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  Introduction:
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- Created painstakingly from scratch (zero) with gritty nerves on the 3rd Agofe's 90th birthday afternoon (Saturday 26th November 2016) after a South Sudanese Acholi-Madi in Tennessee, USA (named Suzy Abdelfarag [aka Mamur, Akema] who spoke fluent Arabic) asked me via Facebook to teach her Luganda (so that she could understand her favourite Ugandan musicians eg Jackie Chandiru and Mowzey Radio). Dismissively, she wanted more than just the basic words I started the lessons with, but while checking out a Luganda Dictionary at www.archive.org, I literally snapped because of what I had noticed about self-learning versus waiting for the teacher to teach during my school career. Reinforced every year, Aiko's Lugbara Dictionary is where the Old and New meet (like Synthetic Imagination). It's a Lugbara Language Museum for historical, scientific and cultural research: Use Ctrl + F (key combination) or add this one-page electronic dictionary as a file to an AI chatbot to swiftly find any words you want! I'm only human and apologise in advance for any mistakes: I've cleaned thousands of errors by the way especially before Volume 10 (realised a lot spiritually and while proofreading). I was even tempted to delete all the data, but resilience convinced me to keep editing; therefore corrections and suggestions are always welcome through WhatsApp: +256-781-345712 or Email: aikoug@gmail.com! I ask the Holy Spirit to guide me in the name of JESUS (like Tower of Babel language multiplication by YHWH in Genesis 11 and Galileans filled with the Holy Spirit at Pentecost amazingly speaking other languages in Acts 2:1-13)! Every knee shall bow and every tongue confess that: JESUS Christ is Lord [YESU Kurisito ni Opi] (Philippians 2:10-11)!
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  Pronunciation Parameters:
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- In Lugbara phonology, every Lugbara word ends with one of the five vowels eg nyanya = tomato; mucele = rice; karoti = carrot; ovakedo = avocado; osu = bean. Letters Q [Kaya] and X [Ekasa, Alamakanda in Aringa dialect] are not used (meaning only 24 can do on a keyboard), but four unique ones with an apostrophe are added: 'B, 'D, 'W and 'Y (which all sound like putting H after them though personal names omit the apostrophe). The 28 letters in the Simplified Lugbara Alphabet sound like this: Ah, Ba, Bha, Cha, Da, Dha, Eh, Fa, Ga, Ha, Ii (as in Israel), Ja, Ka, La, Ma, Na, Oh, Pa, Ra, Sa, Ta, Uw (as in soUnd), Va, Wa, Wha, Ya, Yha, Za. Since nursery in Jinja (Busoga), I was confusingly taught to recite English vowels separately in a different acoustic compared to the vowels in the ABC to Z(ed) rhyme, but later realised that the former sequence was exactly how Lugbara vowels sound; standard consonant clusters in Lugbara are: DR, HW, M(G)B, MV, ND, NDR, NJ, NG, NY, NZ and TR. Other diphthong clusters (or noteworthy phonetics) include the following:
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  aa as in rat, for example leta-a
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  z (letter Z becomes J after N) as in jean, for example onzi (pronounced onji). Otherwise, most times remains z as in zebra, for example ozu and when the first letter of a word, for example zukulu.
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- Simplified Lugbara (The foundational 2-letter token words below have more than (28 alphabet letters times 5 vowels at the end equals) 140 possible English meanings:
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  aa ae ai ao au
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  ba be bi bo bu// 'ba 'be 'bi 'bo 'bu
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  ca ce ci co cu
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  ecota (n) (cap)ability
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- ede (v) clean, make, repair; belittle, make fun of, despise (also ide) eg "Watergen" ni iyi ede oli si. = Watergen makes water using air.
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  edematararu (adj) contemptuous, pejorative
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  edeta (n) making, cleaning; foolery
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- edezu (adv) for cleansing, for purifying, for repair eg Soraye ji ima simu edezu "GT Repair"-a. = Soraye took her phone for repair at GT Repair.
