Lugungu Dictionary Sep 2012

Kajunju
Kajunju n. personal name given to a
female child born with a very small
birth weight.
kajuuru Pl: b̯ujuuru. n. lake fly; small
white insect, smaller and more common
than ‘luhunda’, that flies and likes
playing in the night where there is light.
kaka dem. this one.
kakala Pl: makakala. n. fox; carnivore
that preys on chickens.
kakaraaza Pl: b̯ukaraaza. n. insect sp.
with a very strong smell that almost
resembles a scorpion.
kakaaga num. six thousand.
kakeikuru num. one million.
Syn: miḻyoni̱.
Kakiṉdo n. name of a place.
kakiẕi̱ n. ambition; desire to work hard
and earn to be self sustainable
emulating those who are well
established, or even to become better
off than them.
kakodyo Pl: b̯u̱kodyo. n. method,
manner, means; a particular way of
doing s.t. Syn: mu̱liṉgo, nkora, cuume.
kakonda Pl: b̯ukonda. n. sickle;
curved metallic tool used to clear
bushes.
kakondo Pl: b̯ukondo. n. belt loop;
part of a piece of clothing in which a
belt is fixed.
kakonko n. tuberculosis; chronic disease
that makes s.b. keep on coughing all the
time.
kaku n. hatred, resentment, grievance,
grudge, bitterness; bad feeling that s.b.
has at the back of his mind against s.b.
that is kept hidden.
kakulumbeeru Pl: b̯ukulumbeeru.
n. wild herb sp. usually growing on hard
soil (e.g., ant hills) with tiny thorns,
small leaves, yellow trunk and
branches, and which has leaves that are
medicinal.
kakungu Pl: b̯ukungu. n. speed bump;
heap of soil raised above the surface of
the road to reduce the speed of vehicles.
kakuratu Pl: b̯ukuratu. n.
1 • legislators; group of people who
kalenda
have been elected to make and pass
laws.
2 • committee.
kaku̱ngu̱1 Pl: bakaku̱ngu̱. n. expert;
s.b. who has expert knowledge or vast
experience in doing s.t. such that he
works without making any mistakes.
Syn: kagoogoole, katyonko, mu̱ku̱gu̱,
musaaha, muzira, kaguulu.
kaku̱ngu̱2 n. See main entry: nku̱ngu̱.
kaku̱nku̱ni ̱ Pl: b̯u̱ku̱nku̱ni. ̱ n. flea;
small dark brown insect, without wings,
resembles the young one of a jigger,
jumps, bites animals and sucks blood
and mostly stays on chicken’s eyes, legs
and wings.
kaku̱u̱mi ̱iṟe n. fame, popularity.
kakwo dem. that one.
kalaka n. grass sp. with long roots that
mostly grows in house courtyards and
that you weed today and tomorrow it
has already sprouted.
kalala Pl: b̯ulala. n. small piece of dry
land that is bare of grass.
kalanda na kalanda adj. hereditary,
inherited; following one after another.
kalaamu Pl: makalaamu. From:
Arabic. n. pencil; writing tool, thin like
a stick, with a central black rod, used
for drawing pictures or writing.
kalaaya Pl: makalaaya. n. metal basin,
fairly wide round used for bathing or
washing clothes.
kale kale adv. quite.
kalegyo Pl: b̯u̱legyo. n. gutter; curved
piece of iron sheet that is placed under
the edge of a roof in order to trap rain
downpour.
kalenda Pl: b̯ulenda. From: English.
n. calendar; printed table that shows the
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