Lugungu Dictionary Sep 2012

iḵondero
jeere
one end that is used to move a boat
through water. Syn: mu̱siṉarye.
iḵondero Pl: makondero. n. royal
trumpet; musical instrument made from
bamboo that is blown into on special
occasions of kings.
iḵu̱ha Pl: maku̱ha. n. bone; rigid hard
white composite material that makes up
the skeleton of vertebrates.
iḵu̱ha lya muntu Pl: maku̱ha ga
bantu. n. skeleton.
iḵu̱mi ̱ num. ten.
iḻi̱i̱si̱iṟyo Pl: mali ̱i ̱si ̱iṟyo. n. grazing
land; place in which domestic animals
are taken care of.
iḻu̱ Pl: malu̱. n. knee; hinge joint of a leg
between the shin and the thigh where it
bends in the middle.
mwengeseru gweiḻu̱
Var: kengeseru keiḻu̱; keeberengesi ̱
keiḻu̱; kabengu keiḻu̱.
Pl: mengeseru za malu̱. n. kneecap,
patella; small bone that covers
the front of the knee.
iṉci ̱ Pl: iṉci. ̱ From: English. n. inch;
measurement of length.
iṉiẖi ̱ Pl: maniẖi. ̱ n. liver; part in the
body that produces bile and cleans the
blood.
kaata iṉiẖi ̱ Pl: bakaata iṉiẖi. ̱ n.
Idiom. first child born of s.b.
Syn: mu̱zegeiẕo.
iṟiṉda Pl: meiṟiṉda. n. fish sp. without
scales that makes an extreme rumbling
noise, esp. when it is caught in a net.
iṟomba Pl: maromba. n. chance
meeting, encounter; act of being in the
same place as s.b. by chance.
iṟombero Pl: marombero. n.
assembly, parliament; place where
people who have been elected to discuss
meet together to decide or make laws
for a place or a country.
i̱syanu̱ n. ash; grey powder from a burnt
item such as cigarettes, firewood or
charcoal.
i̱syoko Pl: bei ̱syoko. n. selfish, stingy,
mean person who is hardly ever
generous. Syn: mulimiriirwa, mwi̱mi̱,
mupu, mutatiro, mukodo, wa ngalu
gitatiro.
i̱syokoli ̱ Pl: mei ̱syokoli. ̱ n. black bull
ant; insect without wings, that
resembles a certain tropical insect sp.,
that bites and moves together in a line.
iṯu̱u̱ta Pl: matu̱u̱ta. n. heap of earth in a
garden on which potato vines are
planted.
i̱ye interj. oh! hey! an exclamation of
surprise.
iẕo adv. yesterday; day before today.
iẕu̱ba Pl: mazu̱ba. n. well, pool
containing a spring; hole containing
water that seeps from a natural spring.
J - j
jaagi ̱ Pl: jaagi ̱. From: English. n. jug.
jaaji Pl: majaaji. n. second-hand
clothing, e.g., used shoes or clothes.
jaaka Pl: jaaka. n. jackfruit; domestic
fruit tree that bears large elongated fruit
that contain many seeds encircled by an
edible soft fatty yellowish substance.
jaara n. gambling; risking money for a
game of chance, e.g., playing card
games for money.
kukuuta jaara v. Idiom. gamble;
play cards or dices for money as a
result of lack of a meaningful
activity to do.
mukuuta jaara Pl: bakuuta
jaara. n. Idiom. gambler.
jegejege Pl: jegejege. n. coin; flat metal
disc, used as money. Syn: ki̱polo.
jeere Pl: majeere. n. Incneumia
albicauda. White-tailed mongoose;
wild animal, shaggy body, a long white
haired tail, a long thin head, shut black
legs and likes staying in bushes.
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