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Jonamu (n) Jonam, county east of Padyere, its Most Major Town is Pakwach
Joridani (n) river found somewhere between Mvara SS and Emmanuel Cathedral in Arua, River Jordan in Israel (also Yoridani, Jorudani, Jorodani), the name Jordan
joroti (n) parliament (also koloseni)
jorovu (n) nest, shell
jotile (n) door eg Joi ri jotile vu. = Joy sat near the door.
jua kali (n) manual work, manual labourer, hustler
Juba (n) Capital City of the Republic of South Sudan eg Kiama mu Juba-a. = Kiama went to Juba.
judikeca (n) judicature eg duani judikeca ni = court of judicature
jujua (n) smelly rat with protruding mouth and two teeth showing, when it enters a house, the usual rats go out (also jojoa, nsolima in Luganda, nfuko in Lusoga)
juru (n) foreigner, alien, stranger
jurua (n) bag
Jurua (n) male-given name
juyisi (n) juice eg Yivoni ni juyisi mvu tampeko si. = Yvonne is drinking juice in a tumpeco cup.
Kk [silent immediately before Pp]
k (infix) avoids hiatus in case of reduplicated adjectives beginning and ending with the same vowel eg inikini = darkish
ka (adv) when, (conj) if, (suffix) essential to words like acika means fire smoke or ituka means sun shine; (v) shine, yield eg Kaka ni ka 'ba sikokori ni. = Maize yields for people without teeth/ Good things happen to people who least need them. [Lugbara Proverb]
kaati (n) door
Kabaka (n) king of the Baganda eg Pira mu Kabaka vu. = Pira went to the Kabaka.
kabalagala (n) pancake
kabilo (n) sheep
kabilo ago (n) ram
kabilo aroni (n) ewe
kabilomva (n) lamb, young sheep (pronounced kabilo nva) eg Aburahamu ni kabilomva oce. = Abraham is rearing a lamb.
kadi (n) card
kadogo (n) young gun
kafetiria (n) cafeteria, cafe, coffee shop, restaurant, canteen eg Kajumba so pa Yuliasi ma kafetiria vu. = Kajumba is standing near Julius's Cafeteria.
kafiri (n) pagan, infidel, unbeliever
kafu (n) small hoe (also kafua)
kafuto (n) foam, lather
kai (adj) in vain; (n) custom of giving a bull for clan to eat or male paying a goat to the father of the female he has had sex with - similar to Genesis 38:16-17 (also kayi)]
kaiko (n) beans (in Terego dialect/ also osu)
kaiko burusu (n) peas
Kairo (n) Cairo, capital city of Egypt
kajo (n) calf (also kajoa)
Kajo Keji (n) place in South Sudan north of Moyo Town
kaka (n) maize, relative eg Ali Salehu Kiba ni ma kaka. = Ali Saleh Kiba is my relative.
Kakaparaka (n) fictional suburb in Arua meaning "Maize stem" eg Bodhi ni mu yi we Kakaparaka-a. = Bodhi is going to swim in Kakaparaka.
kakau (adj) many eg Mikaeli Joridani nyo rekodi kakau. = Michael Jordan broke many records.
Kakau (n) Legion Demons
Kakuwa (n) Luo tribe north of Lugbara
Kakuwati (n) Kakwa language
kala (n) side (also woko)
kala andraleruri (n) north
kala etu ni efuria (n) east side
kala etu ni 'deria (n) west side eg Amupaire enga kala etu ni 'deria. = Ampaire is from the west side.
kalaa (adv) aside; (n) metallic basin
kalafe (n) amount, number (of), population, mathematics (subject) eg Bodimasi azini Trisikuwaci kalafe la. = Bodmas and Trisquaci are reading mathematics.
kalamanda (n) sandals, slippers
kalamu (n) pen eg BiKi ni kalamu. = BiC is a pen.
kalasi (prep) on the side