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7th year (Volume 7): 36,060;

8th year (Volume 8): 38,356;

9th year (Volume 9): Altered AC URL for some weeks// Published on Amazon Kindle, Lulu (then deleted it), Hugging Face and GitHub, but discovered so many mistakes which I rectified;

10th year (Volume 10): Changed book cover to ageless..." - Google Analytics

"Pentium processor..." - Daniel Kyazze, one of my Favourite Yearmates at UCU Mukono

"West Nile Ambassador..." - Jaffar Amin aka Remo, President Idi Amin's son born in 1967

"Lugbara-locating GPS..." - Joel Okuyo Atiku (Prynce), the King Himself

"Passionate... Brother..." - Chris Tumusiime (Munyankole who tried to learn Lugbara ti while courting my 3rd cousin's niece)

"Undoubtedly there are all sorts of languages in the world, yet none of them is without meaning. If then I do not grasp the meaning of what someone is saying, I am a foreigner to the speaker and the speaker is a foreigner to me..." - 1st Corinthians 14:10-11

"Languages matter [Lugbara Translate: Ti yi ma e'yo okporu]..." - UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization), 21st February was declared the International Mother Language Day by UNESCO in 1999 and welcomed in the 2002 UN General Assembly's Resolution. Also, mark your Calendars for International Translation Day on 30th September

"46th Indigenous Community in Uganda, as at 1st February 1926..." - 1995 Constitution of Uganda

"Very interesting, met a wonderful person as a good friend, very calm, lovely young guy but he made me like the Lugbaras that's why I searched for their ways though we used to pass Koboko, Arua going to Kabalega also Kidepo where my dad worked in my young years. Thanks for the description! How do they write the words in Lugbara - U have my heart though I can't be yours?" - Neferita (ritanantongo@hotmail.com), on 17th December 2008 (From The Netherlands)

"U must be the Best Thing on the net from Arua..." - Richard Yiiki (aka Yiiki365, Engineer in Entebbe)

"Mr. Aiko... (M)y family is originally from Vurra. I have read your blogs and they make me smile... I have not been to Uganda in over 10 years and I especially want to come to Arua to eat that food you have described so well in your blog. That is one thing I miss about home... the food... Perhaps you can include some pictures of the different foods, so that we can salivate from afar. GOD bless..." - Lillian Kelle Butele, Las Vegas, Nevada (USA); the other half of Prim & Propa (Ugandan pop rap duo)

"Commendable blogger... I am more interested in knowing more about Lugbara marriage practices... Aikographics... I would suggest you document the breakdown of the ingredients of this ceremony eg animals, the kind of animals usually required, symbolic items like spears, etc..." - Leonard Okema (www.lwani.blogspot.com)

"If you know your deepest roots, then nothing can shake you from the ground... The article about food is very good, photos included [which was Lillian Kelle's suggestion]; makes people want to learn more... My mother is a sister to Betty (musician) and Betty herself is a mother to Beatrice Wila whose father is Kakwa... Betty Atiku heads the West Nile Welfare Association (WNWA) in UK and wants to connect with people in UG; your name was fronted to her. If someone wants to become an artist, let them! You cannot be forced to become a doctor... I have a cousin in Germany who posts music and stuff... I treat Jackie Chandiru as a younger sister; am going to tell her you have a crush on her, hahaha! Tabloids write false stories and one actually made Jackie cry... I get my music direct from Jackie..." - Winnie Amaguru (+44) 755 1353607 calling from London at 12:34 pm on Thursday 3rd September 2009 for 43 minutes and 55 seconds [I sowed the seed for Lugbara Cultural Heritage, a group created after joining Facebook in 2008 and Winnie was the first to water it alongside Betty Atiku, Beatrice Wila, Peter Agamile, Helen Erinah Mayele plus Andrew Muhimbise (a Mukiga); it was later crippled as well as "Arua City: Sweetest Place since 1914" because their machines noticed plagiarism (Maybe I copied descriptions from my own blogs) though thousands of other members had joined, but I also created Lugbara Literature Association (LULA) group as a wiseacre fan in order to source data]

"Great research..." - Charles Kirikiri Bua, on Sunday 15th November 2009

"Dear Edward! First allow me to congratulate you upon the blog you have on Lugbara issues (www.lugbaraculture.blogspot.com)..." - (Father) Ruffino Ezama of the Comboni Missionaries in the USA

"Lugbara University 'ba 'ye si ra..." - LMB Rags (musician)

"Social Anthropology blog..." - Thammasat University

"Happy New Year Aiko Lugbara translator, I read through ur versions and am happy, more especially when you wrote how people pronounce computer..." - +256-770-899476 (Albert Abindu), on 02/01/2020 at 13:52

