Lugungu Dictionary Sep 2012

Jinja
Jinja n. name of a city.
jiraani Pl: bajiraani. From: Kiswahili.
n. neighbour; s.b. who lives near you.
Syn: mu̱taahi̱, muliraanwa,
munyaakitaahu.
ji̱gi ̱ja Pl: maji ̱gi ̱ja. n. cow; mature
female of domestic cattle, bigger than a
heifer.
kabbaratu̱u̱ru̱
jokooni ̱ Pl: majokooni. ̱ n. kitchen;
room or house in which meals are
cooked or prepared. Syn: ki̱cu̱mbiṟo.
Jooji ̱ From: English. n. name of a lake.
joojolo Pl: majoojolo. n. evening, late
afternoon; time between three pm and
night -fall.
kya joojolo Pl: bya joojolo. n.
dinner, supper; meal that s.b. eats at
dusk.
K - k
kabada Pl: makabada. From: English.
n. cupboard, cabinet; furniture with a
door and shelves to store such things as
mugs, plates, food, etc.
kabada gya nsimbi Pl: kabada
za nsimbi. n. shelf.
kabadye n. very cold wind that rises
from the southeast and makes the lake
calm that is liked by fishermen.
kabaragala n. pancake; type of food
made from a fried mixture of flour and
yellow bananas or of flour, water and
sugar.
kabengu keiḻu̱ n. See main entry: iḻu̱.
kabi n. 1 • danger; situation that can
injure, destroy or kill. Syn: tabbu,
b̯u̱lemeseni̱a.
2 • tragedy, catastrophe, disaster; any
unpleasant happening.
waakabi Pl: baakabi. n. dangerous
person; s.b. who can do anything
harmful. Syn: waatabbu.
kabindi Pl: b̯ubindi. n. roof apex; part
inside a house where the rafters join and
the centre pole supports the roof.
kabiṟiṉgiṯya Pl: makabiṟiṉgiṯya. n.
dung beetle; black insect, with wings, a
hard body like that of a certain mango
flower eating insect and mostly likes
moving while rolling a round object like
a ball.
Kabi̱se Var: Keebi ̱se. n. personal name
given to a child whose mother took a
long time before conceiving.
kab̯unu Pl: makab̯unu. n. one of a
twin; child who has another brother or
sister born at the same time.
kab̯u̱mbu̱ n. dusk; evening time when
the light has almost gone, but it is not
yet dark. Syn: b̯wiṟe b̯wa kampiṯi̱mpiṯi̱.
kab̯u̱mbu̱b̯u̱mbu̱
Pl: b̯u̱b̯u̱mbu̱b̯u̱mbu̱. n. twilight;
time immediately after sunset or at
dawn when one is unable to
recognise s.b. due to low light.
kabba n. yoke; part of a shirt next to the
collar or of a gomasi that is the last part
at the top.
kabbagabba n. pretence; pretending to
make sensible decisions and give good
advice or extreme self-will that lands
s.b. into problems.
kabbalama Pl: makabbalama. n.
kingfisher; fish eating bird sp. with a
long beak, that aims at a fish from up in
the sky and dives into the water to catch
it, hardly missing its target.
kabbambaasi n. bare ground; small
somewhat raised piece of ground that is
bare of any vegetation.
kabbanga Pl: kabbanga. n. tobacco
leaves that have already been preserved
either by being spread in air or by being
fire cured and are ready for making
cigarettes or for smoking. Syn: simonko,
taaba.
kabbaratu̱u̱ru̱ Pl: makabbaratu̱u̱ru̱.
n. Gerrhosaurus flavigularis. Yellow-
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