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oriahulu (n) cobra
Orienitale Purovinsi (n) Orientale Province, region in northeastern DR Congo immediately west of Arua District
orii (n) mixture of gold and other metals (also oruu), reference in Congo
orindi (n) spirit, soul (also urindi, literally ori indi [because of fleshy body, but becomes only ori after death])
Orindi Alari (n) Holy Spirit (also Urindi Alari)
orio (n) coward (also urio)
oro (n) earth, universe, the world, upper part of thigh; tiredness, (v) feel tired
orobi (n) dream eg MUNGU ni e'yo nze orobi si. = GOD speaks through a dream.
orodri (n) profit, benefit, gain, use(fulness) eg Afa MUNGU ni le amavu ri, (eri orindi ni); rua ma orodri yo, (eri nga ma ra)! = What GOD wants from us, (it is the spirit); the body is useless, (it will rot)!
orodriru (adj) profitable, gainful, beneficial
oromi (n) nine eg Aseni Wenga nde kopo ku eli oromi engazu 2005 pere 2014. = Arsene Wenger did not win a cup for nine years since 2005 up to 2014.
Oromo (n) Cushitic language (spoken in Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia and Egypt), 3rd Most Spoken African Language
oru (adv) up, high, (prep) above, (v) prepare (esp. porridge), wake up eg Gasi oru i'di! = Gasi prepared porridge!
orukua (n) type of dodo greens
Orule'ba (n) highland people, a section of Lugbara
oruleru (adv) upper
oruta (n) waking up
osa (n) mixture, syrup; (v) fly, mix, slap eg Anyoya ma-a, 'ba kaka osa osu be. = In anyoya, maize is mixed with beans.
osasa (n) insect
ose (adj) fat, (v) fatten; pull eg Halu ni ose. = Hal is fat.
oseta (n) fattening
oseza (adj) fatness, big masavu
osi (v) give birth, produce a baby; roast; write eg Neria osi mva ago. = Neria gave birth to a male child.
osisia (n) secretary, scribe (also osipiri)
osita (n) birth; roasting, writing, registration
Ositrelia (n) Australia eg Oguwapiti ni Ositrelia-a. = Ogwapit is in Australia.
osiza (adj) roasted
osizaru (adj) roasted; written
oso (n) fat; pole with sth sharp
osofi (n) protruding middle part of the upper lip
osolo (n) mucus-like substance that comes from chest while coughing, sputum
osoroko (n) old clothes
osu (n) bow, gun (also bunduki, usu); peas, beans; (v) fix, pour, dress, marvel eg Kazibuwe ji osu vule gombolola-a. = Kazibwe took the gun back to the gombolola.
Osu (n) river through the Arua Golf Course, suburb near Osu River behind Hospital Road and Rhino Camp Road
Osu Geri (n) Osu Crescent, smaller crescent road in the area off Oda Road and within the bigger Awudele Crescent
osu nyirikia bi (n) leaves of tiny beans
osofi (n) protruding middle part of upper lip
osubi (n) bean leaf (also gobe)
osuta (n) miracle, marvel (also osuza) eg Kayanza ide osuta. = Kayanja made a miracle.
osutaru (adj) marvelous, magical, miraculous (also osuzaru) eg Onduparaka FC ma rukuza osutaru. = Onduparaka FC's fame is marvelous.
ota (v) sympathise, show pity
otaka (n) pot with wide mouth
otakua (n) small pot used for boiling sauce
otala (n) go-between in marriage, best man at wedding
otaramba (n) gold (in Aringa dialect)
otaria (n) cricket (also etirili, etiringili) eg Tindu nya otaria. = Tindu ate a cricket.
ote (v) wait
oteta (n) waiting for sb
oti (v) arrange in order, pluck eg fruits from tree; hang sb, tie eg animals; swallow
otita (n) program(me), radio show, arrangement (also otuta, projekiti)