Ugandan

Sign Language
Manual
For Families

Good Samaritan School for the Deaf

Alphabet

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Numbers

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 Greetings
Enamusa

welcome
kulika yo

I love you
Nkuyagala

3
 Basics
Ebisokelwako

Emotions
Embeera

4
Important Verbs
Ebikolwa Ebikulu

5
 buy/sell work
okugula/ okukola
okutunda omulimu

go
okugende

learn/study
okuyiga/
okusoma

repeat slow
okuddamu 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 well lie true/sure

bulungi bulungi okulimba kitufu

Problem clean dirty

kizibu kiyonjo kidugala/kikyafu

hungry home/house like/want/need

enjala okuluma amaka njagala

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 Friends & Family
Abemikwano n’amaka
father mother sister brother
taata maama muganda wange muganda wange
omuwala omulenzi

parents uncle aunt friend

abazadde kojja ssenga mukwano gwange

Who is he/she? He/she is my friend.

Ani oyo? Oyo mukwano gwange.

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 School Related Words
Ebigambo ebikwatagana n’essomero

school teacher
essomero omusomesa

student vocational
omuyizi program
eby’emikono

building sewing
construction okutunga
okuzimba

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

18
 Health
Obulamu

19
 Culture & Religion
Eby’obuwangwa n’eddini

Catholic church
Mukatoriki kelezia/
kanisa

Muslim mosque
Musiramu mozigiti

priest pray
faaza kusaba

Jesus Luganda
Yezu/Yesu

Bible
Baibuli

clan tribe
ekiika egwanga

sing/music dance
kuyimba okuzina

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