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gonigoni (adj) crooked
gonza (n) plantain (pronounced gonja, also makemba)
goro (n) type of drug eg Eriki ni goro nya. = Eric consumes goro.
gorofa (n) storeyed building eg Nagimesi ni aa gorofa sia. = Nagimesi stays on a storeyed building.
gosipo (n) gospel
gu (v) roll, turn over; laugh eg Sarai gu. = Sarai laughed.
Gugo (n) Google (also Gugolu) eg Sageyi Burini azini Lari Peji e'do Gugo ni. = Sergey Brin and Larry Page started Google.
guke (n) trumpet used by boys and men in most of their dance (also guka), microphone
Gulu (n) place in Northern Uganda found east of Arua and Rhino Camp plus Amuru, north of Masindi eg Cobe Safari Loji ni Gulu ma ageia. = Chobe Safari Lodge is near Gulu.
gunyagunya (adj) much (said of greeting), with enthusiasm eg A zi mi gunyagunya. = I greet you very much.
gurinedi (n) grenade
guru (n) deep; (v) fell over, turned over eg Demisi ide Omiguru. = Demis created Deepmind.
gurunya (n) type of yam, creeping plant that grows on other plants for support
gurupu (n) group
guta (n) laughter eg Hahaha, ata mba kirikiri! Wa, hahaha, ee, hahaha!
gutiya (n) sack eg Dinitile je gutiya Ndedra "Stores"-a. = Dintle bought a sack at Ndedra Stores.
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hajati (n) hajjati, a female who has made a pilgrimage to Mecca
haji (n) haj, hajji, a male who has made a pilgrimage to Mecca
hakalu (n) temple eg Koneliasi si hakalu. = Cornelius built a temple.
haki (n) right (borrowed from Swahili)
Haleluya (adj, n) Pentecostal, Saved, Hallelujah, Bornagain group (also Kurosi) eg Kanisa Haleluya ni = Pentecostal Church
hau (adj) quick, brief
hau hau (adj) rough
Hausa (n) language and tribe in Nigeria, 2nd Most Spoken African Language after Swahili
Hediboyi (n) Headboy
Hedigalu (n) Headgirl
Hepataitisi (n) Hepatitis
hijabu (n) hijab, Muslim headscarf, veil eg Rebeka su hijabu. = Rebecca wore a hijab.
ho (adj) open (also hu)
Holandi (n) Holland, Netherlands eg Ovamazi enga Holandi-a. = Overmars is from Holland.
Holi (n) Hindu festival of colours
horohoro (adj) light
Hosipito Geri (n) Hospital Road eg Koniteina Calo ni andra Hosipito Geri-a. = Container Village used to be on Hospital Road.
hoteli (n) hotel eg Nyamuko ma Oli e'yere ni hoteli mini ico esu Arua Golufu Pari ma ageia. = Desert Breeze is a hotel you can find near the Arua Golf Course.
Hozana (phr) Hosanna!
Humusa (n) Humsa, Lugbara splinter tribe that moved from Chad through Nuba Mountains into Western Ethiopia and call water yi plus fire aci in addition to other words just like the Lugbara of Uganda
huruhuru (adj) satisfied, when something plastic is filled to the brim
hwi (n, pron) all
Ii [shares many words with Ee]
i (prefix, pron) his/ her/ its - separated from object owned by hyphen; (suffix) that is him/ her/ it - separated by hyphen (v) grind into powder; tie eg to a peg eg 'Da Denisi-i! = That is Denis!
i ka (prep) if (also e ka, i-ka)
iba (n) Ugandan kob, Thomasi
ibi (v) gum, glue, stick (also ebi); has/ have been eg Hana ibi MUNGU ai. = Hannah has been praying to GOD.
ibio (n) spider (also ibioibio, inikiniki)
ibiokamanaka (n) spider web
i'bi (n) fish (also e'bi) eg I'bi ki Yona. = The fish swallowed Jonah.
i'bu (n) hoe (also e'bu); (v) overflow (said of sth cooking)
ica (v) arrive eg Asara ica 'bo. = Asara has arrived.
icandi (v) torture