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avivi (n) flavour, odour, stench
avizaru (adj) lost
avu (n) deadbody, corpse, carcass; (v) bend; drown
Avukaya (n) language and ethnic group of people in South Sudan (related to Moru, Madi, Lugbara, Aringa and Logo), found in Maridi and Yei within SSD
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 (also owoko, woko, omba, adra)
awoko fefe (adj) offensive
awoko i'daza (n) demonstration to express anger or disagreement
awoko si (adv) angrily
awokoru (adj) angry, irritable (also ombaru, owokoru)
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, bush in Madi language
Ayi (n) river in Maracha before reaching Nyadri, extinct community from Eastern Chad and lived at the border of Sudan
ayia (n) mother (also anzi andri); wilderness; west direction, because it was believed that the west was a wilderness with few people and unknown things (also etu ni 'deria, orule) eg Ayia ma ndu yo! = There is no other mother! [Lugbara Proverb]
Ayibiri (n) village in Oluko Subcounty near Muni University
ayikayi (n) small white insect that moves on the body like a flea
ayiko (n) happiness (also nyonja), happyness, happy-iness (Where I come from, happy-iness is spelt with letter Y), the Y Corner, joy(fulness), celebration, partying, cloud nine, contentment, cheer(fulness), felicity, blessedness, beautitude, tranquility, good fortune, bliss, gladness, good life, rejoicing, well adapted state, condition of supreme wellbeing, good high spirits, eerieness, uplifted spirits, pleasure, delight, welfare, fair weather, good times, satisfaction, enthusiasm, prosperity, progress, prudence, ecstasy, enjoyment, exuberance, elation, jubilation, euphoria, gaiety, merriment, radiance, light-heartedness, joviality, jocundity, eudemonics, belonging, ataraxia (freedom from emotional disturbance), alegria, furaha, xingfu, Glueck, shiawase, (e)sanyu, bonheur (good humour), felicidad, injabulo, o butseme/ ebitsange, iykke, sukha, stesti, onnellisuus/ onni, saeada, sonas, felicita, beatitudinem, fahasambarana, az jargal, schast'ye, thabo, farxad, kabungahan, khwam sukh, mutluluk, su hanh phuc, hapusrwydd, idunu, glik eg Ayiko ni ma fu! = Happiness is killing me/ I'm happy!
Ayiko (n) male-given name, direct opposite of C[h]andi), cell in Pajulu, place south of Maracha eg Ayiko ni Osubo ma mvi. = Ayiko is Osubo's son.
Ayikobua (n) male-given name meaning "Happiness is in Heaven (up or in the grave)", similar to Candinyakua meaning "Sadness is on earth"
ayikoru (adj) happy eg E ka aa ayikoru azini ini ci, isa mi dri! = If you're happy and you know it, clap your hands!
Ayikoru (n) female-given name (direct opposite of C[h]andiru)
ayini nyiri ri (n) verse
ayiringongo (n) commonest small black ant(s)
ayiru (adj) jocular