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  edia (n) chief warden
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  e'do (v) start, begin (also i'do, o'do), form, start up or found (an organisation) eg Mira "Nair" e'do Idri Filimulabu Kamupala-a. = Mira Nair founded Maisha Filmlab in Kampala.
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- e'dota (n) beginning (also e'doza), source, start (up) eg Yohana Sipiki isu "Nile" ma E'dota ni. = John Speke discovered the Source of the Nile.
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  e'du (v) pick (also i'du)
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  fe (n) tree; (v) give, offer eg MUNGU ni fe ra, 'ba ma itisa 'ba azi ku! = GOD gives surely, noone should frighten someone!
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- federesoni (n) federation eg FUFA (Yuganda Ongulumu Mupira ni dria ma Federesoni) pe Muhamadi Shabani (I)jagasoni "MVP" ru eli 2016 si. = FUFA (Federation of Uganda Football Associations) voted Muhammad Shaban (I)jagason as MVP in the year 2016.
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  federo (n) federal state, federalism
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  feta (n) gift, pass, present (also feza) eg Guadiola ni Feta ma Opi. = Guardiola is the Pass Master.
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- fi (n) cold (also fita or fiza); intestine, innards, offals, (suffix) added for ordinary substances to express single particles or pieces like irafi means tiny piece of stone; (v) enter
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  Fibonachi (n) Fibonacci sequence in Mathematics where each element is the sum of the two elements before it (0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, 55, 89, 144, etc), golden ratio used to create the shape of a spiral, approximately 1.618 or phi, aesthetically pleasing and appears in many natural patterns like arrangement of leaves and shape of galaxies, Italian mathematician named Leonardo Fibonacci
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  fifi (adj) cold
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- filimu (n) film (also sinema) eg Joeli Okuyo Atiku (ru azini Purinisi) avi Waikilifu-i filimu "Battle of the Souls"-a. = Joel Okuyo Atiku (aka Prynce) played Wycliffe in the film Battle of the Souls.
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  filimu e'yo adaniri (n) documentary (also dokumenitari, doku)
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  Filipino (n) Philippine citizen or national language of The Philippines
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- finali (n) final (also abala asizuri, fainolu) eg Mikaeli Joridani nde "NBA" Finali woro 6 (azia) erini cazuri. = Michael Jordan won all the six NBA Finals he reached.
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  firindi (n) whistle (also firimbi)
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  fulasiki (n) flask
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- fundi (n) builder, constructor, mason, technician, painter, repairer eg Nyero ni fundi Fawundesoni 55 (towi towi)-a. = Nyero is a constructor in 55 Foundation.
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  fungua (n) key
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  Kirabu (n) cell in Oli Division along Adumi Road after the Lemerijoa Road - Prisons - Onduparaka Road Roundabout
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- kirikiri (interj) please eg Onyi eri YESU-a yo (Ada), ma ai ra yo (kiri kiri)! = Goodness is in JESUS (True), I accept (please)!
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  Kiriyandongo (n) Kiryandongo, place on the Gulu Highway near Masindi and before Karuma
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  me (n) bleat of a goat (also mee)
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- medali (n) medal eg Kipurotichi isu medali Mbale-a. = Kiprotich received a medal in Mbale.
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  Meka (n) Mecca, Holiest Place in Islam
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  nde nde (n) palm tree leaves
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- ndege (n) aeroplane, (air)plane eg Aniko Nyakisi imu ndege si. = Uncle Nyaks came in a plane.
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  ndege pari (n) airfield, airport eg Karina ni Arua Ndege Pari-a. = Karina is at Arua Airport.
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  ndre (v) see (also ne)
