Lugungu Dictionary Sep 2012

ibiikiro lya nsimbi
ibiikiro lya nsimbi
Pl: mabiikiro ga nsimbi. n. bank;
institution that provides various
financial services, e.g., keeping or
lending money. Syn: bbanka,
kideeru kya nsimbi.
ibiiri Pl: mabiiri. n. breast; soft flesh
that is on a woman’s chest, produces
milk when she has had a baby and has a
nipple.
ibyaliro Pl: mabyaliro. n. maternity
ward.
ib̯umba n. clay; sticky soil that is mixed
with water and used for mudding,
making pots or for brick-laying.
Syn: nombi.
ibbanga n. blood; red liquid that flows
through the body tissues of man and
animals. Syn: musaahi.
ibbanga li̱ju̱u̱bye Pl: mabbanga
gaju̱u̱bye. n. mixed race person.
kutambula kweibbanga
Var: kulibata kweibbanga. v.
circulate blood; move blood around
the body by the heart.
ibbangukiro Pl: mabbangukiro. n.
corner; part of s.t. where two or more
sides, lines or edges join, e.g., where
two streets join. Syn: koona.
igema
ibbaati Pl: mabbaati. n. corrugated iron
sheet; flat metal with a series of folds
used for roofing houses.
ibbolo Pl: mabbolo. n. Taboo. penis;
part on the body of a male used for
urinating and sexual reproduction.
Syn: mu̱bbe.
icaku Pl: beicaku. n. glutton; s.b. who
eats too much. Syn: ruhuura, mu̱di̱.
icuhi n. vegetable sauce made from the
leaves of cowpeas.
icuucu n. dust; very fine powder of soil
that floats in air when the wind is
blowing.
ida Pl: mada. n. louse; small white or
black insect, without wings that stays in
clothes or s.b.’s hair, and bites sucking
blood.
idaara Pl: madaara. n. 1 • rank; line of
positions in a job from down to up or
level in the hierarchy of administration.
2 • stage in a process.
3 • level; relative position in a graded
group. Syn: muḻembe, lulengu, mu̱tiṉdo.
4 • step; part of a stairway.
madaara n. ladder.
idulu n. disobedience, esp. by a male.
igambiro Pl: magambiro. n. sitting
room, great room, lounge; room where
people sit to discuss issues.
igana Pl: magana. n. herd; gathering of
animals that are together.
igegu Pl: magegu. n. molar tooth.
kunenira igegu v. Idiom. be
jealous.
igema Pl: magema. n. hem; edge of a
piece of fabric that has been folded over
and sewn, esp. on a piece of clothing.
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