Literature circle #2 Lexicographer

Lexicographer

Kikongan Lexicon

Ábu- more or less
Baka veh- this means “we don’t pay for that”
Bákala mpandi- a good strong man
Bandika- to kill someone (But if you spit it out to quickly, it means to pinch back a plant or deflower a virgin.
Bangala- means something precious and dear. (But the way the Reverend pronounces it, it means the poisonwood tree)
Batiza- to terrify, (But pronounced with the tongue curled just so means “baptism”
Báza –means twins
Bënduka(Termite)- someone who is bent sideways and walks slow; Crooked Walker (What Anatole called Adah) But it is also the name of a fast-flying bird, the swallow with curved wings who darts crookedly wuick through the trees near the river.
Béene – means as true as the truth can be (the name that Anatole calls Leah Price)
Bidumuka- is the magic name of a chicken
Bikinda- means spirits of the dead.
Biläla- means the wailing for the dead.
Brnduka –means a giraffe
Fyata- no money
Hantu- a place or time
Khrushchev- Communists
Kibáazu- means that someone had put a curse on them
Kintu- animals, stones, or bottles.
Kukwela- whats wa up
Kuntu- a quality if being (ie. Beautiful, hideous, or lame.
Leá- is the Kikongo word for nothing much
Leba- a much nicer word that means fig tree
Mangwansi- a type of bean
Marché- a fruit
Muntu- man, people, yet it also means more than just that there is no special difference between living people, dead people, children, not yet born, and gods.
Muteete – means the grass to clean the Congoleses teeth.
Mvúla- means a pale white termite that comes out after a rain.
Mvúndla- means rabbit.
Nkisi –a fetish from the Nganga Kuvudundu to ward off evil.
Nommo- means word (It comes from the mouth said Nelson. Ie. A song, poem, a scream, a prayer, a name, water)
Nommo Bandu –means the littlest one on the bottom (what Nelson called Ruth May Price)
Nommo Leba – Leah Price
Nommo Mvula –Rachel Price
Tata Bidibidi- Mr. Bird= Mr. Fowles= Brother Fowles= the minister who has this mission before us and got kicked out for consorting with the natives to much.
Trop de jolies filles –too many pretty daughters
Umvundla- a type of stew

Phrase:

Mbote a-akento akwa Kilanga. Bënzika kooko. –means “Hey there, ladies of Kilanga. Why don’t you cut me some slack for a change”.

Words:

Agitated- To cause to move with violence or sudden force.
Agoraphobia- An abnormal fear of open or public places.
Anomalous- Deviating from the normal or common order, form, or rule.
Apparition- A ghostly figure; a specter.
Artillery- Large-caliber weapons, such as cannon, howitzers, and missile launchers that are operated by crews.
Cajoled- To urge with gentle and repeated appeals, teasing, or flattery; wheedle.
Conniption- A fit of violent emotion, such as anger or panic. Also called conniption fit.
Consorting- To keep company; associate.
Deficient- Lacking an essential quality or element.
Deleterious- Having a harmful effect; injurious.
Delirious - Of, suffering from, or characteristic of delirium.
Deuteronomy- A book of the Bible.
Dismayed- To destroy the courage or resolution of by exciting dread or apprehension..
Direly- Warning of or having dreadful or terrible consequences; calamitous.
Exaggerated- To represent as greater than is actually the case; overstate.
Exasperated- To make very angry or impatient; annoy greatly.
Ferocity- The state or quality of being ferocious; fierceness.
Flout- To show contempt for; scorn.
Forged- To form (metal, for example) by heating in a forge and beating or hammering into shape.
Gouge- A chisel with a rounded, trough like blade.
Guff- Slang Nonsense; baloney.
Haste- Rapidity of action or motion.
Hearth- The floor of a fireplace, usually extending into a room and paved with brick, flagstone, or cement.
Hemiplegia- the disease that Adah has; where half her brain got wrecked some way before she was born so the other half had to take over, and it makes her so certain things backwards.
Herbivores- An animal that feeds chiefly on plants.
Idleness- To pass time without working or while avoiding work.
Imperious- Arrogantly domineering or overbearing.
Inkling- A slight hint or indication.
Inadequately- Not adequate to fulfill a need or meet a requirement; insufficient.
Interdenominational- Occurring between or among or common to different churches or denominations.
Insolence- The quality or condition of being insolent.
Jalopy- An old, dilapidated motor vehicle, especially an automobile.
Keen- Having a fine, sharp cutting edge or point.
Leniency- The condition or quality of being lenient.
Malignant- Showing great malevolence; disposed to do evil.
Mortar- vessel in which substances are crushed or ground with a pestle.
Pandemonium- A very noisy place.
Peculiar- Unusual or eccentric; odd.
Perspiration- The fluid, consisting of water with small amounts of urea and salts that is excreted through the pores of the skin by the sweat glands; sweat.
Philander- To carry on a sexual affair, especially an extramarital affair, with a woman one cannot or does not intend to marry. Used of a man.
Plea- An earnest request; an appeal.
Pragmatic- Dealing or concerned with facts or actual occurrences; practical.
Prodigy- person with exceptional talents or powers.
Quarrel- An angry dispute; an altercation.
Queried- To express doubt or uncertainty about; question.
Ransacking- To search or examine thoroughly.
Roused -To arouse from slumber, apathy, or depression.
Sheer -To swerve or cause to swerve from a course.
Smote- Past tense and a past participle of smite.
Snuff- To inhale (something) audibly through the nose; sniff.
Tactfully- Possessing or exhibiting tact; considerate and discreet.
Tattled- To reveal the plans or activities of another; gossip.
Toting- To haul; lug.
Tutelage- The capacity or activity of a guardian; guardianship.
Tyrannical- Of or relating to a tyrant or tyranny.
Utterly- Completely; absolutely; entirely.
Vexation- The act of annoying, irritating, or vexing.