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onzo (v) belittle; cheat, smash
onzokonzo (n) smooth
onzomatara (n) belittling
onzoroko (n) dirt, many
onzorokoru (adj) dirty
onzota (n) belittling, minimizing; cheating, smashing (also onzoza)
onzu (v) off load; run
onzuta (n) offloading eg from a bag; running (also onzuza)
oo (v) speak, talk (also 'yo)
opa (v) nail, rob eg Furanisisi opa kiti. = Francis nailed the seat.
opalaku (n) smooth stone used instead of a hammer
Oparesoni Lonyi Ideta (n) Operation Wealth Creation (also Oparesoni Lonyi Ideza)
Oparita (n) Chief of Adjumani during colonial days mentioned in the song "Alu Juma Aringa, iri Noah Koboko... oromi Oparita Adjumani..."
opasi (n) nape, back of your neck
opazaru (v) nailed, robbed
ope (n) guinea fowl; (v) select, choose
opendu (n) segregation, nepotism
operea (n) swallow (bird)
opeta (n) choice, selection (also opeza), election, voting
opezaru (adv) selected, chosen
opi (n) chief, chieftainship, king, master; wing(s), (v) swell; peel, unshell eg YESU ni opi ma Opi. = JESUS is the King of kings.
Opi ma ndrita ma ovu mibe! (greeting) May the glory of the LORD be with you!
opi mva (n) prince (pronounced opi nva, plu. opi anzi)
opi nyaza (n) power
opi opi (adj) swollen
opi ti (phr v.) close (mouth), switch off, conclude, finalise eg Mi opi redio ti! = Switch off the radio!
opile (n) wings (also opilebiko) eg Serafi ma opile azia. = A seraphim (angel) has six wings.
opilebi (n) insect wings
opimaopima (n) cabbage (also kebeji)
opipia (n) boil (also apipia)
opiza (n) swelling, act of unshelling eg Dokita Birungi nze opiza agu azoru ma pa-a Arua Hosipito-a. = Doctor Birungi removed a swelling in a patient's leg at Arua Hospital.
opizaru (adj) swollen, peeled
opo fe (phr v.) commission, give power or authority to
opo feza (n) commissioning (also okpo feza)
opoa (n) leftover food (also mawolu, ibeku)
oporovu (n) pregnancy, pregnant woman
Opozisoni (n) Opposition
ora (v) leak; (over)think, worry
Ora (n) River Nile tributary flowing eastwards to the Albert Nile near Madi Okollo Town as you enter Arua District
ora idrika (n) small mushrooms that grow at the entrance of a python hole
Orani (v) rock formation and village in Tara (now Ajira Subcounty)
orata (n) leakage, thought (also oraza)
Orawa (n) place found somewhere between Arua Airport and the Ociba-Ombaci Road with a priceless view of Arua City buildings plus other geography on the southern horizon
oresi (n) goat given by a husband to his baby mama's parents to cleanse their child from bad luck after placenta is not buried at man's place
ori (n) snake; fear, cowardice (also uri), seed; (v) settle at the bottom of a liquid eg Ori ci ya? Ori yo! = Is there fear? No fear!
ori 'dipi (n) spiritual leader
ori owizu (n) sacrifice to ghosts in form of a goat, ox, sheep or fowl. Meat is divided into three portions: one for the dead which is placed in their shrines, second is cooked and eaten by the congregation while third is taken home uncooked for later distribution by them among more distant patrilineal kin
ori zoza (n) crop growing, seed planting
ori'ba (n) family (also aku)
oria (n) half-breed usually with Asian descent (also cotara) eg Cenene ni oria. = Chenene is of Asian descent.