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Acoli (n) Acholi, Luo tribe east of Madi-Lugbara and northwest of Langi, Acholi people |
Acoli ti (n) Acholi language eg Bongomini ni Acoli ti nze. = Bongomin is speaking Acholi language. |
acoza (n) lameness (also acota) |
acozaru (adj) lame |
ada (adj) true (also adaada, tandi); (v) pour eg Putini ma leta ada! = Putin's love is true! |
Adada (n) rock, hill in Tara |
Adalafu (n) village near Arua City separated from Jiako by Oli River |
adaza (adj) feeble, malnourished; (n) chaff |
adi (n) legend, function where multiple generations of Lugbara in a particular clan gather to hear their origin stories plus share meat; (v) abandon, desert; choke eg Maritineli ni adi. = Martinelli is a legend. |
adi 'dipi (n) historian |
Adia (n) name meaning "In war" (also Adiga, female-given name is Adiru) |
adisi (n) humour, comedy, chat, fun talk (also adu, andru) eg Tobi Tobayasi "High Voltage" Dingilikudingili ni adisi gba redio-a. = Tobi Tobias "High Voltage" Dingilikudingili is chatting on radio. |
Adjumani (n) district east of Moyo across the Albert Nile (also East Moyo) eg Sikovia ni aa Adjumani-a. = Scovia stays in Adjumani. |
adra (n) fetish (also uri, yakani), violence, anger |
adraka (n) poison |
Adranga (n) Lugbara clan in DR Congo |
adre (v) be, is, was |
adreni (adv) is not eg Ewa adreni muke ku 'ba andrale eli 120 (turu alu kali iri) pini. = Alcohol is not good for persons under the age of 120. |
adri (n) brother (also adriazi), means rock in Hindi eg Yuda ni Yema ma adri. = Yuda is Yema's brother. |
adriza (n) behaviour, manner, conduct |
adro (n) maternal uncle; spirit placed in a body by Divine Spirit and stands for the individuality of its possessor (one of the elements of a human while others include body, breath, soul [orindi] and tali) eg Yadi ni ma adro. = Jad is my maternal uncle. |
adro 'ba (n) spirit men who can utter curses against evildoers |
ADROA (n) the Creator; sky GOD in Lugbara mythology appears in both aspects - good and evil (ADRO) though a single Deity, appeared on earth as a very tall white man near death with only one half of the body, missing one eye, one leg, etc; Divine Absolute Spirit, his children were adroanzi (also ADRONGA in Aringa, ADROO, ADROU) eg ADROA 'ba o'bapiri = GOD who created people |
adroanzi (n) nature gods of specific rivers, trees and other sacred wild areas, protect people but can also kill and eat them if they look behind while being followed in the dark, sometimes known as water snakes, bloodline of the Nosferatu Clan, originating in the Lugbara Culture of Central Africa, protectors of the local tribe in exchange for blood |
adrogo (n) idol, false god eg Muhamadi nze adrogo karakara Kaba ma ageia Meka-a. = Muhammad removed many idols near the Kaaba in Mecca. |
adromva (n) nephew, niece |
adropi (n) place where one's mother comes from, uncle |
adroyi (n) uncle |
adu (n) humour |
adui (n) rebel, enemy eg Sanibalati ni Nehemia ma adui! = Sanballat is Nehemiah's enemy! |
Adumi (n) subcounty west of Ayivu and near the DR Congo Border, north of Pajulu, south of Oluva |
adungu (n) multi-stringed and bow-arched wooden harp instrument that is usually covered with animal hide at the base and made in various sizes, the smaller ones are handheld while the bigger ones rest on the ground or floor for easy play eg Godia ni adungu avi. = Godia is playing the adungu. |
a'da (v) insult, abuse, point out (an issue) |
a'data (n) insult, abuse |
a'danga (n) criticism |
a'di (n) war, battle, fight, bon fire eg during e'yo o'beza (also koyi koyi); (v) cook eg Mi a'di mani mutere! = Cook for me mutere! |
a'di? (interj, pron) who? (also a'di-i?) eg 'Da a'di-i? = Who is that?/ A'di kini 'ba odra ni? = Who said people should die? |
a'dia (pron) so and so, who and who |
a'diko (n) riddle (pronounced adhiko) eg A'diko ti si: Baka fi ni, nyondo ni ti ma mulokoni. = According to the language of riddles: A rope is offals, a hammer is a cow's hoof. |
a'diza (n) cooked, boiled eg Kefa ni mundrokole a'diza nya. = Kefa is eating cooked mundrokole greens. |
a'du (interj, pre-determiner, pron) what; (n) silver eg A'du ei Mande be ni? = What happened to Monday? |
a'duko (n) story |
a'dukule (adj, adv) alone (also a'dule) |
a'dungari? (adv) when? (also a'dungare) eg YESU ni imvi a'dungari? = When is JESUS returning? |
a'duni? (adj, adv, pron) what? |
a'dusi? (adv) why? |
a'dusiku (conj) because |
afa (n) property, riches, wealth, thing, artefact, curio |
afa azi (n) some thing, something (also afazi) eg Gifuti isu afa azi. = Gift found something. |
afa ciri (pron) anything |
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