Lugungu Dictionary Sep 2012

kiteere
kiteere Pl: biteere. n. piece of sweet
potato or cassava that is just sliced and
dried.
kiteeru Pl: biteeru. n. flu, cold; sickness
that makes s.b. have a constant flow of
mucus.
kitimba Pl: bitimba. n. 1 • fishing net;
trap with spaces in between that is
woven from nylon threads used for
catching fish in water.
2 • scouring pad; sponge-like material
used for bathing or cleaning that is
woven from nylon threads.
katimba ka waya Pl: b̯utimba
b̯wa mawaya. n. chain link, wire
netting fence; thin pieces of wire
woven like a net used for making a
fence.
kitongole Pl: bitongole. n.
1 • organisation, institution.
2 • department.
kitongole kya b̯u̱su̱u̱b̯u̱zi̱
Pl: bitongole bya b̯u̱su̱u̱b̯u̱zi. ̱ n.
company; business organisation.
kitongoole Var: kyetongoori. ̱ adj.
unique, distinct; s.t. that is special or
unique among others. Syn: kyahu̱kanu̱,
kyambaganiza.
kitooki Pl: bitooki. n. banana; food crop
that has wide leaves and bears its fruit
on a bunch.
kitooki kiṯati ̱mbwa Pl: bitooki
biṯati ̱mbwa. n. yellow banana that
is eaten when ripe. Syn: katooki,
sukaali ndi̱iẕi̱.
kitooki kiṯi ̱mbwa Pl: bitooki
biṯi ̱mbwa. n. banana that is eaten
after it has been cooked.
kituluguma Pl: bituluguma. n.
particle; small solid piece of s.t.
Syn: kitungutulu.
kitungutulu Pl: bitungutulu. n.
particle; small solid piece of s.t.
Syn: kituluguma.
kituuru Pl: bituuru. n. grave, tomb;
heap of earth or a structure placed over
the place where s.b. was buried.
kitware Pl: bitware. n. stretcher; long
piece of strong fabric with a pole on
kiziiriirwa
each side, used for carrying s.b. who is
sick or injured and who cannot walk.
Syn: ki̱parapu̱, katabbu.
kitwekerano Pl: bitwekerano. n.
illegitimate child; offspring who has
been produced outside a marriage
relationship. Syn: mwana mutweke.
kitwo Pl: bitwo. n. gift, allowance;
amount of money or any tangible item
that is given to s.b. for a particular
purpose.
Kityanga n. name of a place.
kiwaacu Pl: biwaacu. n. watermelon;
creeping plant that resembles a pumpkin
plant, bears fruit that are eaten while
raw and its seeds are used as spice.
kiwerekerena Pl: biwerekerena. n.
glass object.
kiweehuhulu Pl: biweehuhulu. n.
lung; part of the body in the chest used
for breathing.
kiwugo Pl: biwugo. n. dusting rag;
piece of cloth used for mopping or
wiping off the dust from household
items such as tables, etc. Syn: ki̱goye.
kiza Pl: biza. n. firewood bundle; wood
cut into short pieces tied together into a
bundle with both ends equal.
kizabiro Pl: bizabiro. n. mourning;
loud crying due to sadness and grief.
kizanzu Pl: bizanzu. n. leftover posho.
kizegu Pl: bizegu. n. s.t. roughly
weeded.
kizib̯u Pl: bizib̯u. n. problem; s.t. that is
difficult to deal with or to understand.
kiziginiro Pl: biziginiro. n. sole, ball;
part of the foot on which are toes that
s.b. stands on.
kiziginiro kya gaali
Pl: biziginiro bya gaali. n. pedal.
Syn: kigulu kya gaali.
kizina Pl: bizina. From: Runyoro. n.
hymn. Syn: kyembu.
kiziro Pl: biziro. From: English. n. s.t.
extinct; that does not exist today.
kiziiriirwa Pl: biziiriirwa. n. egg that
a bird has sat on but has not been
hatched that becomes rotten.
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