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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) |
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