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'ye bi-a wu (adj) buzzing eg Afa 'ye bi-a wu. = It's buzzing in the ear.
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'ye ofezu dratia (n) sacrificing a goat to satisfy a blood debt that brought misfortunes after an arrow was fired from a bow and accidentally killed someone as in Lugbara folklore
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'yeke (adj) okay, alright, correct eg Noni ni 'yeke. = Noni is alright.
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'yeta (n) deed, action
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'yetasi (adv) by deed, by action (pronounced yhetasi)
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'yezaru (adv) done
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'yo (v) say, speak, talk, utter (pronounced yho) eg Olivu 'yo ica Burundi-a muke. = Olive said she reached Burundi safely.
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'yota (n) saying, speaking, talking, utterance
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Zz [pronounced Jj immediately after Nn]
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za (n) meat (also eza, iza)
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za kalanya (n) beef
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za ondo (n) queen (also kuwini)
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Zaki (n) Lugbara ancestor who had 14 children (descendant of Yekeyeke), Lugbara dialect in DR Congo
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Zambia (n) cell, village or zone in Mvara after Barifa Forest and before Kenya Zone, country down south separated from Uganda by Tanzania eg Banda ni aa Zambia-a. = Banda stays in Zambia.
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zamva (n) girl, meat child (pronounced zanva) eg Buritini ni zamva, te sawa azi ma vutia, eri mu eca oku. = Britney is a girl, but after some time, she is going to become a woman.
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zapi (n) niece (daughter) eg Juditi Babiriye Ayikoru ni eri ma zapi. = Judith Babirye Ayikoru is his niece.
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ze (v) defecate, push; faeces, shit, dung
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zele (n) anus (also aise geri)
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Zerokisi (v) Xerox
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zi (n) daughter (also zii); (v) hide, open; ask, greet
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Zibeya (n) female-given name meaning "Did they consult?"
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ziri (adv) far
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zita (n) question, greeting
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ziza (n) privacy
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zizaru (adv) hidden, open(ed); questionable
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zo (v) cross (a river), grow, milk
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zomaazi (n) peer, colleague eg Dodo ni e'yo nze zomaazi be. = Dodo is talking to a colleague.
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Zombo (n) Alur town and district south of Arua before Nebbi
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zoni (n) zone, village in a city eg Mvara Purimari Sukulu ni Zambia Zoni-a. = Mvara Primary School is in Zambia Zone.
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zori (suffix) the one which is for or of
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zota (n) growth, development, prosperity, length, milking (also zoza)
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zozo (adv) distant, far, long
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zu (adv) whole day, morning to evening; (prep, suffix, v) for, savour eg ayiko zu = enjoy (savour happiness)
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zukulu (n) gourd, calabash (also erece), ndeku in Luganda
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zunguru zanga (n) chicken struck by lightning
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zuru (adj) full to the brim
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zuzu (adv) everyday, daily
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Kalafe [Numbers]:
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0. Toko/ Ogbo
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1. Alu
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2. Iri
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3. Na
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4. Su
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5. Towi/ Tawu
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6. Azia
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7. Aziri
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8. Aro
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9. Oromi
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10. Mudri/ Modri
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11. Mudri (dri)ni alu
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