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abe (n) handle as of hoe and knife, club
abebe (n) dumb person
Abedju-Azaki (n) Lugbara dialect in DR Congo
abefe (n) bridge (also alofe, olufe)
abeleso (n) worm eg hookworm
abi (n) wall eg Sakaya, Bosiko, Azita azini Hamoni abi si. = Sakaya, Bosco, Azita and Harmony are building a wall.
Abi Amvu (n) Abi Farm, Abi Agricultural Research Development Centre on Rhino Camp Road after Ombaci Satellite Station
abiba (n) charm-possessing witches who can fly on brooms with fire on their bums, "ancestral" ghost spirits, type of beans grown in for instance Paidha apparently by ghosts eg Luka esu abiba Goli-a. = Luke found spirits in Goli.
Abidrabo (n) male-given name meaning "Grandfather (Ancestor) is dead"
abiri (n) hunger, famine, sorrow (also candi), suffering (also abiriga)
Abiria (n) female-given name meaning "(Conceived or Born) in famine" (male version is Abiriga), village in Arivu (Oluko Subcounty)
abirisi (adj) hungry
abirisi tu (adv) very hungry, hungrily
Abiricaku (n) place south of Mvara Trading Centre before Ushindi Primary School eg "St. Mark" Kanisa ni Abiricaku-a. = St. Mark's Church is in Abiricaku.
abo (v) bark eg Ocogo ni abo. = A dog barks.
aboku (n) type of fish, abok
aboloto (n) obese, fat person, fat bombola
abudira (n) catapult, Y-shaped slingshot for hitting birds with stones or small rocks (also abidira) eg Dramu ni aria ogbi abudira si. = Dramu shoots birds with a catapult.
Abutize (n) Abutze, mountain in Metu Subcounty of Moyo District (also Abotzi) at 1574 metres above sea level, highest point in West Nile, near other Moyo mountains like Otze (1,563 m), Ilo (1,410 m), Nyeri, Isi, Dingbulungbulu, Urudri, Legu, Bongi, Limara, etc
a'balao (n) dove (also a'buo)
a'be (n) wrestling, axe
a'bi (n) grandfather (pronounced abhi, also a'bipi, jaja), ancestors, omugurusi, kwaro, Papa Kus; destiny (also pari asizuri) eg Ma a'bi yi (Dobo azini Banito) la iritro 'bo. = My grandfathers (Dobo and Banito) have both rested already.
a'bianzi (n) descendants, generation(s)
a'bici (n) heartburn
a'bimva (n) descendant
a'bu (n) valley (also e'bu & i'bu); fatness; covering (also a'buza); (v) cover; fatten eg Amina a'bu ima dribi. = Amina covered her hair.
a'bu mile (n) swamp
a'bua (n) banana, plantain (also a’bugo) eg Munguleni sa a'bua Osu-a. = Munguleni planted bananas in Osu.
a'buo (n) dove
a'buza (adj) fat, obese (also mere mere); covered (also a'buzaru) eg Silasi ni a'buza! = Silas is fat!
Aca (n) place near Rhino Camp
acalaka (n) basket eg Tutu 'ba bongo acalaka alea. = Tutu put clothes in the basket.
ace (v) remain; tear
acepiri (n) remainder
aceta (n) remaining (also aceza)
aci (n) fire, light, electricity, energy, WENRECo's Diza, Umeme's Yaka, heat; journey, trip, safari, movement, walk; (v) crush with teeth eg Etu ni aci ide. = The sun creates (solar) electricity.
aci aci (v) share; walked; hot hot (also aciaci)
Aci inyupiku ri (n) Hell, eternal fire eg Dimitri Azakovu eri o'duko engazu Aci inyupiku ri. = Dimitri Azzakov heard sounds from Hell.
Aci Inzini (n) Electricity Engine, fuel power plant in Osu Village run by WENRECo (West Nile Rural Electrification Company) since the early 2000s supplying electricity to Arua Town before the anticipated Nyagak Dams were finally switched on (The second fuel-powered station was built in Ewuata and old engine taken to Moyo. In 2025, West Nile was added to the National Grid)
aci ma baka (n) cable, electricity wire (also kebo)
aci waya siri (n) electricity (also aci waya ma-a ri)
acia (adj) in fire; (adv) on a journey
acibe (adj) with fire, hot; with a journey, with a trip, with safari
Acidri (n) male-given name meaning "I suffered"
acife (n) witchcraft, practice of magic, use of spells, invocation of spirits, necromancy, sorcery, shamanism, possession, occult, divination, rituals, incantation, vodou, voodoo, vudu (also enata, jadu, ondrita, andrike) eg Haiti nde acife si. = Haiti wins in witchcraft.
acika (n) smoke
acikulu (n) charcoal
Acile (n) male-given name meaning "Like light" eg Acile ni jo si oni si. = Acile is building a house using rocks.
acita (n) movement (also aciza), transport, travel, journey (also aci, aciza)
aco (n) hoe (also e'bu, i'bu), fight, battle (also afu, a'di); break eg eggs, become lame