Lugungu Dictionary Sep 2012

kaweisomba
kaweisomba Pl: makaweisomba. n.
rat; wild rodent resembling a rat but of
the size of an edible rat, with the habit
of collecting things and piling them in
one place.
kawenekeera Pl: b̯uwenekeera. n.
crescent moon; new moon that rises
from the west and sets after shining for
a short time.
kawenpe n. See main entry: wempe.
kaweecei ̱ n. quietness; state of peace
and quiet.
kaweesi ̱mba Pl: b̯u̱weesi ̱mba. n. cat
sp. with a very strong bad smell.
kawonekeera n. See main entry:
mboneko.
kawonero Pl: b̯uwonero. n.
1 • indicator, symbol, sign, symptom;
s.t. that shows that s.t. will happen or
happened or where s.t. is.
2 • example, model, sample; a person,
action, letter, figure, picture, etc. used to
stand for a wider thing.
kya kuwoneraho conj. for
example.
Kawonesa n. name of a female person.
kazu̱bi̱ Pl: makazu̱bi ̱. n. Anhinga rufa.
African darter; wild black bird sp. with
a longish neck, pointed beak, that
plunges into river or lake water and then
swims for a long period without
emerging when hunting fish.
kaabyo pro. their, theirs.
kaab̯u pro. their, theirs.
kaab̯wo pro. their, theirs.
kaadi From: English. n. playing card; any
one of a set of 52 cards with numbers
and pictures printed on one side, that
are used to play various card games.
Syn: cani̱si̱.
kaadibboodi Pl: kaadibboodi. From:
English. n. cardboard.
kaadi ̱ dem. that very one over there.
kaago pro. their, theirs.
kaagwo pro. its.
kaagyo pro. its.
Kaaheeru n. name of a person.
kenda
kaahwa 1 Pl: kaahwa. From: Arabic. n.
coffee; drink made from ground coffee
beans.
Kaahwa 2 n. personal name given to s.b.
who is born following twins.
kaaka dem. this very one.
kaako pro. their, theirs.
kaakwo dem. that very one.
pro. its.
kaakyo pro. its.
kaalwo pro. its.
kaalya Pl: makaalya. From: English. n.
bicycle carrier.
kaalyo pro. its.
kaamu Var: ko. pro. your, yours.
kaamwe Var: ke. pro. his, her, hers.
kaamyo pro. their, theirs.
kaanya Pl: b̯wanya. n. interval; period
of time. Syn: keiṟe.
kaanyu̱ma n. See main entry: keiṉyu̱ma.
kaata iṉiẖi ̱ n. See main entry: iṉiẖi ̱.
kaata ka kijungu n. See main entry:
kyata.
kaatwo pro. their, theirs.
kaazyo pro. their, theirs.
ke pro. See main entry: kaamwe.
kei ̱ pro. See main entry: kange.
kei ̱jwi̱so Var: keelwi ̱syo; keelwi ̱so. n.
Taboo. vaginal haemorrhage; sickness
that a woman suffers whereby she
constantly bleeds.
keiṉeiḇiṟi̱ Var: kaiṉa.
Pl: makeiṉeiḇiṟi. ̱ n. house that is built
having a storey or storeys on top.
keiṉyu̱ma Var: kaanyu̱ma. n. behind
part of a house. Syn: keelu̱li̱.
keiṟe Pl: b̯wiṟe. n. interval; period of
time. Syn: kaanya.
kelezya Pl: biḻezya. n. Catholic church.
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