Lugungu Dictionary Sep 2012

kizo
kizo adj. complete, full, with nothing
missing. Syn: pi̱ya, ki̱iẕu̱lu̱.
kizonga Pl: bizonga. n. residue;
amount of s.t. that settles down at the
bottom of water, soup, etc.
kizonza Pl: bizonza. n. nest; structure in
which a bird stays and lays eggs,
positioned on the ground or up on a
tree.
kizonza kya nkoko Pl: bizonza
bya nkoko. n. coop; enclosure for
chickens or for birds.
kizub̯u Pl: bizub̯u. n. trouble, problem;
s.t. difficult, worrying, painful or
disturbing.
kumala kizub̯u Var: kumalaho
kizub̯u; kumala nsonga. v. solve a
problem; remedy s.t.
kizumbu Pl: bizumbu. n. ringworm;
infection that forms like spots on the
skin of s.b.
kiicaaru 1 Pl: biicaaru. n. money that, in
Bagungu society, a husband must pay to
the wife’s family clansmen as their
sitting allowance for determining the
dowry.
kiicaaru 2 Pl: biicaaru. n. seat; furniture
designed for sitting on, e.g., a chair or a
place where s.b. can sit. Syn: nkyetu.
kiigara Pl: bakiigara. From: Runyoro.
n. blind person. Syn: kihimbaara,
ki̱pu̱mpu̱u̱ta, mwi̱jalu̱ wa mei̱so.
kiihuru Pl: biihuru. n. meal; food that
has been served for eating.
Syn: kiragoopi.
kiikaru Pl: biikaru. n. area, place,
position.
kiikaru kya kwegonza
Pl: biikaru bya kwegonza. n.
paradise.
kiikaru kyonyini Pl: biikaru
byonyini. n. exact place.
kiikutu Pl: biikutu. n. trap for squirrels
that has a trigger and a weight on top
that a squirrel tampers with and the
whole weight falls on it.
kiizukulu Pl: biizukulu. n. Taboo.
testicle.
ki̱ceeceece
kiḇenyeku̱ Pl: biḇenyeku̱. n. s.t.
broken that was not fragile, e.g., a
broken stick, chair etc.
kiḇiṟiṉzi ̱ Pl: biḇiṟiṉzi. ̱ n. tree sp.
whose leaves are used as a drug for
treating malaria.
kiḇyeru̱ Pl: biḇyeru̱. n. postnatal;
period after birth.
kiḇ̯u̱u̱lyo Pl: biḇ̯u̱u̱lyo. n. question;
sentence of inquiry that asks for a reply.
Syn: kikaguzo.
kiḇbali̱ Pl: biḇbali. ̱ n. bowl; round
household object like a basket woven
from swampy shrubs, esp. for holding
items, e.g., for taking them to market.
kiḇbaamu̱ Pl: biḇbaamu̱. n. s.t. bent,
curved or winding.
kiḇbiḻa Pl: biḇbiḻa. n. traditional altar.
kudya kiḇbiḻa v. act of the
clansmen gathering at s.b.’s family
for a traditional ritual that is
performed in order to sacrifice for
the dead ancestors. Syn: kusala
kiḇbiḻa.
kiḇbiṟi̱iṯi ̱ Pl: biḇbiṟi ̱iṯi. ̱ n. matchbox.
kiḇboliḇbo Pl: biḇboliḇbo. n. lump;
piece of s.t. hard or solid, usually
without a particular shape, e.g., a lump
of soil, flour, cement, sugar, etc.
kiḇbolu̱ adj. rotten, decayed; s.t. that
breaks itself into very small particles
due to destruction.
kiḇbondi̱ Pl: biḇbondi. ̱ n. anthill; heap
of earth slightly raised like a mountain
that is formed by ants.
kiḇbyolo Pl: biḇbyolo. n. placenta,
afterbirth; bag like material from which
a baby grows and that comes out after a
baby has been born.
ki ̱ceeceece adv. silently.
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