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- ndremasi (n) witness (also ndrema azi)
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  ndri (adj) beautiful (also ndriza), (n) beauty (also ndrita); goat eg Vikitoria ndri! = Victoria is beautiful!
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  Nio (n) Lugbara dialect in DR Congo (very similar to Ugandan Lugbara)
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- niri (prep) for, (suffix) 's (showing possession) eg Golo alu Aseno niri ca FA Kopo eli 2001 si 'duzu ku. = Arsenal's one goal was not enough to lift the 2001 FA Cup.
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  o'di'dia (n) newness
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- o'du (n) day; leopard (also odhu), panther, jaguar, garden dug and left for some time before using, thigh, vision, omen sent to an evildoer by the Divine Spirit eg O'du ni aci ini si. = A leopard moves at night.
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  oka (adj) sour, (n) sourness; blacksmith, (v) become brownish with dirt eg Drabo ni oka. = Drabo is a blacksmith.
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- okalamgba (adj) brown (also okazaru) eg Aniti Guresi su viato okalamgba. = Aunt Grace wore brown shoes.
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  okpo (n) strength (pronounced opo) eg Samusoni ma okpo aga 'ba dria. = Samson's strength is more than everybody.
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- Okpo (n) neighbourhood in the city of Geoje in South Gyeongsang Province (of South Korea)
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  ondua supa (n) superintelligence eg Zuka le ondua supa ide. = Zuck wants to create superintelligence.
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  Ondunyiri (n) nickname for the Junior Caterpillars of Onduparaka FC (Children's team), means little or small sorghum
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  Onduparaka (n) suburb, town and village found less than a 10-minute ride directly north of Arua City along Adumi Road eg "Greenlight" Sitadia ni Onduparaka-a. = Greenlight Stadium is in Onduparaka.
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  ongo ma nukuta (n) musical notes eg Ongo ma nukuta yi aziri: C, D, E, F, G, A azini B (Do-Re-Mi-Fa-So-La-Ti). = There are seven musical notes: C, D, E, F, G, A and B (Do-Re-Mi-Fa-So-La-Ti).
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- papa (adv) nailed; (n) shoes, footwear (also jijima, nyila, viato); father (also baba, ati), Pope eg Papa Furansisi imu Yuganda-a eli 2015 si. = Pope Francis came to Uganda in the year 2015.
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  "I used to love learning Lugbara language from your site but it has been blocked and can't access it anymore. Is there a new site where we can access that information?" - Felix Kuteesa via Wikipedia, on 15th August 2024 (I had changed the URL, but then reverted it)
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- "I contacted you in 2018 and I keep looking at your Lugbara blogs. Have you thought about writing a book? I have always wanted to know about our history, culture, language. I was born in Arua but grew up in Kakira - Jinja. Your blogs made me research and get old Lugbara textbooks... I bless GOD for your life. You are called to make Lugbara known to the world... If West Africans have language similarities to Lugbara, when did we separate... The Aringa connived with the Government to be called a tribe... Aringa is just a dialect. Not a tribe. Similar to Rigbo, Terego, etc... Difference is less than 100 words. I have travelled much of our land and analysed some of the various differences including being in Moyo and Adjumani. My paternal grandparents moved to Lodonga in Yumbe in the 1950s so all my mother's side are in Yumbe and speak Aringa. No difference... I admire the way our descendants will have access to all this information after the hardwork you are putting into this project..." - Gilbert Adima via WhatsApp, on Wednesday 11th December 2024
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  "Our man Edward the record keeper and note-taker of the family. We thank GOD for this wisdom! This is always nice..." - Monica Driwaru Ecodu on Saturday 28th December 2024
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  "Got your number from Anjoa Scovia and told me you're a Lugbara teacher. If it's yes, can I inquire? I want to learn Lugbara language..." - +256-757-393810 (Ivan E.) on Friday 28th November 2025
