Lugungu Dictionary Sep 2012

kuhambirizib̯wa
kuhambirizib̯wa v. be compelled,
forced to do s.t. unwillingly.
kuhambura v. engage in the immoral
and socially unacceptable act of taking
s.b.’s wife in order to marry her.
kuhambuura v. pull hard on a beach
sein fishing net from the mud.
kuhana v. advise; tell s.b. what you
think they should do in a particular
situation.
kuhanda v. 1 • grow; for a living thing to
increase in height and volume.
2 • be promoted; get elevated to a high
rank on the job.
ku̱handya v. promote, raise; put s.t.
to a higher standard. Syn: ku̱tembya.
kuhandiika v. write; make letters or
numbers, esp. by a pen or a pencil.
kuhandiika mu ngeera v. write
poetry, compose poems.
ku̱handiḵi ̱sya v. register; cause
s.b.’s name to be recorded on an
official list.
kwehandiḵi ̱sya v. register; enter
your name in a book.
kiṯeebeerwe mu b̯u̱handi ̱iḵi ̱
Pl: biṯeebeerwe mu
b̯u̱handi ̱iḵi. ̱ n. record; information
that has been put in written form.
lubbaahu lwa
kuhandiikiraho Pl: mbaahu
za kuhandiikiraho. n.
blackboard; flat thin piece of wood
or a smooth wall painted black or
dark green where teachers write
with a piece of chalk.
kuhanga v. create; cause s.t. to exist for
the first time.
kuharangana
kuhanga mabbwa
Var: kuhangiira mabbwa. v.
compose music.
kuhangalala v. be amazed, awestruck;
stand still while you are surprised due to
seeing s.t. unusual.
kuhangaanwa v. insist; keep on
complaining to demand that s.t. happens
or that s.b. agrees to do s.t.
kuhangiira 1 Var: kuẖangiṟi ̱iṟya. v. talk
falsely; say things about s.b. that are not
true or give false information about s.b.
Syn: kupaatiika.
kuhangiira 2 v. ripen; reach the exact
period of maturity, esp. of fruit.
kuhanulira v. 1 • advise; tell s.b. what
you think they should do in a particular
situation.
2 • explain, share about; tell s.b. about
s.t. in an easy way so that he
understands. Syn: kusoboora.
kuhanuura v. 1 • discuss; exchange
ideas with other people about s.t., esp.
in order to make a decision.
Syn: kwerorongoni ̱a, kubazaho,
kugaayagaaya.
2 • narrate, recount; tell a story about
past events.
3 • negotiate; try to reach an agreement
by formal discussion. Syn: kuteesa.
kuhanuurwa v. receive advice; be
advised.
kuhara v. whip; hit s.b. or an animal hard
with a long thin piece of stick, rope or
leather, etc., as a punishment or to make
them go faster or work harder.
Syn: kujwata, kuroopa, kuswanyura,
kukaalula.
kuharamba v. struggle climbing s.t.,
e.g., a thorny tree, esp. when s.t. has
attacked you.
kuharana v. show enmity; intentionally
keep criticising s.b., constantly finding
fault and wishing evil upon them.
kuharangana v. 1 • be stubborn.
Syn: kurawarawa.
2 • be tyrannical.
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