Lugungu Dictionary Sep 2012

kukora ikunzi
kukora ikunzi v. Metaphor. be
sexually promiscuous; be sexually
unstable as to go in for one after
another. Syn: ku̱gu̱suḵa-gu̱su̱ka.
ilobo Pl: malobo. n. hook; metal with a
pointed curved end used as a trap for
catching fish.
ilwaniro Pl: malwaniro. n. battlefield;
place where war was fought or is being
fought. Syn: kisaahi kya b̯ulemu.
inei num. four.
ipeera Pl: mapeera. n. grape.
ipeesa Pl: mapeesa. n. button.
ipokopo Pl: mapokopo. n. ear; part of
the body on the head used for hearing.
mwi ̱jalu̱ wa mapokopo
Pl: bei ̱jalu̱ ba mapokopo. n. deaf
person; s.b. whose ears do not hear.
Syn: pu̱ku̱pu̱, i̱jalu̱.
iraka Pl: maraka. n. 1 • voice; sound
that comes from the mouth when s.b. is
speaking or singing.
2 • sound.
3 • rhythm, tune, melody; one of the
features of ‘kyembu’, i.e., the way a
song can be sung.
iranga Pl: maranga. n. spherical ball
bearing; ring of small metal balls used
in a machine to enable the parts to turn
smoothly.
iraru n. madness, craziness, lunacy; state
of being mentally confused.
isumu
irembu n. front yard; piece of land in
front of a homestead or family home.
iroho From: Runyoro. n. 1 • thirst; feeling
of wanting to drink s.t.
2 • Metaphor. lust, craving, appetite,
desire; excessive need for s.t.
irungu Pl: marungu. n. wilderness,
bush; area of wild vegetation and other
wild creatures.
irwaru Pl: marwaru. n. hospital,
dispensary, health centre, clinic;
building where sick or injured people
are given medical treatment.
Syn: habatambira.
isaju Pl: masaju. n. fat; white or yellow
oil in solid form like grease stored
under the skin in the bodies of animals
or humans.
isasi Pl: masasi. n. bullet.
isatu num. three.
isaza Pl: masaza. n. county; local
government level next to the district.
Isingoma n. name of a male twin.
isomero Pl: masomero. n. school;
place where children go to be taught.
isomo Pl: masomo. n. lesson.
masomo ga bya b̯womi n.
biology.
masomo ga bya ku̱hyangya
Var: masomo ga bya kutab̯ura. n.
chemistry.
masomo ga bya b̯uhangwa
b̯wa nsi n. geography.
masomo ga kukanika n. physics.
masomo ga bya b̯uhangwa n.
ecology.
isubagi Pl: meisubagi. n. side yard; at
the sides of a house and not in front or
behind.
isubi Pl: isubi. n. grass; plant that
animals eat and that is used for roofing.
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