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  Machines (Artificial Intelligence or AI) can be programmed to use Lugbara. Engineers, Designers as well as Technology Students in Ugandan Schools have always tinkered with this Possibility. Machines can also teach or fine-tune themselves Lugbara through Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) or Artificial Super Intelligence (ASI) like I, Robot or Chappie, etc. Some great advancements towards this goal include the Lugbara Gboard (Next letter-prediction or automatic spelling-completion [auto-complete]/ correction) in Android phones plus mobile apps in Lugbarati; whoa! Below are translated commands you might see in the mega, super-smart Videophones of the future [Vidiosimu/ Supamobailu] or at a GSMA Mobile World Congress:
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+ Created painstakingly from scratch (zero) with gritty nerves on the 3rd Agofe's 90th birthday afternoon (Saturday 26th November 2016) after a South Sudanese Acholi-Madi in Tennessee, USA (named Suzy Abdelfarag [aka Mamur, Akema] who spoke fluent Arabic) asked me via Facebook to teach her Luganda (so that she could understand her favourite Ugandan musicians eg Jackie Chandiru and Mowzey Radio). Dismissively, she wanted more than just the basic words I started the lessons with, but while checking out a Luganda Dictionary at www.archive.org, I literally snapped because of what I had noticed about self-learning versus waiting for teachers to teach during my school career. Reinforced every year, Aiko's Lugbara Dictionary is where the Old and New meet (like Synthetic Imagination). It's a Lugbara Language Museum for historical, scientific and cultural research: Use Ctrl + F (key combination) or add this one-page electronic dictionary as a file to an AI chatbot to swiftly find any words you want! I'm only human and apologise in advance for any mistakes: I've cleaned thousands of errors by the way especially before Volume 10 (realised a lot spiritually and while proofreading). I was even tempted to delete all the data, but resilience convinced me to keep editing; therefore corrections and suggestions are always welcome through WhatsApp: +256-781-345712 or Email: aikoug@gmail.com! I ask the Holy Spirit to guide me in the name of JESUS (like Tower of Babel language multiplication by YHWH in Genesis 11 and Galileans filled with the Holy Spirit at Pentecost amazingly speaking other languages in Acts 2:1-13)! Every knee shall bow and every tongue confess that: JESUS Christ is Lord [YESU Kurisito ni Opi] (Philippians 2:10-11)!
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+ In Lugbara phonology, every Lugbara word ends with one of the five vowels eg nyanya = tomato; mucele = rice; karoti = carrot; ovakedo = avocado; osu = bean. Letters Q [Kaya] and X [Ekasa, Alamakanda in Aringa dialect] are not used (meaning only 24 can do on a keyboard), but four unique ones with an apostrophe are added: 'B, 'D, 'W and 'Y (which all sound like putting H after them though personal names omit the apostrophe). The 28 letters in the Simplified Lugbara Alphabet sound like this: Ah, Ba, Bha, Cha, Da, Dha, Eh, Fa, Ga, Ha, Ii (as in Israel), Ja, Ka, La, Ma, Na, Oh, Pa, Ra, Sa, Ta, Uw (as in soUnd), Va, Wa, Wha, Ya, Yha, Za. Since nursery in Jinja (Busoga), I was confusingly taught to recite English vowels separately in a different acoustic compared to the vowels in the ABC to Z(ed) rhyme, but later realised that the former sequence was exactly how Lugbara vowels sound; the standard consonant clusters in Lugbara are: DR, HW, M(G)B, MV, ND, NDR, NJ, NG, NY, NZ and TR. Other diphthong clusters (or noteworthy phonetics) include the following:
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  filimu e'yo adaniri (n) documentary (also dokumenitari, doku)
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  Kirabu (n) cell in Oli Division along Adumi Road after the Lemerijoa Road - Prisons - Onduparaka Road Roundabout
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+ kirikiri (interj) please eg Onyi eri YESU-a (Ada), ma ai ra yo (kiri kiri)! = Goodness is in JESUS (True), I accept (please)!
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  Kiriyandongo (n) Kiryandongo, place on the Gulu Highway near Masindi and before Karuma
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  Meka (n) Mecca, Holiest Place in Islam
4219
 
