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ondringa (n) slimming (also ondrita, ondriza)
ondrita (adv) bewitching, slimming (also enata, acife) eg Pasita Sembera ni ondrita agba "Life TV" sitesoni-a. = Pastor Sembera is hitting witchcraft on Life TV station.
ondrizaru (adj) slim
ondroko (n) snore
ondroko soza (n) snoring (also ondroko seza)
ondrukundrua (n) black ant
ondu (n) sorghum; (v) cheat
ondua (n) wisdom, brains, intelligence, cleverness, brightness (also ondoa)
ondua supa (n) superintelligence eg Zuka le ondua supa ide. = Zuck wants to create superintelligence.
onduaru (adj) clever, intelligent, smart
Ondunyiri (n) nickname for the Junior Caterpillars of Onduparaka FC (Children's team), means little or small sorghum
Onduparaka (n) suburb, town and village found less than a 10-minute ride directly north of Arua City along Adumi Road eg "Greenlight" Sitadia ni Onduparaka-a. = Greenlight Stadium is in Onduparaka.
one (v) look
oneza (n) looking
onezaru (adj, adv) opposite
onga (n) trap, (v) fly
ongo (n) song, music, tune eg Yiga si ongo Magi ni. = Yiga wrote a song for Maggie.
ongo 'dipi (n) music custodian
ongo ngo (v) sing music eg Jaki ni andra ongo ngo Bulu 3 (Na) be. = Jackie used to sing with Blu 3.
ongo ma nukuta (n) musical notes eg Ongo ma nukuta yi aziri: C, D, E, F, G, A azini B (Do-Re-Mi-Fa-So-La-Ti). = There are seven musical notes: C, D, E, F, G, A and B (Do-Re-Mi-Fa-So-La-Ti).
ongo ngoza (n) singing eg Kolekitivu ni imu tualu ongo ngoza si. = The Collective comes together because of singing.
ongobi (n) gorilla (also em[g]beleke, im[g]beleke) eg Mbayahi ni ongobi ma kalafe la. = Mbayahi is counting the population of gorillas.
ongoni (adj) poetic
ongoro'bi (n) eyebrows
ongu (n) race, running (also ongu nzuta, ongu nzuza); (v) dry eg Fara nde ongu. = Farah won the race.
ongulumu (n) group, association, multitude eg Sudiru Ruparelia ma ongulumu ambo. = Sudhir Ruparelia's group is big.
oni (n) stone, rock, hill (also 'be were); (v) learn eg Oni Arua = Arua Hill
ono (v) complain (also onu) eg Muzilikazi ono i-ma ati ma fuza si. = Mzilikazi complained because of his father's murder.
onokono (n) praying mantis
onota (n) complaint (onoza)
onya (n) white ant, winged termites (also nguu, ona, una), enswa (in Luganda); (v) cheat (also onzo, ondu) eg Onyango ni onya nda. = Onyango is looking for white ants.
onyakunya (n) snacks
onyata (n) fraud, corruption, cheating (that does not involve adultery, also onzota, onzoza)
onyi (n) good, beauty (also ndrita), partner (also onyia) eg Idri ma onyi! = Life has beauty/ Life is good!
onyiru (adj) good, beautiful (also onioni), sweet eg MUNGU ni onyiru! = GOD is good!
onyofi (n) body nail
onyoza (n) breakage (also onyota)
onyu (adj) half dry, (n) magical condition with an evil spirit similar to adra that attacked thieves by removing their teeth plus inflicting a terrible cough and rash or pimples on the face; (v) wither, crumple, crash eg Semakula mu pari mutuka ni onyu ria. = Semakula went to the place where the car crashed.
onyukunyu (n) housefly
onyuonyu (adj) withered (onyuza, onyuzaru)
onyuta (n) withering
onze (v) bail, pluck, uproot
onzeta (n) bail (onzeza) eg A'di ni onzeta ofe "Fire Eaters, Chicken Cannot Pass" azini "B-13" ni ra? = Who will pay bail for Fire Eaters, Chicken Cannot Pass and B-13?
onzi (adj) bad, evil, (n) type of snake, bad attribute, sin; (v) show happiness, open eg Pasita Sempa lu Pepe Yuliani Onzima ni: LGBT+ Afu onzi! = Pastor Sempa told Pepe Julian Onzima: LGBT+ Pride is bad!
onzikanya (n) very bad (also onzirikanya) eg Kiyarenga kini eri onzikanya. = Kyarenga said it's very bad.
onzita (n) happiness, opening (also onziza)
Onzita (n) male-given name meaning "Coping with bad" (Luganda for: You are killing me)
onzivu (n) ugliness
Onzivu (n) suburb south of Arua City after Sambia and Awindiri; narrow street between Arua Avenue and Transport Road joining Rhino Camp Road to Hospital Road eg Ize ni ta ra Onzivu Geri-a. = Faeces used to flow on Onzivu Street.
onzivuru (adj) ugly