Lugungu Dictionary Sep 2012

ki̱mbiṟi ̱
ki ̱mbiṟi̱ Pl: bi ̱mbiṟi. ̱ n. immoveable
thing; s.t. difficult to move.
ki ̱mbu̱ru̱mbu̱ru̱ Pl: bi ̱mbu̱ru̱mbu̱ru̱.
n. partially cooked food tuber.
Syn: kimbwebbwe.
ki ̱meeni ̱ Pl: bi ̱meeni. ̱ n. hairstyle;
haircutting style that reduces the hair at
the side round the whole head leaving
the middle hair longer.
ki ̱momu̱ adj. corroded, rusted.
ki ̱monza Pl: bi ̱monza. n. mush
remaining after pounding and sieving
water melon seeds to make water melon
paste.
ki ̱mpololo adj. empty, vacant,
unoccupied; without people living there
for some time.
ki ̱mu̱ka Pl: bi ̱mu̱ka. n. lakeshore shrub
sp. with flowers that are edible while
young and are used in mattresses when
mature.
ki ̱mu̱nku̱ Pl: bi ̱mu̱nku̱. n. small anthill;
small pile of earth formed by ants over
their nests.
ki ̱mwei ̱ adv. thoroughly; completely and
with great attention to detail.
Syn: kamwe na kamwe, hyehye.
ki ̱mwei ̱ kya kabiri num. 1 • second.
2 • twofold, double.
3 • half of anything.
adv. twice, doubly.
mitwaru mibiri num. twenty
thousand.
ki ̱mwei ̱ kya kanei num. fourth.
mitwaru minei num. forty
thousand.
ki ̱mwei ̱ kya kasatu num. third.
mitwaru misatu num. thirty
thousand.
ki ̱mwei ̱ kya kataanu num. fifth.
mitwaru mitaanu num. fifty
thousand.
ki ̱mwei ̱ kyakanei Pl: bi ̱mwei ̱
byakanei. n. quarter.
ki ̱mwei ̱ kyeiḵu̱mi ̱ num. tenth.
kiṉazi ̱ Var: muṉazi. ̱ Pl: biṉazi. ̱ n. tree
sp. that resembles a palm tree and bears
large coconuts with liquid inside that
people suck.
kiṉtiṉdiṟo
kiṉgooro Pl: biṉgooro. n. porridge
burn-layer that forms at the bottom of a
cooking pan and is scraped off using a
spoon.
kiṉgu̱lu̱ngu̱tu̱ n. See main entry:
kyeb̯u̱lu̱ngu̱su̱.
kiṉi ̱ero Pl: biṉi ̱ero. n. Taboo. anus;
opening between buttocks through
which faeces pass. Syn: kiṯi̱iṟi̱.
kiṉi ̱ga Pl: biṉi ̱ga. n. fierceness, anger,
bitterness; feeling of s.b. who is angry
or violent.
ku̱kwati ̱sya kiṉi ̱ga v. Metaphor.
annoy; make s.b. angry.
Syn: kusaaliza, kubiihiza.
kukwatwa kiṉi ̱ga v. Metaphor. be
annoyed.
kiṉiẖi ̱ adj. extremely good.
kiṉiẖiẖo adj. somehow good.
Syn: kirungiho, ki̱semeruẖo,
ki̱jangu̱ru̱kuẖo.
kiṉkarandyo Pl: biṉkarandyo. n.
phlegm; fluid like mucus that s.b. spits
out.
kiṉku̱mu̱ Var: ki ̱manku̱mu̱.
Pl: biṉku̱mu̱. n. thumb, big toe; biggest
side finger or toe.
kiṉolu̱ adj. tasty, delicious; good and
sweet like sugar or fatty.
kiṉompo Pl: biṉompo. n. hoof; hard
part of the foot of an ungulate mammal,
e.g., cattle, buffaloes, hippopotamus,
etc., either on a live animal or meat that
has been slaughtered.
kiṉsonsi ̱ Pl: biṉsonsi. ̱ n. rooster’s
comb; part of the body of a bird that is
on the head and is red in colour.
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