Lugungu Dictionary Sep 2012

kalengeetu̱
days, weeks and months in a particular
year.
kalengeetu̱ Pl: b̯u̱lengeetu̱. n. earring;
piece of jewellery that s.b. fixes into or
fastens on the ear. Syn: kooma ka
mapokopo.
kaleega Pl: b̯uleega. n. bra; women’s
wear for the breasts.
kaliẖwa Pl: b̯u̱liẖwa. n. type of
traditional dance where one group of
people foot stamp while others twist
their waists as the drum is being
sounded.
Kali̱i̱sa n. name of a person.
kali ̱magezi̱ Pl: bakali ̱magezi̱ . n.
1 • intelligent person; s.b. who is a quick
learner, good at understanding and
thinking in a logical way about things.
2 • sensible person.
kaliṯu̱u̱si̱ Pl: miḵaliṯu̱u̱si. ̱ From:
English. n. Eucalyptus tree.
kaluma mbu̱zi̱ Pl: b̯uluma mbu̱zi. ̱ n.
insect sp. that resembles a bee but is
smaller that stays in the bush and in
gardens among tall crops like cassava
and banana, in a community of about
ten and which stings painfully causing
swelling.
kaluulu n. cry of alarm; loud noise or a
signal that warns people of danger or of
a problem.
kalwiẕi̱ adj. diluted, watery; s.t. that is
weak because it is mixed with too much
water.
kwiṟya kalwiẕi̱ v. dilute.
kamacoti ̱ n. trap made of wire that is
placed where animals normally pass and
catches an animal in the neck.
kamacucu Pl: b̯ukamacucu. n.
Domestic long pointed mouth rat; small
gnawing wild animal, very much
resembling a rat, with a long mouth.
kamadu̱lu̱ Pl: kamadu̱lu̱. n. fish sp.
without scales that resembles ‘gologolo’
and has much sticky substance on its
surface.
kamanku̱u̱ti ̱ Pl: b̯u̱manku̱u̱ti. ̱ n.
hawk, kite; wild meat eating bird sp.
resembling but slightly bigger than a
kameeme
dove, with greyish feathers, sharp beak
and talons that preys on small birds and
medium size chicks.
kamansisira Pl: b̯umansisira. n.
scorpion; insect without wings, with
two front curved claws and a long tail
that curves over its back and gives a
poisonous sting.
kamanza Pl: b̯umanza. n. piece of
ground that is prepared by smearing a
surface specifically for sun drying food
like cassava and grains.
kamaalu Pl: b̯umaalu. n. mushroom;
plant that grows on an ant-hill, usually
white in colour, has one root and a cap
on top (i.e., a round flat head).
kimaalu kya bbootya
Pl: bimaalu bya bbootya. n.
fungus; plant that resembles a
mushroom, grows on trees, esp. dry
ones and is inedible.
kamaanya adj. hostile, cruel.
kamera Pl: kamera. From: English. n.
camera; equipment for taking
photographs.
kameeme Pl: b̯umeeme. n. diaphragm;
muscle between the lungs and the
stomach, used in breathing.
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