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Lugbarabantu (n) mixed blood people with both Lugbara and Bantu parents eg Aroni ni Lugbarabantu. = Aaron is a Lugbarabantu.
Lugbaraganda (n) half-breed who is both Lugbara and Muganda, sb with parents from both Lugbaraland and Buganda, colloquailly a Lugbara who prefers to be associated with Buganda and denies, rejects or loses interest in his/ her real tribe (pronounced Lubaraganda) eg Bania ni Lugbaraganda ni. = Bania is a Lugbaraganda.
Lugbarakiga (n) Lugbara Mukiga, born to a Lugbara and Mukiga parent (also Lugbaraciga, Lugbara Muciga)
Lugbaranyanikole (c) someone with parents from both Lugbaraland and Ankole eg Banduyo ni Lugbaranyanikole. = Banduyo is a Lugbara-Munyankole.
Lugbarapu (n) LugbaRap, Lugbara Rap, Lugbara Flow, Lugba-flow, Gbara-flow eg "Ndrizaristic" engazu "Jobian Tick" azini "Black Lion" ni Lugbarapu ongo. = "Ndrizaristic" from Jobian Tick and Black Lion is a Lugbarap song.
Lugbarapedia (n) Lugbara language encyclopedia, comprehensive panoramic compendium of Lugbara topics
Lugbarasoga (n) Lugbara Musoga, sb with parents from both Lugbaraland and Busoga
Lugbarazungu (n) half-breed with parents from both Lugbaraland and Europe or America, half Lugbara and half Caucasian (pronounced Lubarazungu) eg Benedeta ni Lugbarazungu ni. = Benedetta is a Lugbarazungu.
Lugisu (n) language of Bagisu Tribe in eastern Uganda
Lukonzo (n) language of Bakonzo Tribe from Rwenzori Area (Rwenzururu Kingdom), (pronounced Lukonjo, also Rukonzo)
luku (n) basket for carrying babies. In Maracha, it has red leather straps attached and smeared with eraka
Luku (n) mountain east of Arua City, forms the Ugandan Lugbaraland in a circle with Wati, Liru and Bondo hills with Arua Hill in the centre
Lukudu (n) place in Rhino Camp
LULA (abbr) Lugbara Literature Association
lulu (n) alarm (also ndululu)
lulu ga (v) make an alarm
Luluwiri (n) place near Pajulu and Ediofe where Belgians had a slave market, meaning "Place of tears/ They will beat you and you cry"
lumbo (n) white tuber like sweet potato that grows long, now extinct
Lumumba (n) cell in Arua City
luru (adj) narrow (also lurua); (n) mist, fog, end blow trumpet made from a bottle shaped gourd
Luturujo (n) rock, hill in Tara, means "the house of/ on a hill"
Luwero (n) Luwero, place north of KLA eg Suru Drile Museveni omve Luwero "NRM ma e'doza". = President Museveni called Luwero "the beginning of NRM".
luwombo (n) food eg meat steamed in banana leaves to add flavour and aroma (also liboke in Congo)
Luya (n) Luhya (also Luhuya), second largest Bantu tribe in Kenya residing in the Western Province
Mm [sounds as Nn immediately before Vv]
ma (n) mother (also andri), (pron) my; 's; I am (v) decay, rot eg Jenifa ni Gaburieli ma andri. = Jennifer is Gabriel's mother.
Ma ai mi (ra)! (greeting) Welcome! (literally I receive you, also Karibu!)
ma-i (pron) me
ma vutia (adv) onwards, after eg "Natascha Kampusch" apa o'du 3096 ma vutia. = Natascha Kampusch ran away after 3096 days.
maaku (n) potato eg Kurisitini ni maaku nya 'biko tro; eri ma ale ni su maaku si. = Christine is eating potatoes with the outer skin; her stomach aches because of potatoes.
Mabira (n) market in Tara Subcounty, Largest Forest in Uganda found between Mukono and Buikwe or Jinja Njeru
mabugo (n) profit, condolence money
mabusu (n) jail, cell, prison (also aru)
madala (n) ladder, hash(tag) eg 'bi'bio 133 madala = *133#
madamu (n) madam
Madi (n) language and tribe closely related to Lugbara, might sound like broken Lugbara but is actually a language by itself, sometimes considered the origin of Lugbara (also written as Ma'di), district in West Nile since 1st July 2019
Madi Andraleru (n) Lower Madi, Moyo
Madi Indri (n) group of Madi in the south
Madi Okollo (n) town and subcounty or district farther south from Arua City, Upper Madi Constituency (also Madi Oruleru, Madi Okolo, Madi Ndri) eg Karolina ni i-ma maka je Madi Okolo-a. = Karolina buys her charcoal from Madi Okollo.
MADIFA (n) Maracha District Farmers Association eg Isaka ni MADIFA-a. = Isaac is in Maracha District Farmers Association.
madri ri (pron) mine (also mani)
mafaranga (n) francs, money used in Rwanda and France
magadi (n) used in place of salt and got from water like at Kibiro on the Northern shores of Lake Albert, got its name from Lake Magadi in Tanzania
magendo (n) smuggling, black market
Magendo Pari (n) Magendo Park, place in Arua Hill Cell, loading park that used to be off Nebbi Highway before Sambia where URA and the Courts Building are now located
magineti (n) magnet
maiki (n) microphone, Public Address System (also maikirofoni, guke) eg Eri maiki ayu "Maracha Action For Development (MAFORD)" ma mitingi-a. = S/he is using a microphone in the Maracha Action For Development (MAFORD) meeting.
mailo (n) mile
mailo ma o'biza (n) mile measurement, scale
mairungi (n) small leaves of a shrub plant eaten by all ages for leisure, sometimes with chewing gum though discouraged, internationally known as khat or ghati on the streets, ebikola in Luganda, mairunji (also mairunzi)