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kalati (n) side (also woko)
kali (n) kraal; stick, tens of twenty to ninety eg 39 (kali na drini oromi) = thirty nine, XXXIX
kalikali (adj) sweet; nguli
kalikaliwa (n) type of wild animal
kalitusi (n) eucalyptus
kaloli (n) marabou stork
kalulu (n) election
kame (n) spoon, ladle
Kameruni (c) Cameroon eg Culu Ibu ne Naomi-i Kameruni-a. = Mr. Ibu saw Naomi in Cameroon.
kami (n) lion
Kambala (n) Capital City of Uganda (also Kamupala), Kampala, marketplace in Logiri Gombolola (of West Nile) eg Drijaru mu Kambala-a lu mba na. = Drijaru went to Kampala for only three months.
kambuni (n) company (also kamupuni)
Kamukamu (n) trading centre on Arua-Nebbi Highway
kamura odu (n) edible oil from the bark of a certain tree
Kamuwoca (n) Kamwokya eg Eri gonja nya Kamuwoca-a. = She is eating gonja in Kamwokya.
Kanada (n) Canada eg Musaraiti enga Kanada-a. = Musarait is from Canada.
kandi (n) football (borrowed from Lingala), candy
Kango (n) subcounty in Zombo south of Logiri and Anyavu
kani (adv, conj, prep) maybe, rather (also kanisi), otherwise, if; except
kanisa (n) church, cathedral eg Ricadi ni mu Hilusongu Kanisa-a. = Richard is going to Hillsong Church.
kanisara (n) cancer
kanisela (n) counsellor eg Inze e'yo kanisela be! = Talk to the counsellor!
kanisi (prep) if, otherwise, except, rather
kanisiku (conj) or, or else, if not eg Mi ica tajiriru kanisiku idra desi mi o'biria! = Get rich or die trying!
kapia (n) stork
kaputeni (n) captain eg Patriki Vieira ni Aseno ma Kaputeni 'bani andra ndeku eli 2004 si. = Patrick Vieira was Arsenal's invincible Captain in 2004.
karakara (pron) many (also karakara[r]u)
karakara fe (n) white man
Karamoja (n) region in northeastern Uganda occupied by the Karamojong (or Karimojong People)
karani (n) secretary, clerk eg Kalibala ni karani. = Kalibala is a secretary.
karakaca (n) old bulbs
karata (n) playing cards
karatasi (n) paper
karatasi biasara niri (n) licence (also kokobi tujara 'yezu)
karatasi mutuka onzuzu (n) driver's licence, driving permit
karati (n) karate
kari (adj) young female animal (of a cow, goat, etc), kingdom, nation, tribal house (also gamete a'bi vuri) eg Lugbara Kari = Lugbara Kari Cultural Institution
Kari Ticitaru (n) United Nations
karia (n) bicycle (also basikili, gari), cycle, circle eg Ecora ni karia nzu. = Ecora is riding a bicycle.
karibu (interj, n) welcome (also Ma ai mi ra!)
kari'ba Yuganda ni (n) Ugandan citizen eg Opu ni kari'ba Yuganda ni. = Opu is a Ugandan citizen.
karikaca (n) caricature (also katuni) eg Karikaca "New Vision" Gazeti-a ci. = There is caricature in New Vision Newspaper.
karile (n) boy, male teenager
Karongo (n) trading centre in Tara Subcounty on the Nyadri to Kololo Road
karoti (n) carrot eg Pato ni karoti nya. = Pato is eating a carrot.
karukaru (adj) crunchy like a carrot
Karukaru (n) place after Lokiragodo but before the Cico Construction Base in Maracha
Karuma (n) town near waterfalls and a bridge across the Victoria Nile as it flows from Lake Kyoga to Albert, location of a 600 MegaWatt dam and game park eg Sinohidro si Karuma Damu. = Sinohydro built Karuma Dam.
Kasabulanika (n) Casablanca, town in Morocco (also Jo imve), restaurant behind Centenary Bank Arua though before road crossing to Hindu Temple eg Ma mu inyasa nya Kasabulanika-a. = I'm going to eat mingled bread at Casablanca.
kasese (n) colourless alcoholic drink with sharp burning sting in its taste and scent, named after Kasese in Western Uganda eg Baluku ni kasese mvu. = Baluku is drinking kasese.