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fura (n) flour, powder (also pawuda) |
Furanisi (n) France |
Furenzi (n) French (pronounced Furenji), 3rd Most Spoken Language from outside Africa after Arabic and English, Francais (also Furanise) eg Baritelemi Boganda ni andra Afirikana Agandua Okori 'bani pe Furenzi ma Koloseni-a. = Barthelemy Boganda was the First Central African elected to the French Parliament. |
furufuru (n) lung, lomvu lomvu or lawa in Moru language eg Furufuru si 'ba ava se. = Lungs are for breathing. |
Furumenitiasi (n) Frumentius, sold slave who became Ethiopia's First Bishop, mentor of King Ezana, 2nd to the King and known as Abuna (Our Father) |
futa (n) fight |
fuza (n) getting out |
Gg [silent immediately before Bb] |
ga (adj) full (also ga tre), (v) ache eg head, chop eg tree, cut, dig; crawl (also oga), refuse eg YESU ga mi ku! = JESUS does not reject you! |
gaa (adj) small, little (also gakandia or gakanya) |
gaagaa (n) crow |
gadi gadi (n) wheelbarrow-like push cartwheel usually wooden but can also be metallic used to ferry groceries for sale on streets |
gakandia (adj) small, little (also gakanya) |
gala'ba (n) snake (also gala, ori), cobra eg Gala'ba ni 'ba ci. = A snake bites people. |
galeri (n) gallery eg Nakiyanzi mu Oikosi Galeri-a. = Nakyanzi went to Oikos Gallery. |
galu galu (adj) not compact eg Kaka 'di galu galu! = This maize is not compact. |
Gambia (n) place in Africa where the Lugbara settled while migrating from Nigeria |
gamete (n) government |
Gana (n) Ghana eg Nadia Buari enga Gana-a. = Nadia Buari is from Ghana. |
gara (n) Moru rattle from a particular dried gourd filled with okra seeds used by women in church or at dances |
garaji (n) garage, workshop eg Walusimbi ma Garaji = Walusimbi's Garage |
garama (n) branch of a plant (also esele) |
gari (n) bicycle (also karia), vehicle; rainbow eg Ricadi ni i-ma gari ji ide. = Richard is taking his bicycle for repair. |
garimosi (n) train (also dogodogo) |
gasia (n) rubbish (also gasiya) eg Agupi alu ma gasia ni agupi azini ma robia. = One man's trash is another man's cash. |
gatre (adj) full, filled |
gavuna (n) governor |
gaza (n) crawl; refusal |
gaze (n) traditional Lugbara dance with energetic transition of movements influenced by neighbouring Congolese communities |
gazeti (n) newspaper (also waraga, magazini, magazeti) eg Davidi Rupinyi e'do "West Niler" Gazeti. = David Rupiny started West Niler Newspaper. |
gba (v) beat, hit, strike, draw picture, take or snap photo, print (also ba) eg Mi nde, mi i'de kani mi gba katuni yi! = Win, lose or draw cartoons! |
gbanda (n) cassava (also banda, ola) which includes types like sanze and tongolo which can last for five years eg Burenizi sa gbanda Mbale-a. = Brens planted cassava in Mbale. |
Gbandolite (n) home area of President Mobutu Sese Seko where Lugbara settled during their migration from Nigeria |
gbanza (n) debt (also banza, deni, deno) |
gbata (n) phone call (also bata) |
gbe (n) egg; fox that resembles a dog (also gbee, be, o'boloko), someone who steals village fowl and goats eg Ama au gbe yi nya Amanya be. = We are eating chicken eggs with Amanya. |
gbeta (n) vomit (also gbeza, beta) |
gbi (v) shoot (also bi) eg Kileyi ni bi azini gbi. = Klay catches and shoots. |
gbita (n) shot (also gbiza) |
gbolo (n) bed (also bolo) |
Gboro (n) Lugbara ancestor in mythology who hunted water animals like hippopotamus, crocodile and fish. He was the father of Oli (Banyale), Olu (Angundru who ran away but left footprints on Mt. Wati till today), Kibira (Ajupiri) and Obaru |
Gborogboro (n) superhuman Lugbara hero ancestor, first man created by ADROU and his name means "the person coming from the sky" (also Boroboro) |
gborondu (n) unsocial (also borondu) |
gbudri (n) shoulders (also budri) |
gele (n) headgear |
geri (n) way, path (also gerika, geriko, giri, girika or giriko) eg YESU ni geri. = JESUS is the way. |
geria (adv) on the way (also giria) eg Hari Maka ni geria. = Harry Mack is on the way. |
gerialu (n) oneway |
gerika (n) road (also geri, geriko) eg Idi Amini Gerika ni e'do Oilu Welu Odu Sitesoni-a = Idi Amin Road starts at Oil Well Petrol Station. |
Gerika Amvu'yaza Ombo Otuzu azini Ecuzu (n) Agricultural Production and Marketing (APM) |
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