Lugungu Dictionary Sep 2012

ki̱cooli̱
ki ̱cooli ̱ Pl: bi ̱cooli. ̱ n. maize; tall food
crop that bears fruit with hair and when
mature grows its grains on a cob.
ki ̱cooli ̱ kya ndere Pl: bi ̱cooli ̱
bya ndere. n. maize plant that
bears more than one maize cob or
that bears its cob faster than the
expected time of maturity.
ki ̱cu̱mbiṟo Var: kiṯi ̱mbiṟo.
Pl: bi ̱cu̱mbiṟo. From: Runyoro. n.
kitchen; room or house in which meals
are cooked or prepared. Syn: jokooni̱.
kiḏe Pl: biḏe. n. bell, gong; hollow metal
object, often shaped like a cup, that
makes a ringing sound when hit by a
small piece of metal inside or the rim of
a car wheel that is hung on a tree and hit
by another smaller piece of metal to
produce a ringing sound.
kiḏi̱ dem. that one over there.
kiḏiḏi̱ Pl: biḏiḏi. ̱ n. feast, celebration;
special gathering of people that is
organized to commemorate s.t., where
there is eating, drinking, dancing and
speeches. Syn: ki̱jaguẕo.
kiḏiẖi ̱ Pl: biḏiẖi. ̱ n. piece of fish.
kiḏoli̱ Pl: biḏoli. ̱ From: English. n. doll.
kiḏongo Pl: biḏongo. n. large fiddle,
violin, or guitar; large hollow wooden
stringed instrument on which is
stretched a skin with a bow-like stick
where a thread is stretched that is
played by plucking the strings.
kiḏongodongo Pl: biḏongodongo. n.
Secretary bird; wild bird sp. with long
legs, long neck and whitish blue
feathers that preys on snakes.
kiḏooli ̱ adj. 1 • small, few, little; state of
being not large in size, number, degree,
amount, etc.
2 • scarce.
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ki̱goye
kiḏooliẖo adv. less.
adj. lesser, smaller, fewer; not as
great in size, amount as s.t. else or
as expected.
waabiḏooli ̱ Pl: baabiḏooli. ̱ n.
Metaphor. calm person; s.b. who is
reserved or shy.
kiḏoori ̱ adj. true, right, correct,
deserving; proper.
kiḏooseneerye adv. ready; fully
prepared, completed and available to be
used.
kiḏu̱le Pl: biḏu̱le. n. knock out; act of
hitting or spearing s.t. once and killing
or defeating it immediately.
kiḏu̱mbe Pl: biḏu̱mbe. n. half of s.t.
e.g., a piece of wood or rope.
kiḏu̱ndu̱li̱ Pl: biḏu̱ndu̱li. ̱ n. swarm;
gathering of insects together.
kiḏwereeriẖo adj. perfect; the right
shape and size of s.t. Syn: kiḵwati̱iṟiẖo.
kiḏyabali̱i̱sya Pl: biḏyabali ̱i ̱sya. n.
stomach; one of the four parts of the
stomach of herbivorous animals.
kiḏyeri̱ Pl: biḏyeri. ̱ n. ferry; large boat
that is driven with a steering wheel like
a motorcar for carrying people and
goods across a lake or a river.
Syn: meeri̱.
ki ̱fi ̱ Pl: bi ̱fi . ̱ n. piece of meat.
ki ̱genyi ̱ n. See main entry: b̯u̱genyi.
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ki ̱geeri ̱ Var: kigira. Pl: bi ̱geeri. ̱ n.
valley; wide depression in the surface of
land that usually has a river flowing
through it.
lugeeri̱ Var: lugira. Pl: ngeeri. ̱ n.
gully; narrow ditch, like a path
mostly formed by flowing water.
ki ̱gi ̱giṟo Pl: bi ̱gi ̱giṟo. n. 1 • deformity or
rough formation, e.g., a fold or a hole,
in the surface of s.t. e.g., pothole in a
road.
2 • pothole. Syn: ki̱iṉeiṉa.
Ki̱goroobya n. name of a town.
ki ̱goye Pl: bi ̱goye. n. 1 • rag; small
piece of cloth used to wipe off dust,
e.g., on chairs, tables, and other similar
items. Syn: kiwugo.