Lugungu Dictionary Sep 2012

kigwo
2 • foot measure; unit of measurement
equal to 30 cm. Syn: fu̱u̱ti̱.
3 • footprint; mark that a s.b. leaves on
the earth’s surface when walking.
Syn: ki̱siṉde.
kigwo Pl: bigwo. n. fall; accidental and
sudden drop from up to land down on
the ground.
kigyendeere Pl: bigyendeere. n.
intended thing, deliberate action.
kigyendererwa
Pl: bigyendererwa. n. aim, goal,
purpose; what you hope or try to
achieve.
kihaha n. See main entry: kimpaha.
kihala Pl: bihala. n. traditional religion;
ritual of traditional worship that causes
s.b. to behave like they are demon
possessed due to developing the spirit
of the dead.
kihanda Pl: bihanda. n. 1 • track, path;
route where animals normally pass.
2 • straight hair plaits; style of combing
hair making it remain at each side that
creates a gap in the middle like a path.
kihandiiko Pl: bihandiiko. n. book,
letter, document; written material made
esp. by a pen, pencil or chalk.
kihanga Pl: bihanga. n. valley, canyon,
ravine; flat land between mountains or
hills. Syn: kikonko.
kihangwa Pl: bihangwa. n. natural
feature; s.t. found on earth and in space
that was created by God.
kihangwa kya b̯womi
Pl: bihangwa bya b̯womi. n.
organism.
kihanuuro Pl: bihanuuro. n. folktale,
fairytale; very old traditional story that
is known from the teaching of old
people.
kiharuko Pl: biharuko. n. diarrhoea;
defecation of watery faeces.
kihaara Pl: bihaara. n. medium-sized
non-edible brown locust; tropical flying
insect that swarms in large groups,
destroying all the plants and crops of an
area.
kihongole
kihehu Pl: bihehu. n. storm; very bad
weather with strong winds and rain with
lightening and thunder.
kihemu Pl: bihemu. n. shame; bad
feeling resulting from engaging in
sexual immorality.
kiheru 1 Pl: biheru. n. abuse,
humiliation, degradation; rude and
offensive remarks made by s.b. against
another person due to him having less
possessions than another. Syn: kiḻu̱mo.
kiheru 2 Pl: biheru. n. patch; piece of
cloth that remains on the one that has
already been sewn.
kiheegero Pl: biheegero. n. support;
some structure that holds up or provides
a foundation.
kiheese Pl: biheese. n. man-made
object carved out of a piece of wood or
metal.
kihika Pl: bihika. n. ambition, appetite;
strong interest or desire for s.t.
Syn: ijani, meero, bijogomeera, murusi,
lwaga, rwanju, nyoota, mu̱koi̱jo, iroho,
bicoko.
kihimbaara Pl: bakihimbaara.
From: Runyoro. n. blind person.
Syn: mwi̱jalu̱ wa mei̱so, kiigara,
ki̱pu̱mpu̱u̱ta.
kihinzi Pl: bihinzi. n. flu; infectious
disease like a very bad cold, that causes
fever, pains and general body
weaknesses, and which involves
sneezing, coughing and a running nose.
Syn: kiṉyamu̱gu̱u̱di̱, ki̱swi̱ja.
kihiri kya weicope Pl: bihiri bya
weicope. n. centipede; crawling insect
that has many legs from the head to the
tail in two rows.
kiho Pl: biho. n. mist, fog; water that
moves in the sky in form of vapour.
Syn: ki̱weehohoi̱.
kihohonyolo Pl: bihohonyolo. n.
bark; outer covering of a tree.
kiholo Pl: biholo. n. leftovers; cooked
food left over and eaten the next day.
kihongole Pl: bihongole. From:
Runyoro. n. unwanted or unintended
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