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bhugunyiele1faraghaniprivately2kimyakimyaquietly, silently-gunya1
bhuhyaeleupyaanew, again
bhujomuelevizurigood, well-jomu
bhukiikaele1kwa njia ya ulaloperpendicularlyHanú omwana yakeende okuraara, ogende omurarye obhukiika kubhuriri.Mtoto akitaka kulala, uende umlaze kwa njia ya ulalo kitandani.When the child wants to sleep, go and lay him perpendicularly at (the foot of) the bed.2kimshazaridiagonally
-bhukiiriryatnz-chemsha (k.m., mboga)boil (e.g., vegetables)
bhukirielekimyakimyasilently, quietlyAragenda bhukiri.Anatembea kimyakimya.He walks silently.
bhukongʼu1ele1sana, mnoa lot, much, very2zaidimore3harakaquickly
bhukongʼu2elevigumudifficultM-bukongʼu kukirora.Ni vigumu kukiona.It's difficult to see it.
bhukyeriingkumekucha (sis., [usiku] umepambazuka)morning greeting (lit., [night] has dawned)
bhumaayinm1kwao mamamother's home area2ukoo wa mamamother's side of the family
-bhumbatnz1-umbacreateokubhumba ebhibhiga;kuumba vyungu;to create clay pots2-finyangamold, formokubhumba obhutoto;kufinyanga udongo;to mold the clay
-bhumbikatnz-funikacoverekibhumbiko
-bhunatnz1-vunjabreak2-vunja ungomenstruate (for the first time)
-bhundatnz-puuzaignore, snub
-bhundariratnz-atamiaincubateEnkoko erabhundarira amagi.Kuku anaatamia mayai.The chicken is incubating the eggs.
-bhungatnz-bunguka, -bunguliwabe eaten (by insects)
-bhuniriryatnz-vunja vikuni vidogo vidogobreak firewood into small pieces
-bhunjatnz-shindwa kuzaa mtotofail to bear a child
bhunuonyhuuthis-nu
bhunyoohuelekirahisi (yaani, kwa urahisi)easily
bhunyunywagabhunyunywanmchozi (ndege)sunbird
-bhura1tnz-torokarun away from, escape
-bhura2tnz-potea, -tokomea, -kosekana, -kosabe lost, disappear, be missing, be lacking
-bhura engʼanatnz1-staajabika (sis., -kosa neno)be speechless (lit., lose the word)2-maliza wazofinish speaking
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