ACHOLI LANGUAGE,RICH CULTURE AND PROVERBS

ACHOLI TRIBE

Acholi (also Acoli) is a Luo Nilotic ethnic group from Eastern Part of Southern Sudan Magwi County and Northern Uganda (an area commonly referred to as Acoliland), including the districts of Agago, Amuru, Gulu, Kitgum, Nwoya, Lamwo, and Pader; in Approximately 1.17 million Acoli were counted in the Uganda census of 2002, and 45,000 more were living in South Sudan in 2000.

LANGUAGE

The Acholi dialect is a Western Nilotic language, classified as Luo (or Lwo). It is mutually intelligible with Lango, Alur and other Luo languages. The Luo language and dialect is spoken by the Luo groups who are currently settled in various locations including western Kenya, Eastern Uganda, Acholiland, West Nile in Uganda, and South Sudan.

The Song of Lawino, one of the most successful African literary works, was written by Okot p'Bitek in Acholi, and later translated to English.

ACHOLI PROVERBS [CAROLOK]

1.Ryemo awen aryo tek!.awen aryo peryeme wang ma ikeme ki acel onyo iyenyo yo mukene macalo tic ki gwok,gwok mene pe romo ngwec kene wang ma in wone aye icwaro tere.

2.Eno ba Okello Arya pu ibedo won ka odyek obino ci inywako ngwec ki mon!.carolok man konyo wa kanyang tyel lok mapol ento mapiretek aye ni eno ba latin awobi ma kareni dong oromo me nyom pud ibedo won ka kec opoto ci inywako rego ki mon,pany,pong,olutokwon,ogwec ki mon.man pwonyo lotino bulu me kareni ni ka inen kare pa ginomoni dong oromo omyero itute me timo ne ma piya odoko tere ki wiye.

3.Ogwang maryek moko ikinga.

4.Welo okelo yengo.

5.Opuk ma laco nen imac.

6.yamo ogengo kot cwe.

7.Latin dyel ma lapelewang tur ibad dero.

8.Oyo kirubu kiporo.

9.Atum pa rwot kimako kimedo ki megi.

10.Awen maryek moko ilwete.

11.lworo tong wang ogwal.

12.Rubanga pe wany.

13.Mak tunu aye pok.

14.Agwata matek mac aye puku.

15. Adong pe ki medo ikom can

16. Aming ming ongolo nge gweno

17. Agoro pe camo ngolo kulu

18. Agulu odiyo otac

19. Agwata ma tek mac aye buko

20. Akuri ma welo camo neno wang ceng

21. Aling aling ma ki celo wanga ki cogo

22. Ange dong koko

23. Arwot ki oda

24. Atura calo ngok gwok

25. Ayom mudong cen nyero ibb lawote

26. Aweno pe ki laro ki won tol

27. Bedo inget bye oweko kom pura kwar

28. Ber ber pa lalaa

29. Bolo opuk i pii

30. Can pa min akelo oweko ki mwono ter aduku ki odok me twomo pii

31. Cet gwok ki nguku ma pud lyet

32. Cogo oturo wot pa gwok

33. Dako nywal ki nyeke

34. Dongo min bul medo ki latine/lanyige

35. Ducu oyoo ot pa min akec

36. Dyel ma lapele tur ibad dero

37. Dwon odiyo pilato

38. Gin ma ikwiya dari yen

39. Gwok woto kama ki bolo iye kwon

40. Gwok ma dako bene mako lee

41. I woto ma atakka pyeri opong

42. Icwak ogwang iwek gweno

43. Igal ka mwodo aboke

44. Ikeng wii ogwang ma otwoo

45. Itwaro ma odoko acut

46. Iyoke ki ajut kweyo

47. Dik dik(Jwii jwii) ci ongole

48. Kalii cek pa lawok

49. Kalwok pe doko katwoo

50. Kuk coo kom coo

51. Labolo pito ma neke

52. Labul tong gweno ngeyo ka pene

53. Labwor ma kok pe mako lee

54. Lacan ma kwo pe kinyero

55. Ladwar neno opoko pii ki wange

56. Lakwor ki dongo laling

57. Langala ramo boo ki toyo

58. Lapok cinge ki guna

59. Lapyelo inget yoo nyebe

60. Lalur mwodo cogo kun geno ngwinye

61. Lalworo geyo ngwinye ki olut kwon

62. Latong pa latek ladit aye gamo

63. Latot kic aye nango cinge

64. Latoo wang pe telo wadi

65. Layom cwinye poto

66. Latin gwok pe tuko ki cak

67. Lee ma welo poto ibur

68. Lum acel ka owot pe weko ot cwer

69. Lum ma bwuru bwuru ogengo ayweri koko

70. Min gweno pe tongo bolo

71. Mot mot ocero muno poto

72. Ngat ma otwoni ngwen nongo okonyi ki cado

73. Ogwang pe lwoko gweno

74. Ojuk kwe ceto ki cet i ot pa maro

75. Okol man ki ocok ne

76. Odoo ma bor pe goyo twol

77. Ocamo wa i labyel kweri

78. Ocok man ki byer ne

79. Okom oyoko langwec

80. Opong wiye woko

81. Opong ma lalur matar rabo ki tenge

82. Opota ma tugu

83. Opuk odoko amida .

84. Opuk ma lacoo ki neno imac

85. Oree keto latin i ic

86. Pii pe mol dok cen

87. Puk con aye yat kot

88. Rucu rucu ocwalo ayom ki ibbe

89. Ruko war ikom okuto

90. Tee okono pe ki puto

91. Twol ma otoo pwodo ibbe

92. Twon dyang oye ladod

93. Twon gweno lworo labwuce

94. Twon gweno pe kok pa ayaa

95. Tingo dul ma opong ki ngini ngini

96. Twon gweno pa ladiro odoko ki ler

97. Wang ceng odok i ode

98. Wek akuma ki rwede

99. Wor obwumu ladobo

100. Wot ki lakwany lum iwangi

101. Yito pe duny nono

102. Yito duny lubu agulu

103. Yom cwiny oneko Latina

104. Yoo aryo oroco lalur

105. Ywayo mori ki lakadakidi.