"My inspiration..." - Peace Yikiru (Lugbara researcher who contacted me from Gulu)

"I got this contact on Google while trying to search for the meaning of some words in Lugbara, someone wrote for me these words (Igyere nyaa nyii); I need some help... Namesake..." - Sanyu, in 2022

"My Lugbara girlfriend has given me a task to learn her language... I'm having problems. But thank GOD that I found your number on Google..." - Michael Ssebutinde

"Your brain is working..." - Daphine Anicia, studying Fine Art in Lira

"I was going thru internet trying to find a Google translator from English to Lugbara... All I could find was a Lugbara dictionary by Aiko. Big up my man... That resilience is solid. That translator is necessary, I have one of my workers he is Lugbara and we struggle to communicate so I was actually looking for a translator to help our kb. We are on the sideline cheering u on... Grateful to know guys like u making things that change life as we know it... Woohoo..." - Craig Lugemwa (My former BO Liga captain), on Thursday 3rd February 2022

"I tried checking for the name Leniya up your dictionary but couldn't find it! I would like to know what it means in English. Thanks..." - +256-788-556525 (Isaac Rubangakene) via WhatsApp, on Sunday 13th March 2022

"Mucele ma ru Lugbara tisi ngoni... Borehole ma ru? Ma adripi borehole ma ru Lugbara tisi mani ma oku niri semenikia adreni chuma (yini) ku, enzo onzi! You have given me wrong answers, please brother, don't lie people, thanks..." - 0772-978078 (Batista Atrici)

"Your brain is working..." - Daphine Anicia, studying Fine Art in Lira

"I'm Susan from Abim, I love singing hymn 7 in the Uganda Youth Praise but I don't know the meaning since it's in Lugbara. I got ur number from the internet. Let me share with you the song.// Wow, remain blessed my brother..." - Susan Joyce Akidi (a Karamojong) in April 2023

"I'm a Lugbara but raised in another place (Kampala) so I just want to practise it en as I was on Google I came across ur dictionary en I got ur number for more help... I still know some few words though sometimes making sentences is hard for me... If you have some Lugbara gospel or worship u can send me..." - 0780-809251 (Dennis), on Monday 26th June 2023

"You pronounce Enyau like people from Buganda..." - My cousins in Aliba Ojepi, on Saturday 1st July 2023

"I grew up not knowing much about the Lugbara heritage, but got tired of not seeing myself represented in a lot of things as a Lugbara... (A)nother brother (Pajombo or PJ)... wanted to elevate Lugbara through media... We needed sources. Online was you that I got from Blogspot..." - Hillary Nickson Ayiko (who studied in Jinja), on Monday 11th September 2023

"Good evening, Aiko Graphics! What is the name of these in Lugbarati: 1. Camel, 2. Ostrich? I had to talk to Google and found you. And I knew you would not fail me. My son is now a happy man. He is in P5. They were asked in Lugbarati to go back to school on Tuesday with the answers...// My Professor of Lugbarati (270224)..." - Derimah, on Friday 6th October 2023

"What does "afazi" mean? We heard it on the radio..." - Gift Kembabazi & Elijah from Kamwenge, in January 2024

"That passion you have is value for the future generations... (S)ource of legit info. Keep it up..." - Desmond Stephen Andama (Cousin in Somalia), on Sunday 18th February 2024

"Thanks for the detailed information I appreciate..." - Baron Philip Kasozi, on Thursday 22nd February 2024

"Do you have a PDF of your dictionary?" - Dennis Jung (in Germany)

"Thank you bro for your initiative to have the Lugbara ti Dictionary. I've been a great follower of your blog..." - John Bosco Asibuku (aka Jeybee Pop Auden), on Friday 21st June 2024

"I used to love learning Lugbara language from your site but it has been blocked and can't access it anymore. Is there a new site where we can access that information?" - Felix Kuteesa via Wikipedia, on 15th August 2024 (I had changed the URL, but then reverted it)

"I contacted you in 2018 and I keep looking at your Lugbara blogs. Have you thought about writing a book? I have always wanted to know about our history, culture, language. I was born in Arua but grew up in Kakira - Jinja. Your blogs made me research and get old Lugbara textbooks... I bless GOD for your life. You are called to make Lugbara known to the world... If West Africans have language similarities to Lugbara, when did we separate... The Aringa connived with the Government to be called a tribe... Aringa is just a dialect. Not a tribe. Similar to Rigbo, Terego, etc... Difference is less than 100 words. I have travelled much of our land and analysed some of the various differences including being in Moyo and Adjumani. My paternal grandparents moved to Lodonga in Yumbe in the 1950s so all my mother's side are in Yumbe and speak Aringa. No difference... I admire the way our descendants will have access to all this information after the hardwork you are putting into this project..." - Gilbert Adima via WhatsApp, on Wednesday 11th December 2024 [while I was preparing to publish my Lugbara Dictionary on Amazon Kindle; submitted it three days later though drafted book cover on Sunday 8th December 2024 after a dream about Belinda Kakwanzi (Fundi Bots) and RS Elvis]