 
4527
 
4528
  nde nde (n) palm tree leaves
4529
 
4530
+ ndege (n) aeroplane, (air)plane eg Adropi Nyakisi imu ndege si. = Uncle Nyaks came in a plane.
4531
 
4532
  ndege pari (n) airfield, airport eg Karina ni Arua Ndege Pari-a. = Karina is at Arua Airport.
4533
 
 
4555
 
4556
  ndre (v) see (also ne)
4557
 
4558
+ ndrema azi (n) witness (also ndremasi)
4559
 
4560
  ndri (adj) beautiful (also ndriza), (n) beauty (also ndrita); goat eg Vikitoria ndri! = Victoria is beautiful!
4561
 
 
4651
 
4652
  Nio (n) Lugbara dialect in DR Congo (very similar to Ugandan Lugbara)
4653
 
4654
+ niri (prep) for, (suffix) 's (showing possession) eg Golo alu Aseno niri ca FA Kopo eli 2001-si 'duzu ku. = Arsenal's one goal was not enough to lift the 2001 FA Cup.
4655
 
4656
  nita (n) knowledge; ripening
4657
 
 
4981
 
4982
  o'di'dia (n) newness
4983
 
4984
+ o'du (n) day; leopard (pronounced odhu), panther, jaguar, garden dug and left for some time before using, thigh, vision, omen sent to an evildoer by the Divine Spirit eg O'du ni aci ini si. = A leopard moves at night.
4985
 
4986
  o'du ambo (n) big day, public holiday
4987
 
 
5157
 
5158
  oka (adj) sour, (n) sourness; blacksmith, (v) become brownish with dirt eg Drabo ni oka. = Drabo is a blacksmith.
5159
 
5160
+ okalamgba (adj) brown (also okazaru, okalamba) eg Andrapuru Guresi su viato okalamgba. = Aunt Grace wore brown shoes.
5161
 
5162
  okalamvu (n) factory
5163
 
 
5187
 
5188
  okpo (n) strength (pronounced opo) eg Samusoni ma okpo aga 'ba dria. = Samson's strength is more than everybody.
5189
 
5190
+ Okpo (n) neighbourhood in the city of Geoje in South Gyeongsang Province (South Korea)
5191
 
5192
  okpo bolo vuri (n) oomph, sex drive, libido, erectile function, manly power (also okpo bolo driari), manyi ga kisajja in Luganda
5193
 
 
5426
 
5427
  ondua supa (n) superintelligence eg Zuka le ondua supa ide. = Zuck wants to create superintelligence.
5428
 
5429
+ onduaru (adj) clever, intelligent, smart
5430
+
5431
  Ondunyiri (n) nickname for the Junior Caterpillars of Onduparaka FC (Children's team), means little or small sorghum
5432
 
5433
  Onduparaka (n) suburb, town and village found less than a 10-minute ride directly north of Arua City along Adumi Road eg "Greenlight" Sitadia ni Onduparaka-a. = Greenlight Stadium is in Onduparaka.
 
5444
 
5445
  ongo 'dipi (n) music custodian
5446
 
5447
+ ongo ngo (v) sing music eg Jaki ni andra ongo ngo Bulu 3 (Na) be. = Jackie used to sing with Blu 3.
5448
 
5449
  ongo ma nukuta (n) musical notes eg Ongo ma nukuta yi aziri: C, D, E, F, G, A azini B (Do-Re-Mi-Fa-So-La-Ti). = There are seven musical notes: C, D, E, F, G, A and B (Do-Re-Mi-Fa-So-La-Ti).
5450
 
 
5948
 
5949
  panya (n) shortcut eg "Arua Boys" ayu panya. = Arua Boys used a shortcut.
5950
 
5951
+ papa (adv) nailed; (n) shoes, footwear (also jijima, nyila, viato); father (also baba, ati), Pope eg Papa Furanisisi imu Yuganda-a eli 2015 si. = Pope Francis came to Uganda in the year 2015.
5952
 
5953
  Paparu (n) name meaning "From the legs"
5954
 
 
6382
 
6383
  simatifoni (n) smartphone eg Muni ni Samusanga simatifoni ayu. = Moon uses a Samsung smartphone.
6384
 
 
 
6385
  simbili (n) dagger, woman's knife for weaving or making various Lugbara handicrafts like kobi, koyia and tiko (also okuilia)
6386
 
6387
  simiti (n) cement eg Edimandi je simiti "Hardware World Ntinda"-a. = Edmund bought cement at Hardware World Ntinda.
 
