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au logo (n) white cock, rooster, totem of the Ma'di people
auaroni (n) hen (also auandri)
auata (n) cock (also auago), totem for Adjumani Madi Clan
augbe (n) chicken egg (also au gbe)
Aupi (n) place north of Omugo
ava (n) breath, fondness, interest eg Mi ava fu ma! = Your interest killed me/ I missed you!
ava efi (n) manure, fertiliser
avakoko (adj) without or lacking desire for
avaliza (n) rest, retirement, relaxation
avaliza isupi'bo (adj) retired (also ava liza isupira, ava lipiri) eg Imbapi avaliza isupi'bo ri taya. = The retired teacher sat leaning (back).
avata (n) avatar
avataza (n) desire, longing, coveting, covetousness
avi (v) get lost; play eg Mva avi Odramacako-a Kurisimasi si. = A child got lost in Odramacako during Christmas.
avita (n) play, drama, game, sports eg Miedema ma avita ala! = Miedema's game is good!
avivi (n) flavour, odour, stench
avizaru (adj) lost
avu (n) deadbody, corpse, carcass; (v) bend; drown
avunga (n) squeezing a male's testicles (balls); bendover
avuri (adj) late (n) deceased
avuru (adj) sick
avuta (n) things given to wipe away the tears of the bereaved
avuza (adj) steamed, (n) bending
awa (v) quarrel; divide, separate, share
awa'difo (n) thanks, gratitude, appreciation, tithe, 10 percent church tax, religious gift, offering
Awa'difo (interj) Thanks (also Awania used in Moyo), Sankyu, 39, TQ, Ty, Gracias, Danke, Merci, Spasibo, Grazie, Xiexie, Arigato(gozaimasu), Gamsahamnida, Webale, Yebare, Yalama, Afoyo, Iyete, Manzora (pronounced Manjora), Asante, Ekele, Melesi, תודה [Toda], E dupe, Daalu, Na gode, Shukraan, Murakoze, Ngiyabonga, Jerejef, Medaase, Dhanyavaad, Danki, Dankie, Dank je, Obrigado, Tack, Takk skal du ha, Kiitos, Terima kasih, Salamat eg Awa'difo MINI, MUNGU! = Thanks to YOU, GOD!
awa'difo feza (n) thanksgiving (also inzita awa'difo fezuri), worship (also MUNGU inzita)
awa'dini (adv) like this, therefore
awalanza (n) small basin (pronounced awalanja)
awata (n) quarrel, separation, division, dispute
Awata (n) name given by Kebu during their migration to a place currently called Ewuata, means "Let us separate or depart"
awi (n) heritage; (v) remain eg MakAlisita ma mva asizuri awi akua a'dule. = McAllister's last child stayed home alone.
awita (n) things the deceased leaves behind, heritage; staying back, delay, remainder (also awiza)
Awindiri (n) suburb on Nebbi Highway south of Arua City immediately after Sambya, name given by Kebu during their migration meaning "Let us unite, stay harmonised"
awoko (n) anger
awoko fefe (adj) offensive
awoko i'daza (n) demonstration to express anger or disagreement
awokoru (adj) angry, irritable
awu (n) cry, pity, sorrow; (v) peel off skin, moult, burn outer part quickly eg Lazaro ka andra e'yo eri ra fo, ta 'di we 'do, awu azi ta 'do yo. = If Lazarus had sometime ago listened to advice, then, there wouldn't be any cry here.
awupi (n) paternal aunt eg Dina ni ma awupi. = Dina is my paternal aunt.
awuzi (n) widow
awuzio (n) widower
awuzu (n) daily cry
Awuzu (n) male-given name
a'wi(ru) (adj) dry
a'wia (n) brown grasshopper (also 'wia)
aya (exclamation) okay, informal farewell, (n) Koranic verse; iron bar, wire (also waya), iron, metal; copper coins, money payment; (v) shake, tremble, frighten
Ayaa (n) parish in Ajia Subcounty where the Arua Industrial Park is built on 500 acres of land
ayaka (n) shopping basket made of twigs and smeared with cow dung, used for collection of valued items and a measure, fish is always put in head first so that the tail shows
ayalako (n) torn clothes
ayi (n) wet season