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Mother-in-law [idri, edra, idra, idrapi] |
Brother-in-law [otuo, oti, (to wife) onyizi] |
Sister-in-law [onyere, ayipi] |
Relatives ['ba pi] |
Kin and kith [ori'ba azini agi or agyi] |
Neighbour [jo ejele, jirani] |
West Nile Totems [Symbols or Emblems]/ Unified Clans of Lado (UCL): |
Alur(u) (Luo Tribe in the South) = O'du [Leopard] |
Aringa (in Yumbe) = Kabilo [Ram Sheep]/ Ojuruko [Termite]? |
Ayivu = Ti [Bull or Cow]/ Pala bi [Jute]? |
Koboko = Yekeye [Red Safariant]? |
Lugbara (Tribe) = O'du (Odhu) [Leopard] |
Madi Adjumani (East Moyo) = Au ago [White Cock] |
Madi Moyo = Au logo [White Rooster] |
Madi Okol(l)o = Ndri [Goat]/ Asuwa (Luganda: Enswa) [White ants mixed in paste like kumura]? |
Marac(h)a = Kulu, Ise [Locust (Swarming Grasshopper), Common Bush-Cricket Grasshopper known as Nsenene] |
Obongi = Aji i'bini [Fish Eagle] |
Terego = Odro (eg Anabia, Omba omba) [Rat] |
Vur(r)a = Ago [(Logiri) Pumpkin]/ Oboloko [Fox] |
House of Lugbara (2026): |
Written by Aiko (cartoonist) in the 21st Century, this metaphorical tale is about six anthropomorphic brothers born to Meme (Goatwoman believed to be from the Madi tribe plus sister to White Rooster) who becomes a Belgian king's personal property and conceives Leopard that gets an Alur caretaker unlike his elder siblin... |
Desert Dates (Ipe mi Namba!): |
Prompt: Imagine a dating program in Arua (Centre of Lugbaraland) where Lugbara and English are the two main languages used by the show's team (probably sponsored by Desert Breeze Hotel) in the mold of either Hello Mr. Right Kenya or Date My Family Uganda, Bukedde's Abanoonya, Shoot Your Shot Nigeria, Dating: No Filter ... |
JSON Lines (Training Set for Lugbara AI): |
{"prompt": "How do you say 'I love you' in Lugbara?", "completion": "A le mi!"} |
{"prompt": Say 'You look good' in Lugbara!", "completion": "Mi ina ala!"} |
{"prompt": "Translate 'friend' to Lugbara!", "completion": "agi"} |
{"prompt": "Translate to Lugbara: Where is the Church?", "completion": "Kanisa ngoa?"} |
O'du Wiki Ni [Days of the Week]: |
A day is called o'du in Lugbara; 1 week is wiki alu, yumala alu, yumula alu, sabatu alu, sabiti alu or yinga [Lingala for week] alu... |
1. Sunday (Sande, Etuo'du, Sabatoni [Greek First Day of the Week] changed by the sun-worshipping Roman Emperor Constantine as the Day of Rest on 7th March 321 AD; O'du Engata YESU niri [JESUS Resurrection Day, LORD's Day (Liturgy work) in the New Covenant, 8th Day of Creation]; O'du Sabatuniri ma vutia [Day after Sabba... |
2. Monday (O'du alu, Wiki ma o'du alu, Mande) |
3. Tuesday (O'du iri) |
4. Wednesday/ Midweek (O'du na/ Wikiagaa) |
5. Thursday (O'du su) |
6. Friday (O'du towi, O'du Otuzuri [Preparation Day]; Matthew 27:62; Mark 15:42; Luke 23:54; John 19:31; Koran 62:9 Al-Jumu’a [The Assembly Prayer]) |
7. Saturday (O'du azia; Yudani ma O'du Sabatuni; Sabosi; Sabati; Sabato; Sabatu [Jewish Shabbat/ Weekend Rest Day abolished by the Roman Catholic Church and transferred to Sunday/ Seventh Day Adventist Sabbath]; Matthew 28:1; Mark 16:1, Luke 23:54 and 56; John 19:31) |
Kalenda [Calendar]: |
The simplest way to refer to months or moons [mba in Lugbara] is to use numbers, for example January is Mba alu, February is Mba iri not to be confused with July [Eri which is Mba aziri], May is Mba towi and so on. But below is the other latinized (and seasonal) way of mentioning them. The coming of each month used to ... |
1. Yanuari (Oco Ko Pa Hwio, Oco 'Dupa Sere) |
This is a term describing how "dogs which are seen running around lift up one of their front legs" due to the sweltering heat from the hot ground or soil. It is a period of no rain. |
2. Feburuli (Kuluni) |
Kulu is a locust grasshopper (but not Ise). It is a time of seeing young lads moving around with long sticks/ canes whose ends are strapped with sticky saps (from Laru tree) to trap/ catch the grasshoppers. In short, it is a time for catching grasshoppers. There is still no rain at this time. Intentional grass burning ... |
3. Marici (Zengulu or Ndukulu) |
This is when the sound of a distant thunder is heard. The start of the rainy season is approaching. |
4. Apirili (Ayi Ti) |
This is the start of the wet season or spring with light rains still punctuated with sunny days. Groundnuts are planted in specially prepared gardens. |
5. Mayi (Ayi Eti) |
Also translates as "the back of the spring season" or the end of the spring season. It is a period when rains would halt temporarily and the hot sunny days return but not like the one in Oco ko pa hwio. |
6. Yuni (Emveki) |
The term literally means "Push On". It is a season of mild hunger and women get unripe millet (planted during Ayi Ti) from the gardens for making millet flour for porridge or for baking millet bread called "Anya Enya". |
7. Yulayi (Eri) |
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