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lá intj. no. syn. atá.

la(a)rîs see arîs.

lábda n. maybe, perhaps. syn. múmkin.

lǎbi n. slave.

lǎbil (var. hábil) n. cord, rope. labil latá snake (= debíba). labil súra navel cord.

ládha Sw. n. taste.

lǎdi (var. lagádi) prep. up to, until. lagádi hása until now. conj. until, so that.

ladîd see hadîd.

lǎdum n. bone. ladum sheitân ankle. ladum dúla rib.

lǎfas n. baggage, utensil.

láfdha (var. láfza) n. pronunciation.

lǎger (var. lǎjer; pl.) n. stone.

lá(h)am (var. lâm) n. meat. dukan lâm butchery (syn. búchari). lamgába n. wild animal.

lajîn n. dough.

lakáta (var. lǎta; pl. -â) n. twig, wood, firewood.

lakîn (var. lakín) conj. but, however. Úo asâs lakîn gélba tô áswe. She is beautiful but evil-hearted.

lákwas (pl. ma-) n. loquat.

lǎla n. (frying) pan.

lâm see láham.

lamgába see under láham.

lánga v.i. roam, walk around.

lánjúrá n. bachelor.

lǎrba n. spear.

larbeîn n. the fortieth day after death (for mourning).

lǎrda n. termite.

lasáya n. stick.

lǎsen n. honey. duban lǎsen honeybee.

lashíra n. large floor mat (made of straw).

latá pron. it (formal subject in weather sentence). Latá séme. It is fine (weather). Latá dé gí-bên ja mátara. It appears rainy.

lǎta see lakáta.

layú n. Jew’s mallow.

lázim adj. necessary, obligatory.

le (var. li) prep. toward (followed by a spatial noun). le fô upward. li tê downward. le mintê from below. le yemîn to the right.

lě inter. why, what for. syn. malú.

lében n. milk.

leberé n. dried kísra (flakes).

lébis see álbisu.

legemât n. flat doughnut. syn. mandázi.

léin adj. soft.

léng’ see ábia.

lengerê (var. nengerê) n. bed. syn. sidâ.

les(h)erî n. maize.

libirî n. kettle.

líbra n. needle.

lǐdim (var. lídim) n. clothes, shirt.

lífa n. loofah.

lifíli n. elephant.

lífu v.t. 1) roll (up), turn. Gí-lifú bíris dé. This mat is rolled up. 2) guide, take around. Ána gí-lífu úo fi Kampála. I am taking him around Kampala. v.i. roll, turn, go around. lífu gurdûm turn around. Ána gí-lífu Kampála. I am roaming around Kampala.

ligó (var. logó) v.t. find.

líib see under álabu.

lîm v.t. 1) gather, collect. Limú sokolîn dé kalâs. These things are collected. 2) meet. Úo lîm ána fi bakân wái. He met me in a place. 3) connect, tie. Lîm wáya dé în. Tie the wire here. syn. róbutu. v.i. 1) gather, meet. Anâs lîm fi bakân wái. People gathered in a place. 2) be tied, connected. Wáya dé lîm íni. The wires are connected here. v.rf. meet, see. Ína bi-lîm ína. We will meet. Lim-bádu yǎ séme. It is nice to get together.

lípa Sw. v.t. pay. Líp-ána dên taí. Pay back my money. syn. dáfa.

lísa adv. still, yet.

lisân n. tongue.

lízu (var. líju) v.t. push.

lobolo n. banana plantain. syn. bogoya, mémvu, ndízi.

lobû n. wind.

logó see ligó.

Lómlé n. Lomle, quarter in Bombo.

lomûn n. lemon, lime.

lubân n. chewing gum, frankincense.

lubâs n. pants, underwear. syn. mondolôn, trózi.

lúbia n. black-eyed-pea.

lub(w)aké n. flea.

ludáya n. fireplace, (stone) stove. syn. bakan nâr, jíko.

lufâr n. rat, mouse. lufar dîs mole (syn. fúkó, gagamba).

lufâs (pl. -â) n. axe.

lúfra n. hole, meatus. lufra adân auditory meatus.

lúgha n. (standardized, large) language.

lúguma n. polenta, ugali, posho.

Lúgwara n. Lugbara people (Central Sudanic speaking people in Uganda).

lukumâr (var. himâr, humâr) n. donkey. himar gába zebra. syn. púnda.

lúlu n. pearl.

lungára n. drum.