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Dabaraca (n) Dabaraca Falls in Koboko
dada (n) dadi, father, nickname given to President Amin for his love of women though his father's name too
dafini (n) duffin(s), doughnut muffin
daka (n) chaff eg of beans, groundnuts, simsim
dakika (n) minute eg Driale, 'ba dria ma ru ni nga ku dakika 15. = In future, everyone will be famous for 15 minutes.
daku (n) food Muslims eat before sunrise during Ramadan
dala (n) said of open low-lying land
dali (n) low
dani (adv) maybe, probably, perhaps
dania (n) coriander
danzi (n) dance (also ongo tuza, pronounced danji)
Davidi (n) David, Da (also Daudi, Dawudi, Devidi)
de (adv) yet (v) get old; finish (or complete) eg Adebo de azi 'bo. = Adebo has finished the work.
debe (n) metallic container usually rectangular
Debora (n) Deborah, biblical shero
dede (n) grandmother, jajja, gogo in South Africa eg Esita ni ma dede. = Esita is my grandmother.
dedekoa (n) very old woman eg Purinisesi Bagaya ni dedekoa. = Princess Bagaya is a very old woman.
deno (n) debt (also deni, mari)
depoti (n) depot (also dipo) eg Ezuma je Pepisi Alasika Depoti-a. = Ezuma bought Pepsi at Alaska Depot.
dereva (n) driver (also dere'ba, agu motoka onzupi) eg Amosi ni dereva. = Amos is a driver.
deru'bo (adj) finished (also derura)
desi (conj) when (also de) eg Irena Manzeri mu 'Bu-a desi eri eli 11. = Irene Manjeri went to Heaven when she was 11 years old.
desu (conj) yet
deza (adj) old, (n) old person
di (conj) so; (v) box, punch; bore; shine
digito (adj) digital (also digitoru) eg Ecikiti ni redio digito ru ni eri. = Ecikiti is listening to a digital radio.
dika (adv) again, neera in Luganda eg Cikago Manio ndeki NBA dika, dika, dika. = Chicago Bulls won the NBA again and again and again.
dika dika (adv) repeatedly
dini (n) religion
dinini (adj) religious
dinisa (n) window (also dirisa, derisa, denisa, jo mile) eg Mara Katusabe ma dinisa-a inze-i. = The glass on Katushabe's window came out.
dipuresoni (n) depression, endless misery, prolonged sadness for at least two weeks (also candi omi-a) eg Dipuresoni peta ni. = Depression is a choice.
diri (n) cassava flour mixed with sorghum flour (also enyasa, inya asa)
diro (n) dining place
disiko (n) disco eg Yoramu ni mu disiko tu. = Yoram is going to dance at the disco.
disitrikiti (n) district eg Rakai Disitrikiti = Rakai District
Diwali (n) Indian Festival of Lights and Triumph or Victory over evil, ignorance, etc
diza (n) light, glory; boredom
Djibuti (n) Djibouti (pronounced Jibuti)
do (v) keep quiet, be calm
dodo (n) amaranth green vegetables
dogodogo (n) train, railway (also reluwe, garamosi) eg Kasiano Ezati Wadri ni imu dogodogo si. = Kasiano Ezati Wadri is coming by train.
dokita (n) doctor (also dakitari, ojo) eg Nuru mu Dokita Yayi ni ne. = Nuru went to see Dr. Yayi.
doku (n) documentary
dole (n) doll
donati (n) donut, doughnut, mandazi eg Isaka le donati je. = Isaac wants to buy a doughnut.
dori (n) hunting expedition
dotikomu (adj) dotcom
dozi (n) doze
dra (adj) bitter; (n) death, funeral (v) die eg Sitani ma dra ecekoko! = The Devil must die!