"Our man Edward the record keeper and note-taker of the family. We thank GOD for this wisdom! This is always nice..." - Monica Driwaru Ecodu on Saturday 28th December 2024

"Your talent in graphics has always amazed me... honestly one of the coolest people I've ever met... Your creativity and passion for learning are already a solid foundation... Natural talent... You approach things with excellence..." - Onya Kokas, ICT Engineer from Teso, but working in Zambia on Wednesday 1st January 2025

"(I')m conducting a research study on the vocabulary comparison between Teregoti and Ayivuti. My challenge is that... I didn't grow up in the community that could enable me learn my language. And so I got your contact from some PDF on Google while I was searching for history about the Lugbara... I appreciate your work so much..." - Agnes Ceniru, pursuing a Bachelor's Degree in English and Literature on Saturday 4th October 2025

"Very cool! Important work :)..." - Buster Franken (+31 6 24877967)

"That's good work, brother, you have done it for us all..." - Mildred Maneno, maternal cousin on Tuesday 7th October 2025

"Read the 2011 Lugbara Kari Constitution... At campus, you used to be very peaceful and the Youngest Lugbara I knew..." - Manase Yuma Amuku (4th Agofe) on Sunday 2nd November 2025

"I saw your Lugbara post about pronunciation; it was nice!" - Asher Faith Bania (Lugbaraganda) on Wednesday 5th November 2025

"You should be given a position in Lugbara Kari..." - Philip Mayonga on Thursday 061125

"Hullo there... I got your number from the Amazing World of Lugbara. Am a Muganda who enjoys Lugbara music. Thanks for the lyrics you posted. I was looking for the Etoo and Munyumunyu lyrics, but couldn't find them. Would be so glad if you could share them please. Thank you once again..." - Derrick (+256-749-799693) on Thursday 13th November 2025

7th year (Volume 7): 36,060;

8th year (Volume 8): 38,356;

9th year (Volume 9): Altered AC URL for some weeks// Published on Amazon Kindle, Lulu (then deleted it), Hugging Face and GitHub, but discovered so many mistakes which I rectified;

10th year (Volume 10): Changed book cover to ageless..." - Google Analytics

"Pentium processor..." - Daniel Kyazze, one of my Favourite Yearmates at UCU Mukono

"West Nile Ambassador..." - Jaffar Amin aka Remo, President Idi Amin's son born in 1967

"Lugbara-locating GPS..." - Joel Okuyo Atiku (Prynce), the King Himself

"Passionate... Brother..." - Chris Tumusiime (Munyankole who tried to learn Lugbara ti while courting my 3rd cousin's niece)

"Undoubtedly there are all sorts of languages in the world, yet none of them is without meaning. If then I do not grasp the meaning of what someone is saying, I am a foreigner to the speaker and the speaker is a foreigner to me..." - 1st Corinthians 14:10-11

"Languages matter [Lugbara Translate: Ti yi ma e'yo okporu]..." - UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization), 21st February was declared the International Mother Language Day by UNESCO in 1999 and welcomed in the 2002 UN General Assembly's Resolution. Also, mark your Calendars for International Translation Day on 30th September

"46th Indigenous Community in Uganda, as at 1st February 1926..." - 1995 Constitution of Uganda

"Very interesting, met a wonderful person as a good friend, very calm, lovely young guy but he made me like the Lugbaras that's why I searched for their ways though we used to pass Koboko, Arua going to Kabalega also Kidepo where my dad worked in my young years. Thanks for the description! How do they write the words in Lugbara - U have my heart though I can't be yours?" - Neferita (ritanantongo@hotmail.com), on 17th December 2008 (From The Netherlands)

"U must be the Best Thing on the net from Arua..." - Richard Yiiki (aka Yiiki365, Engineer in Entebbe)

"Mr. Aiko... (M)y family is originally from Vurra. I have read your blogs and they make me smile... I have not been to Uganda in over 10 years and I especially want to come to Arua to eat that food you have described so well in your blog. That is one thing I miss about home... the food... Perhaps you can include some pictures of the different foods, so that we can salivate from afar. GOD bless..." - Lillian Kelle Butele, Las Vegas, Nevada (USA); the other half of Prim & Propa (Ugandan pop rap duo)

