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camupali (n) footwear (also cambali)
camupeini (n) champagne (also cambeini)
candi (n) sorrow, pity, sadness, suffering, trouble, danger, plight, gloom (pronounced chandi) eg Furedi ri vaa candi si. = Freddie sat down because of sorrow.
Candi (n) male-given name when family is in difficult situation (also written Chandi)
Candiru (n) female-given name (also written Chandiru) eg Leila Candiru ni ongo ngo. = Leila Chandiru is a singer.
cano (n) channel (pronounced chano, also canolu) eg "GOtv" ma cano dakitari pini ci? = Does GOtv have a channel for doctors?
capati (n) chapati eg Topu je capati Baroluzi-a. = Topu bought chapati at Barolls.
capirisi (adj) just enough eg Parila ma golo ndri capirisi. = Parlour's goal is beautiful enough.
caputa (n) chapter, ch. eg Luyunibaga e'do caputa o'di. = Ljungberg started a new chapter.
carani (n) sewing machine (pronounced charani) eg 'Ba yi carani ayuza oni Mungufeni Fawundesoni-a. = People learn how to use a sewing machine at Mungufeni Foundation.
cata (n) being enough, sufficiency, enoughness (also cataa)
catiboti (n) chatbot (also chatiboti) eg Leo ni catiboti. = Leo is a chatbot.
caza (n) woven
cazu kpere (prep) upto
ce (v) tear, break free eg Ndri ce ki-i te. = The goats broke free [(Translated from Luganda) Embuzi zakutude].
ceni (pron, adj) by her/ himself/ itself, automatic (also isi)
cere (n) yell eg Cere Fesitivo = Yell Festival
cesi (n) chess eg Gari Kasiparovu ni cesi avi. = Gary Kasparov plays chess.
ceza (adj) torn
Cilua (n) Chilua, beach in West Nile
Cuba (n) nation of Cuba (pronounced Chuba, also Kuba)
ci (adj) present, is (t)here; (v) bite eg Ma ci! = I'm (t)here!
cikiri (n) cowpeas, Lugbara name-giving ceremony where cowpeas mixed with simsim paste is the main dish though a cock or goat can also be slaughtered
Cilio (n) village near Mt. Wati, Teeth Can Lost - Part 2
cinya(ki) (n) sand (also cinyafi)
cipini (n) chip in soccer (pronounced chipini)
ciri (adv) very (still and quiet); (pron) any
co (v) sneeze, fight, beat
coki (n) chalk
coko (n) bone (also falako)
coko coko (n) bottle crown (also cokolo)
coni ku (mod. v) does not beat, cannot (also econi ku)
coroko (n) small beans (pronounced choroko)
coroni (n) latrine (jo were)
coroni 'baza (n) defecation
coroni 'bile (n) pit latrine
coti (adv) at once, immediately
coza (adj) woven
cu (n) market (pronounced chu, also cuu)
cua (n) weaverbird (pronounced chua, also cuwa), tick eg Asea Abudiramani ni cua nda. = Asea Abudiramani is looking for weaverbirds.
cucu (n) sweet round yellowish fruit encased in a papery husk, peruvian groundcherry, husk tomato, tomatillo, physalis peruviana, Chinese lantern, ntunduku in Meru (Kenya), entuutu in Runyankole
culu (n) mister, polite way of addressing a male adult
cuma (n) metal, machine (also masini) eg Tinyiro imu cuma sola ayupini si. = Tinyiro came in a machine that uses solar.
cupa (n) bottle eg Driwaru fe mani cupa. = Driwaru gave me a bottle.
cupa ti (n) bottle lid
curu (adv) liquid dropping constantly
Curu (n) place east of Kulekule, west of Pamvara and Rhino Camp
curu'do (adv) nowadays
Dd [silent immediately before Jj] & 'D'd [Dhdh]
da (v) pour, get away; (n) smoking pipe eg Arisadi da Kari Fura tibi-a. = Arshad poured Curry Powder in the sauce.