Lugungu Dictionary Sep 2012

igina
igina Pl: magina. n. egg; s.t. that a
female creature like a hen, insect, fish
etc. lays from which an off-spring of
that creature comes.
ikunzi
ihembe Pl: mahembe. n. 1 • horn;
pointed curved bone, usually in pairs,
that grows on the head of an animal.
kinyama ki ̱syanu̱ kyeigina
Pl: binyama bi ̱syanu̱ bya
magina. n. egg white; part of an
egg that is in fluid form and
becomes white after it is cooked.
iginyo Pl: maginyo. n. maggot; insect
without wings, that is the young one of
a fly, and is found in decaying flesh and
other food.
Igisi n. name of a mountain.
igomboora Pl: magomboora. n. subcounty;
local government level between
the county and the parish.
iguru n. heaven; place believed to be
where God is found.
igyendero 1 Pl: magyendero. n. way;
route leading to a place.
igyendero 2 Pl: magyendero. n. keel;
bottom part of a boat that touches the
water.
ihala n. femininity, feminine pride;
boasting in girls, esp. due to
adolescence.
ihamba Pl: mahamba. n. wilderness;
open uninhabited place that only has
bushes, rivers, evil spirits, etc.
ihanga Pl: mahanga. n. 1 • tribe.
2 • country, nation.
ihanga liẖandiṟiẖandiṟi̱
Pl: mahanga gahandiṟiẖandiṟi.
̱
n. developed, advanced country.
muntu akukolira mwihanga
litali lyamwe Pl: bantu
bakukolira mu mahanga
gatali gaab̯u. n. expatriate; white
person born in America, England or
other countries outside Africa.
ihangwe adv. midday, noon; time in the
day when the sun is extremely hot.
2 • witchcraft; a mixture of tiny pieces
of horns and wood for the use of magic
powers, esp. evil ones.
mahembe ga gaali Sg: ihembe
lya gaali. n. bicycle handlebars.
ijani n. appetite; strong desire for s.t.
ika Pl: maka. n. nuclear family; group
consisting of one or two parents and
their children.
kwiṯa maka v. Idiom. get divorced,
break up; when a woman moves
away from her husband and ends a
marriage. Syn: kwahukana, kwiṯa
nyu̱mba, kwangana.
mwiṯi ̱ wa maka Pl: beiṯi ̱ ba
maka. n. Idiom. divorcee; divorced
woman or a woman who is
separated from her husband.
Syn: mwangani̱, mubboha
bitambaara, mwiṯa nyu̱mba.
ikeese Pl: makeese. n. sun-dried fish
that is thinly split and lightly preserved
with a little salt.
ikolo Pl: makolo. n. root; part of a plant
that is underground that absorbs water
and minerals from the soil. Syn: lu̱liḵi̱.
ikoore Pl: makoore. n. industry.
ikooro Pl: makooro. n. factory.
ikunzi n. 1 • adultery; sexual relationship
with a woman or a man outside of
marriage.
2 • cohabitation, de facto relationship;
sexual relationship between a woman
and a man who live together but are not
officially married.
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