"Commendable blogger... I am more interested in knowing more about Lugbara marriage practices... Aikographics... I would suggest you document the breakdown of the ingredients of this ceremony eg animals, the kind of animals usually required, symbolic items like spears, etc..." - Leonard Okema (www.lwani.blogspot.com)

"If you know your deepest roots, then nothing can shake you from the ground... The article about food is very good, photos included [which was Lillian Kelle's suggestion]; makes people want to learn more... My mother is a sister to Betty (musician) and Betty herself is a mother to Beatrice Wila whose father is Kakwa... Betty Atiku heads the West Nile Welfare Association (WNWA) in UK and wants to connect with people in UG; your name was fronted to her. If someone wants to become an artist, let them! You cannot be forced to become a doctor... I have a cousin in Germany who posts music and stuff... I treat Jackie Chandiru as a younger sister; am going to tell her you have a crush on her, hahaha! Tabloids write false stories and one actually made Jackie cry... I get my music direct from Jackie..." - Winnie Amaguru (+44) 755 1353607 calling from London at 12:34 pm on Thursday 3rd September 2009 for 43 minutes and 55 seconds [I sowed the seed for Lugbara Cultural Heritage, a group created after joining Facebook in 2008 and Winnie was the first to water it alongside Betty Atiku, Beatrice Wila, Peter Agamile, Helen Erinah Mayele plus Andrew Muhimbise (a Mukiga); it was later crippled as well as "Arua City: Sweetest Place since 1914" because their machines noticed plagiarism (Maybe I copied descriptions from my own blogs) though thousands of other members had joined, but I also created Lugbara Literature Association (LULA) group as a wiseacre fan in order to source data]

"Great research..." - Charles Kirikiri Bua, on Sunday 15th November 2009

"Dear Edward! First allow me to congratulate you upon the blog you have on Lugbara issues (www.lugbaraculture.blogspot.com)..." - (Father) Ruffino Ezama of the Comboni Missionaries in the USA

"Lugbara University 'ba 'ye si ra..." - LMB Rags (musician)

"Social Anthropology blog..." - Thammasat University

"Happy New Year Aiko Lugbara translator, I read through ur versions and am happy, more especially when you wrote how people pronounce computer..." - +256-770-899476 (Albert Abindu), on 02/01/2020 at 13:52

"My inspiration..." - Peace Yikiru (Lugbara researcher who contacted me from Gulu)

"I got this contact on Google while trying to search for the meaning of some words in Lugbara, someone wrote for me these words (Igyere nyaa nyii); I need some help... Namesake..." - Sanyu, in 2022

"My Lugbara girlfriend has given me a task to learn her language... I'm having problems. But thank GOD that I found your number on Google..." - Michael Ssebutinde

"Your brain is working..." - Daphine Anicia, studying Fine Art in Lira

"I was going thru internet trying to find a Google translator from English to Lugbara... All I could find was a Lugbara dictionary by Aiko. Big up my man... That resilience is solid. That translator is necessary, I have one of my workers he is Lugbara and we struggle to communicate so I was actually looking for a translator to help our kb. We are on the sideline cheering u on... Grateful to know guys like u making things that change life as we know it... Woohoo..." - Craig Lugemwa (My former BO Liga captain), on Thursday 3rd February 2022

"I tried checking for the name Leniya up your dictionary but couldn't find it! I would like to know what it means in English. Thanks..." - +256-788-556525 (Isaac Rubangakene) via WhatsApp, on Sunday 13th March 2022

"Mucele ma ru Lugbara tisi ngoni... Borehole ma ru? Ma adripi borehole ma ru Lugbara tisi mani ma oku niri semenikia adreni chuma (yini) ku, enzo onzi! You have given me wrong answers, please brother, don't lie people, thanks..." - 0772-978078 (Batista Atrici)

"Your brain is working..." - Daphine Anicia, studying Fine Art in Lira

"I'm Susan from Abim, I love singing hymn 7 in the Uganda Youth Praise but I don't know the meaning since it's in Lugbara. I got ur number from the internet. Let me share with you the song.// Wow, remain blessed my brother..." - Susan Joyce Akidi (a Karamojong) in April 2023

"I'm a Lugbara but raised in another place (Kampala) so I just want to practise it en as I was on Google I came across ur dictionary en I got ur number for more help... I still know some few words though sometimes making sentences is hard for me... If you have some Lugbara gospel or worship u can send me..." - 0780-809251 (Dennis), on Monday 26th June 2023

"You pronounce Enyau like people from Buganda..." - My cousins in Aliba Ojepi, on Saturday 1st July 2023

