Lugungu Dictionary Sep 2012

kugandaara
kugandaara v. relax; rest esp. after
work or effort. Syn: kuhuumula,
ku̱tu̱uḵa.
kugangama v. squat; sit on the heels
with legs apart without the bottom
touching the ground.
kuganikira 1 v. point at s.b. with your
hand folded esp. while you are behind
them or from their back to indicate
fooling, kidding or joking.
kuganikira 2 v. cook greens by putting a
sticky plant in the sauce.
kuganya v. be sorrowful.
kuganyira v. 1 • forgive, pardon,
excuse, acquit; forget the mistake
that s.b. committed against you.
2 • sympathise; show compassion to
s.b. who is in trouble.
Syn: kukwatwa kisa, kusaasira.
3 • exempt; withdraw the
responsibility that s.b. has of doing
s.t. paying s.t., etc.
kweganyira v. forsake; stop doing
s.t., or leave s.t., esp. s.t. that you
enjoy or for which you have
responsibility. Syn: kubyeganyira,
ku̱biḵu̱pu̱kamu, kubihuumula,
kubisomokamu, kwehu̱u̱kya,
ku̱byelekesya, kubileka,
kubirugamu.
kuganyirwa v. be forgiven,
excused, acquitted, pardoned; be
left free from a punishment for the
crime you have committed or to be
exempted from a financial
obligation.
kugaramiira v. lean back on s.t. while
you are freely at ease.
kugaya v. overlook, ignore, snub; show
or treat s.b. in a way that shows no
worth or respect to that person.
Syn: kudomaho.
kugaywa v. be ignored, be treated as
s.b. of a low status; be overlooked
or not respected.
kugaza v. 1 • touch; put your hands or
fingers onto s.b. or s.t. Syn: kukwata.
2 • fish with fishing gear that is in the
shape of a basket.
kugera
kugaza-gaza v. pat; keep on putting
a hand onto s.t. Syn: ku̱ti̱ga-ti̱ga,
kukwata-kwata.
kugaana v. reject, forbid, restrict, ban;
refuse to allow, accept, do or give s.t.
Syn: kwekunuka, ku̱giṟa, ku̱hyema,
ku̱ryega, kusuula.
ku̱gaani ̱sya v. 1 • interrupt; say or
do s.t. that makes s.b. stop s.t. that
he has been saying or doing.
2 • hinder, block; make it difficult
for s.b. to do s.t. or for s.t. to
happen. Syn: kukiika, ku̱ki̱iẕiḵa,
kukingiza, kucwa.
kugaara-gaara v. console; stay at a
funeral in order to comfort those
bereaved. Syn: kub̯umba-b̯umba,
ku̱gu̱ma-gu̱mya, ku̱tatatati̱iṟya, kub̯udab̯uda.
kugaaraata v. be mindless.
kugaayagaaya Var: kugaayagaayamu.
v. discuss; talk about s.t. with other
people, esp. in order to make a decision.
Syn: kwerorongoni ̱a, kuhanuura,
kubazaho.
kugegemuka v. laugh; make a sound
that comes from the mouth showing that
s.b. is a amused or happy.
kugegeera v. burn brightly, e.g., a very
bright flame or piece of charcoal.
kugema 1 From: Runyoro. v. fold; bend
s.t. so that one part lies on top of
another part. Syn: kugonya, kukata,
ku̱kuṉya, ku̱ziṉga, kukuba.
kugema 2 v. shave; cut hair from the
skin, esp. the face using a razor.
Syn: kumwa, kuhala, kutega.
kugema 3 v. immunise; protect a person
or an animal from a disease, esp. by
giving an injection of a vaccine.
Syn: kukuuta bikatu.
kugemula v. visit with gifts; pay s.b. a
visit bringing him things like food,
drinks bundles of firewood, etc.
kugera 1 v. shine; be very smooth and
bright so as to be beautiful.
kugera 2 v. melt; change from a solid
substance into liquid form.
Syn: kunyelela, kwaga.
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