Welcome! Karibu! Ama a'i mi ra!
TUALU dedicates these pages to the memory of Fr. Antonio Andröa, Fr. G. Gale, Fr. Atama-Matua Gervasio... Andröa was a distinguished scholar of Lugbara culture and religion who wrote in the language of the people. His significant works available in the TUALU Digital Library include Lugbara Obi (1970).
Work in Progress
- Dictionary of Lugbara Personal Names
- by Matua A. Alex - Lugbara Anthropological Dictionary
- by Ezama Ruffino
Current Updates
NEW LITERATURE IN LUGBARA:
Reading Books in Lugbari language. Robert Mawa and Ben Draville have translated the following books originally published in English.
- Baby Monkey's Bananas [by Sue Hepker]. Lugbara version : Oyoo-mva vele a'bua-eka-ri [Paperback: 16 pages; Published by Cambridge University Press, 2001]
- Chameleon's Clever Trick [by Monika Hollemann & Helen Pooler] Lugbara version : Elekendre ma lokiri [Paperback: 16 pages; Published by Cambridge University Press, 2001]
- Crocodile's Sore Tooth Lugbara version : Eyio ma si azo ri by Fundasile Gwazube, Robert Mawa, and Ben Draville (Paperback - Jun 25 2001)
- Dorothy's Visit Lugbara version : Emu-taa Ondoru ni ri by Sally Ward, Robert Mawa, and Ben Draville (Paperback - Jun 25 2001)
- Eddie Ndlovu Lugbara version : Ewa Odulu by James Durno, Robert Mawa, and Ben Draville (Paperback - Jun 25 2001)
- The Little Lost Goat Lugbara version : Ndria-mva avipiri by Amanda Jesperson, Robert Mawa, and Ben Draville (Paperback - Jun 25 2001)
- Lizo's Song Lugbara version : Geria vele ongori by Christopher Hodson, Robert Mawa, and Ben Draville (Paperback - Jun 25 2001)
- The Terrible Graakwa Lugbara version : Amgbaka onzi omba ru ri by Janine Corneilse, Robert Mawa, and Ben Draville (Paperback - Jun 25 2001)
- Thuli's Mattress Lugbara version : Tirua vele mufaliso ri by Elizabeth Littlewort, Robert Mawa, and Ben Draville (Paperback - Jun 25 2001)
Related Online Resources
- African Proverbs, Sayings and Stories
- African Traditional Religions
- Fountain Publishers Ltd. - Uganda
- UNESCO Documents on Culture
- WEST NILE in the News