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ezo— pig (warthog), girlfriend
ayiko— happiness, joy, bliss, enjoyment
lonyi— wealth, property
yo— no
aku ambo— city, big home
wudrikuru— world
jo dri— roof
mba— month; harden
agupi— man, husband, men
lugba— desert date(s)
ee— yes, opposite of no
Vurra— Lugbara clan south of Ayivu
chandi— misery, sadness, sorrow
jo— house, building; say
mbi— have sex, shaft, make love
gazeti— newspaper
kanisa— church
ago— husband, pumpkin
Terego— Lugbara clan south of Aringa (Yumbe)
ADROA— GOD the Creator, Sky GOD
mvi— son
pa— leg(s)
Mi ngoni?— How are you?
leta— love
ale— affection, love
enya— food
yikuru— waterfalls
arua— small prison
lu— exactly; tell
a'di— war
ezoanzi— girls
Ayivu— Lugbara clan south of Maracha
Maracha— Lugbara clan north of Ayivu
dipresoni— depression
ati— father
andri— mother
o'du— day, leopard
alio— poverty
aita— faith
kompyuta— computer
eju— twin(s); straighten
e'da— picture, photo, illustration, diagram
enyasa— slapping food
adi— legend
Munduti— English language, Whiteman's language
mupira— football, condom
aru— prison
a'bi— grandfather, ancestor, ancestry
amvi— sister
YESU— JESUS
omvumvua— drink
Aringa— Low Lugbara (considered a Lugbara dialect), tribe north of Terego in the 1995 Constitution of Uganda
bhu ('bu)— heaven, grave
dri— hand, head; heat
odhu (o'du)— day, leopard; pick (eg leaves)
simu— phone
ada— true
agupianzi— boys
ai— pray, beg, accept; salt
aje— cost, price, purchase, marriage
bha ('ba)— person, people
mara— glass(es), mirror
adri— brother
oku— old, ancient; woman, wife; gather
Arua— Regional City of West Nile (declared by Parliament on 28th April 2020), melting pot of all Lugbara on Earth
ojapi— translator, converter
MUNGU ni ambo!— GOD is great!
opi— king
awa'difo— gift, offertory, thanks; thank you
Ma muke!— I'm fine!
ini— night, darkness, black; darken, erase, clean
zamva— girl (meat child)
le— love, want
Agofe— Paramount Chief