Delete Lugbara Dictionary - Saturday 31st May 2025.txt

Lugbara Dictionary - Saturday 31st May 2025.txt

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-SIMPLIFIED LUGBARA
-28 Letters in the Alphabet,Pronunciation
-Aa,Ah
-Bb,Ba
-'B'b,Bha
-Cc,Cha
-Dd,Da
-'D'd,Dha
-Ee,Eh
-Ff,Fa
-Gg,Ga
-Hh,Ha
-Ii,Ie (like in Inn)
-Jj,Ja
-Kk,Ka
-Ll,La
-Mm,Ma
-Nn,Na
-Oo,Oh
-Pp,Pa
-Rr,Ra
-Ss,Sa
-Tt,Ta
-Uu,Uw (like in yoU or gOOd)
-Vv,Va
-Ww,Wa
-'W'w,Wha
-Yy,Ya
-'Y'y,Yha
-Zz,Za 
-
-Diphthong Clusters:
-dj,(Letter D is silent) as in jilt eg odji (pronounced oji) [wash]
-gb,(Letter G is silent) as in bend eg gbe (pronounced be) [egg]. Lugbara is pronounced Lubara
-kp,(Letter K is silent) as in paint eg okpo (pronounced opo) [power]
-mv,as in converse eg omve [call]
-nz,(Letter Z changes to J) as in jet eg onzi (pronounced onji) [bad]
-oa,as in soar eg Ngoa [Where]?
-oo,as in hold eg ocoo [dog] and rarely oo as in food eg 'doo (pronounced dhu) [pick with tongue or sth and eat]
-uu,as in chew eg cuu [market]...
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-All Lugbara words end with a vowel.
-Some words are repeated to create other words eg kali kali [sweet].
-Vocabulary is small because some words have multiple meanings based on about three tones (low, mid and high) or context.
-Words are written the way they sound.
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-NUMBER(S),KALAFE
-0,toko/ ogbo
-1,alu
-2,iri
-3,na
-4,su
-5,towi/ tawu
-6,azia
-7,aziri
-8,aro
-9,oromi
-10,mudri/ modri
-11,mudri (dri)ni alu
-12,mudri (dri)ni iri
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-20,kali iri
-21,kali iri drini alu
-22,kali iri drini iri
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-30,kali na
-40,kali su
-50,kali towi
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-100,turu alu
-101,turu alu drini alu
-102,turu alu drini iri
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-110,turu alu mudri
-111,turu alu mudri drini alu
-112,turu alu mudri drini iri
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-120,turu alu kali iri
-121,turu alu kali iri drini alu
-122,turu alu kali iri drini iri
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-200,turu iri
-300,turu na
-400,turu su
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-1000,alifu alu
-2000,alifu iri
-3000,alifu na
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-1000000,milioni alu 
-7000000000,bilioni aziri