Lugungu Dictionary Sep 2012

kimira
kimira 2 Pl: bimira. n. jealousy or
malice towards s.b., whether or not they
could be a rival. Syn: iẖali̱.
kimpaha Var: kihaha. Pl: bimpaha. n.
1 • wing; part of the body of a bird or an
insect that it uses for flying.
2 • armpit; part of the body under the
arm where it joins the shoulder.
kimpalampa Pl: bimpalampa. n.
round skin rash that is like ringworm,
but is larger and affects the head,
causing loss of hair.
kimule Pl: bimule. n. plant that is
grown for the beauty of its flowers that
are attractive, or the flowers on such a
plant. Syn: kyakyo.
kimuunya n. Taboo. sexually transmitted
disease, worse than ‘isumu’, that makes
the male sexual organs rotten bringing
pus that even eats off some flesh of
those organs. Syn: kinyamusaga.
kimwab̯u n. See main entry: lumwab̯u.
kinakubba adv. See main entry:
kilinakubba.
kinanaasi Pl: binanaasi. n. Taboo.
female gynaecological disease.
kinaabiro Pl: binaabiro. n. bathroom;
place or a room for bathing.
kinaanei num. eighty.
kindanda Pl: bindanda. n. stomach of
a fish.
kindi pro. another, other.
kinene adv. See main entry: b̯unene.
kingeere Pl: bingeere. n. heat; quality
of being hot.
kingura Pl: bingura. n. cassava; food
crop that is grown by stem cuttings, its
leaves are eaten as sauce and its roots
are chewed raw, cooked or dried and
ground into flour for making posho.
Syn: ngura.
kingwera Pl: bingwera. n. disaster;
catastrophe that comes unexpectedly,
esp. due to the forces of nature that
results in adverse effects, e.g.,
earthquake, floods, famine, an outbreak
of an epidemic like cholera, etc.
kinkonogo Pl: binkonogo. n. knuckle.
kinyaamapo
kinobe 1 Pl: bakinobe. n. s.b. that is
totally disliked and hated.
kinobe Pl: binobe. n. s.t. that is
totally disliked and hated.
Kinobe 2 n. name of a person.
kintu Pl: bintu. n. thing, substance,
object; s.t. that you mention without
using the name. Syn: ki̱iṯa.
kintu kitali kya mananu
Pl: bintu bitali bya mananu. n.
fiction, untruth.
kintu kiṟu̱giṟi̱mwo Pl: bintu
biṟu̱giṟi ̱mwo. n. product.
kintu kindi pro. something.
kinuge Var: kinugwa. Pl: binuge. n. s.t.
abandoned; s.t. that is no longer being
cared for.
kinwanghi adj. flexible, ductile.
kinzaali Pl: binzaali. n. curry powder;
spice in a powdery form that is added,
esp. to sauce.
kinyamaani adj. 1 • solid, firm, hard or
stiff and difficult to bend or break.
Syn: kitatiro, kiḵangabalu̱, kyomeresenu̱.
2 • difficult; s.t. that is hard to do.
Syn: kitatiro, kyozo.
kinyampu Pl: binyampu. n. Taboo.
intestinal gas; foul air that is passed
through the anus.
kinyamurunga Pl: binyamurunga.
n. bad 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.
kinyamusaga Pl: binyamusaga. n.
Taboo. sexually transmitted disease,
worse than ‘isumu’, that makes the male
sexual organs rotten bringing pus that
even eats off some flesh of those
organs. Syn: kimuunya.
kinyaakubbaho Var: kinyaakukorwa;
kyaloho. Pl: binyaakubbaho. n. past
event; s.t. that happened in the past.
kinyaakuloho adv. currently; available
at the present time.
kinyaamapo Pl: binyaamapo. n.
incurable wound that does not heal
however much it is treated.
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