Lugungu Dictionary Sep 2012

isumu
isumu 1 Pl: masumu. n. spear; hunting
tool with a two-sided blade, a tail and a
shaft.
kasumu Pl: b̯usumu. n. javelin;
light spear or long stick with a
pointed end that is thrown in a
sporting event or the event itself.
isumu 2 Pl: isumu. n. syphilis; sexually
transmitted disease that gets worse over
a period of time, spreading from the
sexual organs to the skin, bones,
muscles and brain.
isunge n. 1 • fun, enjoyment, pleasure; s.t.
that brings happiness.
2 • disgrace, strange activity.
iswali Pl: maswali. n. thread; fibre made
from forest trees used for weaving mats,
hats, bags, etc.
isyala Pl: beisyala. n. brother-in-law.
itafaali Pl: matafaali. n. brick; moulded
clay that is fired, used for building
houses, fences etc. Syn: bbulooka.
itaka Pl: mataka. n. lake; large area of
water surrounded by land in which there
is fish.
itaka likooto Pl: mataka
gakooto. n. sea, ocean.
itaku Pl: mataku. n. buttock; round soft
flesh that is at the back, between the top
end of the leg and the beginning of the
back on which s.b. sits.
itama Pl: matama. n. cheek; one of the
parts at the side of the face below the
eyes, beside the nose and the mouth.
itamiiro n. drunkenness; feeling of
being drunk. Syn: b̯u̱tami̱iṟu̱.
izongobo
itaa Pl: beitaa. n. elder sibling, either a
brother or sister.
itaanu num. five.
itegura Pl: mategura. n. tile; clay soil
baked like a brick used for roofing
houses.
itehe n. 1 • soil, mud, dirt; natural feature
from where roots of plants, trees, etc.
grow. Syn: togodo, bisaab̯u.
2 • plot of land.
itendekero Var: itendeko.
Pl: matendekero. n. college, training
school; place where students go to
attain skills in a specialised profession.
iteeka Pl: mateeka. From: Luganda. n.
law, order, commandment, regulation,
statute; rule that is made and passed by
the government of a country.
Syn: kiragiro.
iteereno Pl: mateereno. n. joint in a
piece of furniture.
itima n. jealousy, envy; feeling of anger
or unhappiness because you wish you
had s.t. that s.b. else has.
itoko Pl: matoko. n. noise; loud
unwanted sound that is disturbing.
Syn: mu̱riṉdi̱, mu̱tiṉdo.
itoore n. s.t. that you do or use just once
in a while.
itumbi n. after midnight; the wee hours
of the morning when the night is deep,
between 1:00 a.m. and 3:00 a.m.
itungu n. wealth, property, riches, assets;
all that s.b. has, like land, buildings,
animals etc.
kumalikirwa itungu v. lose
wealth.
ituuza Pl: meituuza. n. bird that is a
king of all the other birds and where it
stays there are very many birds of all
kinds in order to guard it.
izongobo Pl: mazongobo. n. quarrel;
strong and angry argument or
disagreement between people, often
about a personal matter. Syn: nkuṉgani̱.
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