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Death has one leg...
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The horns of ignorance are large...
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Ignorance killed his relative...
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The goat eats at the place it has been tethered in = A person should naturally exploit the position he occupies and draw from it the means to satisfy his basic needs.
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The black ant took the corpse of the brother-in-law...
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An elder can engage another elder to do something...
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A wall does not deteriorate by itself...
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The soil does not swell up by itself...
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The sieve does not perforate by itself...
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The pot does not fetch water by itself...
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No walls without poles...
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Water does not return...
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No beauty in pride...
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Covetousness suits dogs...
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Man dies once...
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Afterwards does not exist...
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The warbling of birds is varied...
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Each cock has its crest...
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Nobody is as sweet as honey...
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All have their stomach content...
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A monkey laughs at the tail of another monkey (thinking it has no funny tail)...
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The booklet entitled "The Hidden Wisdom of Lugbara-Aringa" features 116 Proverbs. A copy used to cost 10,000 UGX from Rasul Bombasa (+256-779-496927). Furthermore, 100.9 FM Voice Of Life and Radio Pacis in Arua broadcast programs where children share common as well as very rare riddles plus proverbs, so enlightening...
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Riddles (from "Lugbara Perception of Time" by Albert Titus Dalfovo):
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Do you know the name of the fat rat in the house finishing our groundnuts? The answer is the name of the boy who has stolen some food.
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Another riddle refers to a mushroom and asks for its name, which is that of some fearful boy.
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Another may ask for the name of a cat unable to catch rats or of a dog unable to chase anything, the name being that of a lazy boy.
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(The objective of riddles is ultimately to shape the future conduct of those whom the riddle is addressed to, generally boys and girls)
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O'du Peza/ Nyo [Lugbara Idioms]:
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Adriko pi Matua be eza pi si be [Adriko and Matua are like meat and teeth, always together] = They are in good terms and like each other.
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Angu ri ti pi omvu be [The place sits or is located like the mouth and nose] = The place is near.
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'Ba 'di, emi andru ewa za a'di [You people, today are you cooking elephant meat] = Why is it taking long to cook, is it an elephant? (Terego)
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Deza ba(ki) Terego-a [There are many old people in Terego] = Drunkards look like old people.
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E dro mi pamvu [Chase your footprints] = Evaluate yourself!
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E ka nga de mabe ku ni [You will finish with me, not so] = Warning!
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Emi we emi yofe si [Sweep yourselves with a broom] = Come in huge numbers!
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E'yo ma ndri a'bua le [Things should be nice like bananas]...
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E'yo mbe ma tibi ('bo) [An issue has (already) licked my sauce] = I have a problem.
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Eza nya maaku maaku [Eating a lot of meat like potatoes]...
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Mi dra ma adri o'du [Your death should be like sleep]...
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Mile iga [Dig an eye] = Interest sb
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Onya su-i aci-a ceni [The white ant put itself in the fire by itself] = Deliberately look for trouble.
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Si dri 'de ku, ari ni ra ni [If teeth do not fall, then blood will flow]...
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Tu burusu sia [(S/he) climbed onto a pigeon-pea tree] = (S/he) used vulgarity and obscene insults.
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Feedback (Amazing World of Lugbara):
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"1st year (Volume 1): 1,700 visits at AruaCartoons Blog;
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2nd year (Volume 2): 4,400;
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3rd year (Volume 3): 11,000;
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4th year (Volume 4): 20,500;
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5th year (Volume 5): 26,000;
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6th year (Volume 6): 31,600, moved to AikoGraphics Blog for easier datasaving edits on phone as text-only (No photos);
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