Ugandan Sign Language
Manual For Families
Good Samaritan School for the Deaf
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Alphabet
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Numbers
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Greetings Enamusa
welcome kulika yo
I love you Nkuyagala
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Basics Ebisokelwako
Emotions Embeera
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Important Verbs Ebikolwa Ebikulu
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buy/sell okugula/ okutunda
work okukola omulimu
go okugende
learn/study okuyiga/ okusoma
repeat okuddamu
slow mpola
thank you webale
how to sign __?
ogeza otya olulimi lwa
sayini
(spell the word using alphabet)
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Useful Words Ebigambo ebyomugaso
fine
bulungi well
bulungi lie
okulimba true/sure
kitufu
Problem kizibu
clean kiyonjo
dirty kidugala/kikyafu
hungry enjala okuluma
home/house amaka
like/want/need njagala
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Friends & Family Abemikwano n’amaka
father taata
mother maama
sister muganda wange
omuwala
brother muganda wange
omulenzi
parents
abazadde uncle kojja
aunt ssenga
friend mukwano gwange
Who is he/she?
Ani oyo? He/she is my friend.
Oyo mukwano gwange.
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School Related Words Ebigambo ebikwatagana n’essomero
school essomero
teacher
omusomesa
student omuyizi
vocational program
eby’emikono
building construction okuzimba
sewing okutunga
sign language olulimi lwa sayini / olulimi
lw’okugeza
how was school?
essomero libadde litya?
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Food Related Words Ebigambo ebikwatagana
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House Objects Ebintu by’omunju
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Home Instructions Ebikolebwa ewaka
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Animals & Insects Ensolo n’ebiwuka
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Health Obulamu
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Culture & Religion Eby’obuwangwa n’eddini
Catholic
Mukatoriki
church kelezia/ kanisa
Muslim
Musiramu
mosque mozigiti
priest faaza
pray kusaba
Jesus
Yezu/Yesu
Luganda
Bible
Baibuli
clan ekiika
tribe egwanga
sing/music kuyimba
dance okuzina