6496
 
6497
  sukari azo (n) diabetes
6498
 
6499
+ sukulu (n) school eg Sukulu pe ma mile ni, mi iza mi sawa akua ku! = School attracted my eye, do not waste your time at home!
6500
 
6501
  sukulu fizi (n) school fees
6502
 
 
6662
 
6663
  tita (n) hanging
6664
 
6665
+ tivi (n) television, TV set (also televisoni) eg Yohana Logi Bairidi kini: Mi anyu tivi ku! = John Logie Baird said: Don't switch off the television!
6666
 
6667
  tivi angu imve (n) TV white space
6668
 
6669
+ tivi onduaru (n) smart television (also simatitivi) eg Koda ni tivi onduaru ne. = Koda is watching a smart television.
6670
+
6671
  tiyagasi (n) teargas eg Kivumbi oji i-ma mile tiyagasi ma e'yo si. = Kivumbi washed his eyes because of teargas.
6672
 
6673
  tiza (n) beef, cow meat; delivery, birth
 
6920
 
6921
  Wolo (n) place south of Yumbe
6922
 
6923
+ woro (pron) all (also woro woro, synonyms: teke teke, mgbu mgbu, dria dria, kunya kunya, 'wi 'wi, kina kina, kpiri kpiri, 'daku 'daku)
6924
 
6925
  woroworo (n) sound made while walking on dry grass, leaves, etc
6926
 
 
7012
 
7013
  yiyia (n) mosquito eg Yiyia ci ma. = A mosquito bit me.
7014
 
7015
+ yo (adv) re-affirmation at the end of a statement; not, (interj) no, (pron) nothing eg Azoni ci? Azoni yo. = Does it pain? It does not pain.
7016
 
7017
  yofe (n) broom eg Tedi ni angu we yofe si. = Teddy is sweeping the place with a broom.
7018
 
 
8177
 
8178
  "I used to love learning Lugbara language from your site but it has been blocked and can't access it anymore. Is there a new site where we can access that information?" - Felix Kuteesa via Wikipedia, on 15th August 2024 (I had changed the URL, but then reverted it)
8179
 
8180
+ "I contacted you in 2018 and I keep looking at your Lugbara blogs. Have you thought about writing a book? I have always wanted to know about our history, culture, language. I was born in Arua but grew up in Kakira - Jinja. Your blogs made me research and get old Lugbara textbooks... I bless GOD for your life. You are called to make Lugbara known to the world... If West Africans have language similarities to Lugbara, when did we separate... The Aringa connived with the Government to be called a tribe... Aringa is just a dialect. Not a tribe. Similar to Rigbo, Terego, etc... Difference is less than 100 words. I have travelled much of our land and analysed some of the various differences including being in Moyo and Adjumani. My paternal grandparents moved to Lodonga in Yumbe in the 1950s so all my mother's side are in Yumbe and speak Aringa. No difference... I admire the way our descendants will have access to all this information after the hardwork you are putting into this project..." - Gilbert Adima via WhatsApp, on Wednesday 11th December 2024 [while I was preparing to publish my Lugbara Dictionary on Amazon Kindle; submitted it three days later though drafted book cover on Sunday 8th December 2024 after a dream about Belinda Kakwanzi (Fundi Bots) and RS Elvis]
8181
 
8182
  "Our man Edward the record keeper and note-taker of the family. We thank GOD for this wisdom! This is always nice..." - Monica Driwaru Ecodu on Saturday 28th December 2024
8183
 
 
8200
  "Got your number from Anjoa Scovia and told me you're a Lugbara teacher. If it's yes, can I inquire? I want to learn Lugbara language..." - +256-757-393810 (Ivan E.) on Friday 28th November 2025
8201
 
8202
 
8203
+ Lugbara Supermobile (Lugbara Imagination):
8204
  Machines (Artificial Intelligence or AI) can be programmed to use Lugbara. Engineers, Designers as well as Technology Students in Ugandan Schools have always tinkered with this Possibility. Machines can also teach or fine-tune themselves Lugbara through Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) or Artificial Super Intelligence (ASI) like I, Robot or Chappie, etc. Some great advancements towards this goal include the Lugbara Gboard (Next letter-prediction or automatic spelling-completion [auto-complete]/ correction) in Android phones plus mobile apps in Lugbarati; whoa! Below are translated commands you might see in the mega, super-smart Videophones of the future [Vidiosimu/ Supamobailu] or at a GSMA Mobile World Congress:
8205
 
8206
  On [Idri]