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aboloto (n) obese, fat person, fat bombola
abudira (n) catapult, Y-shaped slingshot for hitting birds with stones or small rocks (also abidira) eg Dramu ni aria ogbi abudira si. = Dramu shoots birds with a catapult.
Abutize (n) Abutze, mountain in Metu Subcounty of Moyo District (also Abotzi) at 1574 metres above sea level, highest point in West Nile, near other Moyo mountains like Otze (1,563 m), Ilo (1,410 m), Nyeri, Isi, Dingbulungbulu, Urudri, Legu, Bongi, Limara, etc
a'balao (n) dove (also a'buo)
a'be (n) wrestling, axe
a'bi (n) grandfather (pronounced abhi, also a'bipi, jaja), ancestors, omugurusi, kwaro, Papa Kus; destiny (also pari asizuri) eg Ma a'bi yi (Dobo azini Banito) la iritro 'bo. = My grandfathers (Dobo and Banito) have both rested already.
a'bianzi (n) descendants, generation(s)
a'bici (n) heartburn
a'bimva (n) descendant
a'bu (n) valley (also e'bu & i'bu); fatness; covering (also a'buza); (v) cover; fatten eg Amina a'bu ima dribi. = Amina covered her hair.
a'bu mile (n) swamp
a'bua (n) banana, plantain (also a’bugo) eg Munguleni sa a'bua Osu-a. = Munguleni planted bananas in Osu.
a'buo (n) dove
a'buza (adj) fat, obese (also mere mere); covered (also a'buzaru) eg Silasi ni a'buza! = Silas is fat!
Aca (n) place near Rhino Camp
acalaka (n) basket eg Tutu 'ba bongo acalaka alea. = Tutu put clothes in the basket.
ace (v) remain; tear
acepiri (n) remainder
aceta (n) remaining (also aceza)
aci (n) fire, light, electricity, energy, WENRECo's Diza, Umeme's Yaka, heat; journey, trip, safari, movement, walk; (v) crush with teeth eg Etu ni aci ide. = The sun creates (solar) electricity.
aci aci (v) share; walked; hot hot (also aciaci)
Aci inyupiku ri (n) Hell, eternal fire eg Dimitri Azakovu eri o'duko engazu Aci inyupiku ri. = Dimitri Azzakov heard sounds from Hell.
Aci Inzini (n) Electricity Engine, fuel power plant in Osu Village run by WENRECo (West Nile Rural Electrification Company) since the early 2000s supplying electricity to Arua Town before the anticipated Nyagak Dams were finally switched on (The second fuel-powered station was built in Ewuata and old engine taken to Moyo. In 2025, West Nile was added to the National Grid)
aci ma baka (n) cable, electricity wire (also kebo)
aci waya siri (n) electricity (also aci waya ma-a ri)
acia (adj) in fire; (adv) on a journey
acibe (adj) with fire, hot; with a journey, with a trip, with safari
Acidri (n) male-given name meaning "I suffered"
acife (n) witchcraft, practice of magic, use of spells, invocation of spirits, necromancy, sorcery, shamanism, possession, occult, divination, rituals, incantation, vodou, voodoo, vudu (also enata, jadu, ondrita, andrike) eg Haiti nde acife si. = Haiti wins in witchcraft.
acika (n) smoke
acikulu (n) charcoal
Acile (n) male-given name meaning "Like light" eg Acile ni jo si oni si. = Acile is building a house using rocks.
acita (n) movement (also aciza), transport
aco (n) hoe (also e'bu, i'bu), fight, battle (also afu, a'di); break eg eggs, become lame
Acoli (n) Acholi, Luo tribe east of Madi-Lugbara and northwest of Langi, Acholi people
Acoli ti (n) Acholi language eg Bongomini ni Acoli ti nze. = Bongomin is speaking Acholi language.
acoza (n) lameness (also acota)
acozaru (adj) lame
ada (adj) true (also adaada, tandi); (v) pour eg Putini ma leta ada! = Putin's love is true!
Adada (n) rock, hill in Tara
Adalafu (n) village near Arua City separated from Jiako by Oli River
adaza (adj) feeble, malnourished; (n) chaff
adi (n) legend, function where multiple generations of Lugbara in a particular clan gather to hear their origin stories plus share meat; (v) abandon, desert; choke eg Maritineli ni adi. = Martinelli is a legend.
adi 'dipi (n) historian
Adia (n) name meaning "In war" (also Adiga, female-given name is Adiru)
adisi (n) humour, comedy, chat, fun talk (also adu, andru) eg Tobi Tobayasi "High Voltage" Dingilikudingili ni adisi gba redio-a. = Tobi Tobias "High Voltage" Dingilikudingili is chatting on radio.
Adjumani (n) district east of Moyo across the Albert Nile (also East Moyo) eg Sikovia ni aa Adjumani-a. = Scovia stays in Adjumani.
adra (n) fetish (also uri, yakani), violence, anger
adraka (n) poison
Adranga (n) Lugbara clan in DR Congo