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e'yere (adv) slowly (also iere)
e'yo (n) word, issue, saying, matter, sentence, clause (also eyho) eg Apedelu kini afazi etu ma vule-a 'bani eco nze e'yo 100 (turu alu) si ku ni yo. = Apedel said there is nothing under the sun that cannot be discussed with 100 words.
e'yo a'bi ni (n) heritage, culture (also kalic[h]a)
e'yo alenia 'diyi (n) contents
e'yo azi yo (phr) no other issue, no problem, no wahala
e'yo bari (n) good news, gospel (also e'yo ba) eg Sarapova eri e'yo bari. = Sharapova heard good news.
e'yo drikulu (n) headlines (also e'yo drikulukulu)
e'yo eceza (n) revelation eg Ikinyanga isu e'yo eceza. = Ikinyang got a revelation.
e'yo eriza (n) listening (also erita), news especially on broadcast media
e'yo laza (n) news (also e'yo eriza, o'duko) eg E'yo laza: Edisoni Adiribo kini 'ba ma du amvu ti ku. = News: Edison Adiribo said people must not set garden ends on fire.
e'yo li (v) judge
e'yo lipiri (n) judge (also agu e'yo lipiri)
e'yo liza (n) judgement, justice (also e'yo amaza muke ri), the early Lugbara had a boiling medicine oracle (diviner) who used a snail shell - the operator pours medicine from the pot into small clay cups set in a smouldering fire (Smaller cups represent suspects and the larger with a handle confirms verdicts)
e'yo ndu ndu efini be (n) glossary
e'yo niza (n) knowledge
e'yo nzeza (n) spoken word
e'yo o'beza (n) proverb(s), olugero in Luganda
e'yo politiki ni (n) politics
e'yo 'yo (v) speak
e'yobuku (n) dictionary eg Agaba ni e'yobuku la. = Agaba is reading a dictionary.
eza (n) meat; sin (also ezata, izata), (v) spoil (also iza) eg Andala nya eza ku. = Andala does not eat meat.
eza oluza (n) tell out sins
ezata (n) act that destroys or leads to sickness and death for instance incest, homicide, illegitimate pregnancy, persistent quarelling, repeated fighting
Ezayi (n) male-given name meaning "Wasted water or sperms"
eze (n) dung, faeces, waste matter eg 'Ba atri ongo omvele "Eze" avizu redio-a. = The song entitled "Faeces" was stopped from playing on radio.
eze zeze (n) defecation
ezele (n) anus
ezi (adj) long; (v) open; pray
ezia (adj) thin
Ezia (n) Asia eg Kimani ni Ezia-a. = Kimani is in Asia.
ezo (n) girlfriend, fiancee; warthog, wild pig (also ezoo)
ezoanzi (n) girls eg Ezoanzi mali ru. = Girls are like wealth.
ezopi (n) daughters
ezu (adj) long, tall; (v) multiply
Ezuku (n) place in Vurra between Ovisoni and URA Customs, location of the Isara Memorial Cultural Community Library (IMCCL) project and where the Centenary of Christianity in West Nile was celebrated by the Anglican Church of Uganda (2018), source of River Enyau
ezuta (n) multiplication (also sometimes ezuza)
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fa (v) cut, scrape
fakini (adj, adv) absolutely messed up
fala (n) bone (also falako or coko)
faleko ondriza (n) polio (also falako ondriza)
faliko ngukua (n) backbone
Fama (n) FM, Frequency Modulation eg 94.1 (Kali-oromi-drini-su, du alu) Nailu Fama = 94.1 (Ninety-four, point one) Nile FM
fara (n) fool, stupid person (also fala, yala)
farasi (n) horse (also akanya) eg Agupi su nzuki farasi dria E'yo Eceza 6-a. = Four men rode on horses in Revelation 6.
farisei (n) pharisee
Fasi fasi (interj) Give way
fayilu (n) file, folder, sharpening file (also failu, fayiro) eg Kalibala nzi fayilu. = Kalibala opened the file.
faza (n) scraping, cutting eg hair with razor blade
fe (n) tree; (v) give, offer eg MUNGU ni fe ra, 'ba ma itisa 'ba azi ku! = GOD gives surely, noone should frighten someone!