for 2 or more
people).
geeri Pl: mageeri. From: Alur. n.
Chelonia mydas. turtle; animal with a
shell on its body like a tortoise, lives in
water and pulls the head, feet and the
tail into its shell in case there is danger.
Syn: nyaabyongo.
geetu̱ pro. our, ours.
gigi dem. this one.
giraasi Pl: magiraasi. From: English.
n. glass; transparent substance used to
make drinking glasses, windows,
bottles, etc.
giḏi̱ dem. that one over there.
gi ̱gyo dem. that one.
giḻoobbu̱ Pl: giḻoobbu̱. From: English.
n. light bulb.
gi ̱mwei ̱ num. one.
giṟi̱i̱si̱ Pl: giṟi ̱i ̱si. ̱ From: English. n.
grease.
gwab̯u
go pro. See main entry: gaamu.
gologolo Pl: magologolo. n. small fish
sp. without scales, that very much
resembles an ‘irinda’ fish except
smaller.
gongolo Pl: magongolo. n. centipede;
small creature like an insect, with a long
thin body and many legs.
gongoolya Pl: magongoolya. n.
dragonfly; slender-bodied non-stinging
insect having iridescent wings that are
outspread at rest.
googo Var: go. pro. they.
gooro Pl: magooro. From: English. n.
goal; score in a game.
gugu dem. this one.
gule Pl: magule. n. Papio anubis.
baboon; wild animal that resembles a
monkey with pink or black buttocks.
gumbere n. first time.
gu̱bba Pl: magu̱bba. n. fishing method
that involves using nets beginning from
nine ply to sixty and from eight inch to
forty-eight that catch such fish types as
Nile perch, Yellowfish etc.
gu̱di̱ dem. that one over there.
gu̱gwo dem. that one.
gu̱lu̱he Pl: magu̱lu̱he. n. Pelusios
subniger. Serrated Terrapin; animal
with a shell on its body like a tortoise
that lives in water and pulls the head,
feet and the tail into its shell when there
is danger.
gu̱tya Pl: gu̱tya. n. sisal sack that carries
the capacity of about six full baskets.
gwabyo pro. their, theirs.
gwab̯u pro. their, theirs.
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