Lugungu Dictionary Sep 2012

kideeru kya nsimbi
kideeru kya nsimbi Pl: bideeru
bya nsimbi. n. bank; institution
that provides various financial
services, e.g., keeping or lending
money. Syn: ibiikiro lya nsimbi,
bbanka.
kidigidiirwa Pl: bidigidiirwa. n.
immature plant or part of a plant.
Syn: kidiradira.
kidiradira Pl: bidiradira. n. immature
plant or part of a plant.
Syn: kidigidiirwa.
kidogotooro Pl: bidogotooro. n.
weak person; s.b. with less strength or
stamina. Syn: togolooto.
kiduulu Pl: biduulu. n. Bilharzia;
disease caused by small worms that get
into the blood and make the stomach
swell.
kifaafa Pl: bifaafa. n. nuisance, spoilt
person; s.b. whose behaviour annoys
other people, i.e., his behaviour does
not conform to accepted moral values
and standards.
kifu Pl: bifu. n. still-born; baby that is
born dead.
kifubiro Pl: bifubiro. n. punishment;
penalty that makes s.b. suffer for
breaking the law or doing s.t. wrong.
kifunju Pl: bifunju. n. large intestine.
kigalagamba Pl: bigalagamba. n.
scale; one of the top surface that cover
the skin of most fish and such reptiles
as crocodile, monitor lizard, and others.
kigali adj. wide.
kigambu Pl: bigambu. n. 1 • word;
what you say or write.
2 • concept.
kigambwa Pl: bigambwa. n.
instrument that is used for producing
musical sounds, e.g., drum, flute, etc.
kigangu Pl: bigangu. n. shelter;
temporary structure supported with
poles and roofed with tarpaulins, iron
sheets or any local materials to provide
shelter at a function.
kiganja Pl: biganja. n. palm; inner side
of the hand.
kigulu
kiganyiro Pl: biganyiro. n. apology,
forgiveness; word, statement or an act
that forgives s.b. for his wrong.
kigezu Pl: bigezu. n. 1 • test, exam;
formal written, spoken or practical test,
esp. at school or college, to see how
much one knows about a subject, or
what one can do.
2 • attempt.
ki ̱si̱iḵa kya bigezu Pl: bi ̱si ̱iḵa
bya bigezu. n. examination room;
place where a formal written,
spoken or practical test is taken,
especially at school or college, to
see how much you know about a
subject or what you can do.
kiginyo Pl: biginyo. n. caterpillar;
wormlike and often brightly coloured
and hairy or spiny larva of a butterfly or
moth.
kigira n. See main entry: ki ̱geeri ̱.
kigo Pl: bigo. n. enclosure where goats
are kept or where they sleep.
kigoga Pl: bigoga. n. granary; building
where surplus food, esp. grain, is stored
in times of good harvest. Syn: muḏiṟi̱,
mutoogoolo, kideeru.
kigogo Pl: bigogo. n. dry banana fibre.
kigonze Pl: bakigonze. n. loved person;
s.b. who is very much liked by the
family head in a family.
kigugu Pl: bigugu. From: Runyoro. n.
load, burden; goods that are tied
together into s.t. that s.b. or a vehicle
carries on a journey. Syn: kibbambu,
kiẕi̱go, mwetweko.
kigulu Pl: magulu. n. 1 • leg, foot; part
of the body used for walking.
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