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tutuni (adv) mainly, mostly
tuzu drile (adv) and above - said of ages (also muzu drile) eg Faburegasi avi Aseno timu okori ni desi eri eli 18 tuzu drile. = Fabregas played for Arsenal's first team when he was 18 years and above.
Uu [shares some words with Oo]
ubalako (n) fox (also obalako, oboloko)
Uganda (n) Idi Amin's empire, M7's nation, where I was born (also Yuganda)
Uhuru Geri (n) Independence Road starts from the Arua Hill Roundabout and extends along the foot of Arua Hill eg Karungi ni azi nga Uhuru Geri-a. = Karungi works on Independence Road.
Ukureini (n) Ukraine (also Yukureini) eg Muzungu azi enga Ukureini-a imu olokoto ma odre nda Wesiti Nailu-a. = Some muzungu came from Ukraine to search for the urine of a gecko in West Nile.
Ulaya (n) Europe eg Fuloriani ni Ulaya-a. = Florian is in Europe.
Ulepi (n) Uleppi, place in Upper Madi between Bondo and Okollo
uri (n) fear, cowardice, snake (also ori); louse, sweat, rust; seeds for planting, seedlings
urindi onzi (n) evil spirit, madness, lunacy, epilepsy (also orindi onzi)
uru (prep) high, up (also oru)
Urukurua (n) hill in Terego famous for the rock on which Robert Afeti wrote the warning "Tooth can lost" on 20th August 1992 at around 2pm after crashing and losing four teeth at the dangerous spot while riding his bicycle from Owaffa trading centre; his father died from wounds caused by an accident on that slope
uruleru (prep) upward, upper
urulesi (prep) up, standing
usu (n) gun, (v) dress (also osu)
Vv
va (v) guess, understand
vala (adj) vast, wide
vata (n) guessing, understanding
vata kokoru (adj) ignorant
vazaru (adj) understood
vaa (adv) down (also vaalesi, sometimes va)
vaale (adv) downward
vaaleru (adv, adj) downward
vasi (n) verse eg Vasi bi ma! = The verse grabbed me! (fig.)
ve (v) burn
vele (prep) behind (also vile)
velomutuka (n) velocar, velomobile (also velo[mobilu])
vi (n) tsetse fly, pus, scratch
viato (n) shoes (also wara, nyila, katara) eg Karitasi su viato ini. = Karitas wore black shoes.
vicoru (adj) liked, lovable, enjoyable
vidio (n) video
vile (adv) backwards eg Ama mu drile, acani go vile ku. = We are moving ahead, we won't go backwards.
vini (conj) also
vino (n) wine, ink eg Mingoro vino = Mingoro wine
violini (n) violin eg Miri Beni-Ari ni violini avi. = Miri Ben-Ari plays violin.
vo (v) slash
VOLA (abbr) VOL (pronounced Vo Oh La), Voice Of Life Arua, 100.9 FM VOL Radio, West Nile's pioneer broadcast station, exclusively church-oriented and Gospel music-playing media (also VOLU - Voice Of Life Uganda) eg Alisi Drijaru Asedri ma ongo ni avi VOLA-a. = Alice Drijaru Asedri's song is playing on VOL.
vorovoro (adj) soft
vu (n) ground; (prep) near, with him/ her/ it; (v) blow eg Abiriambati ni Go Dawuni Geri vu. = Abiriambati is near Go Down Road.
vudu (n) voodoo, vodou, witchcraft (also enata)
VUKA (n) the only ONE Who knows everything and can solve any problem, sacred word compared to Hebrew word YHWH (YAHWEH), not used commonly because of respect and fear
vule (adv) behind, backwards (also vile), follower (younger sibling)
Vura (n) Vurra, Lugbara clan, town and area southwest of Arua City, URA Customs border post on the DR Congo International Boundary, parish in Tara Subcounty (of Maracha East comprising the villages of Agavua, Pajuru, Igumayi, Kololo East, Agaruku and Odupiri) eg Kevini mu Vura-a. = Kevin has gone to Vurra.
vuti (n) buttocks, behind, glorious maximus, nyash (also eti)
vuti bi (v) follow
vutia (adv) behind
vutini (adj) the next, the one that follows
vutinia (adv) afterwards, later, after him or her