"I grew up not knowing much about the Lugbara heritage, but got tired of not seeing myself represented in a lot of things as a Lugbara... (A)nother brother (Pajombo or PJ)... wanted to elevate Lugbara through media... We needed sources. Online was you that I got from Blogspot..." - Hillary Nickson Ayiko (who studied in Jinja), on Monday 11th September 2023

"Good evening, Aiko Graphics! What is the name of these in Lugbarati: 1. Camel, 2. Ostrich? I had to talk to Google and found you. And I knew you would not fail me. My son is now a happy man. He is in P5. They were asked in Lugbarati to go back to school on Tuesday with the answers...// My Professor of Lugbarati (270224)..." - Derimah, on Friday 6th October 2023

"What does "afazi" mean? We heard it on the radio..." - Gift Kembabazi & Elijah from Kamwenge, in January 2024

"That passion you have is value for the future generations... (S)ource of legit info. Keep it up..." - Desmond Stephen Andama (Cousin in Somalia), on Sunday 18th February 2024

"Thanks for the detailed information I appreciate..." - Baron Philip Kasozi, on Thursday 22nd February 2024

"Do you have a PDF of your dictionary?" - Dennis Jung (in Germany)

"Thank you bro for your initiative to have the Lugbara ti Dictionary. I've been a great follower of your blog..." - John Bosco Asibuku (aka Jeybee Pop Auden), on Friday 21st June 2024

"I used to love learning Lugbara language from your site but it has been blocked and can't access it anymore. Is there a new site where we can access that information?" - Felix Kuteesa via Wikipedia, on 15th August 2024 (I had changed the URL, but then reverted it)

"I contacted you in 2018 and I keep looking at your Lugbara blogs. Have you thought about writing a book? I have always wanted to know about our history, culture, language. I was born in Arua but grew up in Kakira - Jinja. Your blogs made me research and get old Lugbara textbooks... I bless GOD for your life. You are called to make Lugbara known to the world... If West Africans have language similarities to Lugbara, when did we separate... The Aringa connived with the Government to be called a tribe... Aringa is just a dialect. Not a tribe. Similar to Rigbo, Terego, etc... Difference is less than 100 words. I have travelled much of our land and analysed some of the various differences including being in Moyo and Adjumani. My paternal grandparents moved to Lodonga in Yumbe in the 1950s so all my mother's side are in Yumbe and speak Aringa. No difference... I admire the way our descendants will have access to all this information after the hardwork you are putting into this project..." - Gilbert Adima via WhatsApp, on Wednesday 11th December 2024 [while I was preparing to publish my Lugbara Dictionary on Amazon Kindle; submitted it three days later though drafted book cover on Sunday 8th December 2024 after a dream about Belinda Kakwanzi (Fundi Bots) and RS Elvis]

"Our man Edward the record keeper and note-taker of the family. We thank GOD for this wisdom! This is always nice..." - Monica Driwaru Ecodu on Saturday 28th December 2024

"Your talent in graphics has always amazed me... honestly one of the coolest people I've ever met... Your creativity and passion for learning are already a solid foundation... Natural talent... You approach things with excellence..." - Onya Kokas, ICT Engineer from Teso, but working in Zambia on Wednesday 1st January 2025

"(I')m conducting a research study on the vocabulary comparison between Teregoti and Ayivuti. My challenge is that... I didn't grow up in the community that could enable me learn my language. And so I got your contact from some PDF on Google while I was searching for history about the Lugbara... I appreciate your work so much..." - Agnes Ceniru, pursuing a Bachelor's Degree in English and Literature on Saturday 4th October 2025

"Very cool! Important work :)..." - Buster Franken (+31 6 24877967)

"That's good work, brother, you have done it for us all..." - Mildred Maneno, maternal cousin on Tuesday 7th October 2025

"Read the 2011 Lugbara Kari Constitution... At campus, you used to be very peaceful and the Youngest Lugbara I knew..." - Manase Yuma Amuku (4th Agofe) on Sunday 2nd November 2025

"I saw your Lugbara post about pronunciation; it was nice!" - Asher Faith Bania (Lugbaraganda) on Wednesday 5th November 2025

"You should be given a position in Lugbara Kari..." - Philip Mayonga on Thursday 061125

"Hullo there... I got your number from the Amazing World of Lugbara. Am a Muganda who enjoys Lugbara music. Thanks for the lyrics you posted. I was looking for the Etoo and Munyumunyu lyrics, but couldn't find them. Would be so glad if you could share them please. Thank you once again..." - Derrick (+256-749-799693) on Thursday 13th November 2025