Lugungu Dictionary Sep 2012

iḇa
iḵaasya
I̱ - i ̱
iḇa v. See main entry: ibaawe.
i̱coti̱ Pl: macoti. ̱ n. neck; part of the
body between the head and the
shoulders.
iḏiṉda 1 Pl: madiṉda. n. xylophone;
traditional musical instrument made of
two rows of wooden bars of different
lengths that you hit with two small
sticks.
iḏiṉda 2 Pl: madiṉda. n. pleat; one of the
folds sewn on the front part of a pair of
trousers coming directly from the waist.
iḏu̱u̱ka Pl: madu̱u̱ka. From: Kiswahili.
n. shop; building or a room in which are
things for sale that are displayed in
shelves.
i̱gwi̱ Pl: magwi. ̱ n. black or dark brown
winged insect sp. with an extremely thin
waist that bites and resembles a wasp.
iẖu̱u̱zi̱ Pl: mahu̱u̱zi. ̱ n. thread, yarn;
thin string of cotton, nylon, etc. used for
sewing, knitting or from which a piece
of cloth is made.
iẖu̱u̱zi̱ lya kitambaara
Pl: mahu̱u̱zi ̱ ga bitambaara. n.
threads that are used to weave
tableclothes.
iẖwa Pl: mahwa. n. thorn; small part of
a plant that is sharp and pointed and can
pierce.
iẖali ̱ n. jealousy, envy that may culminate
into malice and rivalry. Syn: kimira.
iẖe Pl: mahe. n. army; large organised
group of soldiers who are trained to
fight for the defence of the people of a
given country.
waamahe Pl: baamahe. n. solider;
member of an army who is trained
to fight on land. Syn: mugami̱.
iẖi ̱ga 1 Pl: mahi ̱ga. n. battery; cell for
powering small appliances, e.g., torches
or mobile phones.
iẖi ̱ga 2 Pl: mahi ̱ga. n. stone; rocky
substance in the ground, often used for
building.
iẖu̱lo Pl: biẖu̱lo. n. foam; small air
bubbles on water.
i̱jalu̱ Pl: bei ̱jalu̱. n. deaf person; s.b.
whose ears do not hear. Syn: pu̱ku̱pu̱,
mwi̱jalu̱ wa mapokopo.
i̱jiṟi̱ n. 1 • vegetable sp. that is used for
sauce.
2 • vegetable sauce that is somehow
bitter.
i̱jolo Pl: majolo. n. night; period of
darkness between night fall and day
break.
i̱jolo lya deeru adv. tonight.
iḵaasya Pl: makaasya. n. large oar,
paddle; long pole with a flat blade at
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