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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 (postp) 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 eg VJ Jingo ni vidio oja Luganda tisi engazu eli 80 yi. = VJ Jingo translates videos into Luganda language since the 80s.
vile (adv) backwards eg Eli 2014 si, Gudusitika kini: Ama mu drile, acani go vile ku. = In 2014, Gudstika said: 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; (postp) 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, cross in Swahili language
vule (adv) behind, backwards (also vile), follower (younger sibling)
Vura (n) Vurra, Lugbara clan with pumpkin as its emblem, 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 ...
vuti (n) buttocks, behind, glorious maximus, nyash (also eti, ndu)
vuti bi (v) follow
vutia (adv) behind
vutini (adj) the next, the one that follows
vutinia (adv) afterwards, later, after him or her
vutisi (adj) the next, the one that follows
Ww & 'W'w [Whwh]
wa (v) ripen
waa (v) prove
Wadrifu Geri (n) Wadriff Road, slopping road that connects Ociba Coast to Hospital Road at Drivers Corner
wa'di (n) relative, wife eg Eri ma wa'di ma ru Tenisa. = His wife's name is Tenisha.
wa'diko (adj) without relative
waka (n) servant, employee
wakoko (adj) weak, easy
wala (adj) wide, large, broad (also vala, ambo)
walaka (n) basket plate for eating
walala (adj) brown, light, lightskinned (also walalaru)
walaru (adj) wide, large, broad
Wandi (n) place near Terego reachable eastwards from Ombaci via Rhino Camp Road, road junction that connects Katrini and Oriajini to Owafa and Odupi
wangi (n) season (also mange)
wara (n) shoes eg Serena su wara imve. = Serena wore white shoes.
waraga (n) certificate, newspaper, letter, mail eg Mbabazi ni Arua Waraga la. = Mbabazi is reading Arua Newspaper.
waraga simu-a aliaru (n) SMS, Short Message Service (also simu waraga aliaru, waraga simu-a si)
waraji (n) waragi, Ugandan liquor
wari (adj) round, circle eg Etu ni wari. = The sun is round.
wariru (adj) round, circular
wasi wasi (n) worry, care, alarm, concern, skepticism