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Fountain - Lhukonzo English - English Lhukonzo Dictionary Balinandi Kambale Digitized by the Internet Archive 2013 in http://archive.org/details/lhukonzoenglisheOOkamb Lhukonzo-English English-Lhukonzo Dictionary Compiled by Rev. Fr. Balinandi Kambale FOUNTAIN PUBLISHERS Kampala FountainPublishers P.O. Box 488 Kampala E-mail:[email protected] Website:www.fountainpublishers.co>ug Distributed inEurope, NorthAmerica and'AustraliabyAfrican Books Collective Ltd (ABC), Unit 13, KingsMeadow, FerryHinkseyRoad, Oxford OX2 ODP, UnitedKingdom. Tel: 44(0) 1865-726686, Fax:44(0)1865-793298. E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.africanbookscollective.com © Rev. Ft. BalinandiKambale 2006 Firstpublished 2006 Allrightsreserved.Nopartofthispublicationmaybereprintedorreproduced orutilisedinanyformorbyanymeans,electronic,mechanicalorothermeans now known or hereafter invented, including copying and recording, or in any information storage or retrieval system, without permission in writing fromthepublishers. Proofreading: DansonKahyana ISBN 13: 978-9970-02-574-9 ISBN 10: 9970-02-574-0 Contents Preface iv Verbs in Lhukonzo v Nouns in Lhukonzo vi Abbreviations xvi PART: I Lhukonzo-English 1 PART: II English-Lhukonzo 169 in Preface — This Lhukonzo-English English-Lhukonzo Dictionary is a simplified guide to those wishing to learn and use either of the two languages. The dictionary gives the user the basic vocabulary of words commonly used in speaking or writing about everyday subjects. Most of the words included in this dictionary are therefore ofa non-specialist character. This is a pioneering effort that we hope to make better with subsequent editions. The users of this dictionary should be awarethatitdoesnotcontainallpossibleLhukonzowordssince thisisalanguagespokenbyaverylargenumberofpeoplefound bothinUgandaandCongo. TherearewordsusedinCongothat have aFrenchandotherneighbouringlocallanguageinfluence that have not been included in this dictionary. All words included in this dictionary have been classified according to their grammatical classes and the class is shown after each entry. Balinandi Kambale Kasese April 2006 IV Verbs in Lhukonzo In Lhukonzo, all verbs have one infinitive prefix, that is: 'eri' which means 'to' in English. For example: (eri-ghenda', means 'to go'. 'Eri' is the prefix and 'ghenda' is the verb. Whenaverbbeginswithavowel, theTintheprefixisreplaced y by for example: Ery'asa - To come Ery'aghalhwa - To suffer Ery'egha - To scratch Ery'endya - To advertise Ery'igha - To learn Eiy'ikalha - To sit Ery'olhobya - To soften Ery'onga - To suck milk from the breast Ery'umbulha - To resume Ery'umbya - To despair Thenounswhichbeginwith'o'or 'e'areeithersingularorplural if they are not followed by a sign indicating that they belong to a certain class ofnouns. Most ofthe verbs which begin with 'y' are reflexive. Whenanounderives fromaverb, itbegins with 'emi'and ends with 're'. In this form it is always singular. For example: Emibughire = Way ofspeaking. It comes from bugha: speak Emirire = Way ofeating. It comes from rya: eat Emilhangirire = Way ofseeing. It comes from Ihangira: see Emisekere = Way oflaughing. It comes from seka: laugh Nouns in Lhukonzo Classes ofnouns 1. Bu-ma Butseke Matseke Bu-mu Buno Muno 2. Bwa-ma Bwabu Mabu 3. 4. Bwe-me Bwerere Merere Bwi-mi Bwiruka Miruka 5. 6. E-syo Embene Esyombene 7. Ka-bu Kahuka Buhuka Ka-bwa Kana Bwana 8. 9. Ka-hi Kathwa Hithwa 10. Ka-hya Kana Hyana 11. Ka-ma Ka Maka 12. Ka-thu Kalikuku Thulikuku 13. Ki-bi Kindu Bindu 14. Ku-ma Kuboko Maboko 15. Kya-bya Kyambu Byambu 16 Kye-bye Kyeya Byeya 17. Kyo-byo Kyombolerya - Byombolerya 18. Kyu-byu Kyuna Byuna 19. Lho-bo Lhokwe Bokwe 20. Lhuma Lhulha Malha 21. Lhu-ngu Lhughuthu Nguthu 22. Lhu-nyi Lhutho Nyitho 23. Lhu-nyu Lhusi Nyusi 24. Lhu-si Lhuseke Siseke VI 25. Lhu-syo Lhumekeke -: Syomekeke 26. Lhuba-mba Lhubanza Mbanza 27. Lhubi-mbi Lbubibi Mbibi 28. Lhuki-ngi Lhukigha Ngigha 29. Lliuywi-nzwi - Lhuywiri Nzwiri 30. Lhwe-bwe Lhweya Bweya 31. Lhwi-nyi Lhwimbo Nyimbo 32. Mu-ba Mundu Bandu 33. Mu-bu Muhwa Buhwa 34. Mu-mi Muthi Mithi 35. Mu-myu Mutso Myutso 36. Mwa-ba Mwana Bana 37. Mwa-mya Mwaka Myaka 38. Mwe-be Mwema Bema 39. Mwi-bi Mwigha Bigha 40. Mwi-mi Mwinda Minda 41. Mwo-myo Mwokyo Myokyo 42. Ri-ma Ribwe Mabwe 43. Rye-me Ryeru Meru 44. Ri-me Riko Meko 45. Ryo-mo Ryoli Moli 46. Yi-si Yisuki Sisuki Vll When these nouns are used, they are constructed as follows SINGULAR PLURAL 1. Obutseke Amatseke Obuno Amuno 2. Obwabu Amabu 3. 4. Obwerere Amerere Obwiruka Amiruka 5. 6. Embene Esyombene Akahuka Obuhuka 7. Akana Obwana 8. 9. Akathwa Ehithwa 10. Akana Ehyana 11. Eka Amaka 12. Akalikuku Othulikuku 13. Ekindu Ebindu 14. Okuboko Amaboko 15. Ekyambu Ebyambu 16. Ekyeya Ebyeya 17. Ekyombolerya Ebyombolerya 18. Ekyuna Ebyuna 19. Olhokwe Obokwe 20. Olhulha Amalha 21. Olhughuthu Esyonguthu 22. Olhutho Esyonyitho 23. Olhusi Esyonyusi 24. Olhuseke Esiseke Vlll