Human
Human
The Acholi people continue to rebuild and develop their communities, focusing on cultural preservation, social development, and economic recovery after decades of conflict.
Physically
These are things outside the body we can see physically with our naked eyes.
| Acholi | English |
| pen | Umbilical cord |
| Kwon ter | buttock |
| otweng | elbow |
| Opuny | heel |
| lem | cheek |
| cak | breast |
| kor | chest |
| kele | cataract of eye |
| cwak | jaw |
| em | thigh |
| leb | tongue |
| latong | tonsil |
| Wang | Eye |
| It | Ear |
| Wich | Head |
| Dok | Mouth |
| Um | Nose |
| Del dok | Lips |
| Lak | Teeth |
| bat | arm |
| tien | leg |
| Kogi lwet | Nail |
| Cun | penis |
| Nyar | Vagina |
| Tik | shin |
| Te bat | arm pit |
| ngut cing | wrist |
| otab | palm |
| ich | belly |
| man | testicle |
| Goke | Shoulders |
Internal organs
These are things inside our body. we can see them with our naked eye if anatomy of the body is done. They have different functions to the body.
| Acholi | English |
| aduno | liver |
| Abor | lung |
| cin | intestine |
| tako | spleen |
| ologo | bladder |
| keda | bile |
Sensitive
These are sensitive organs of the body i.e if somethings unusual happen to them, you can feel it. But some of them are just sensitive organ or things.
| Acholi | English |
| ngit | brain |
| cun | Penis |
| Nyar | Vagina |
| ongar | muscle |
| cuny | heart |
| Tong | egg and sperm |
| cak | Breast |
| Ringo | meat |
| lak | Teeth |
| Cogo | Bone |
Brings things outside the body
These are parts of the body that brings things outside when they are open and other remain open.
| Acholi | English |
| um | nose |
| dok | mouth |
| ter | anus |
| cun | penis |
| nyar | vagina |
| it | ear |
| bur | Wound |
| del | skin |
Things that use energy in the body
These use energy to do work or just their functions.
| Acholi | English |
| Lak | teeth |
| dok | mouth |
| tiello | leg |
| cing | arm |
| ter | anus |
| Turo yen | breaking fire wood |
| Nyal | giving birth |
| pielo | defecating |
| kwang | Swimming |
| lweny | fighting |
| ito yat | climbing tree |
Sensory system
These are the five senses of the body.
| Acholi | English | Acholi | English |
| bilo | taste | dok | mouth |
| winyo | hearing | it | hear |
| gudo | touch | cing | hand |
| neno | seeing | wang | eyes |
| gweyo | Smell | um | nose |
Skeletal system
This are the parts with skeletons in the body.
| English | Acholi |
|---|---|
| Head | wic |
| Bone | cogo |
| Hand | cing |
| Foot | tielo |
| Back | ngiec |
Muscle
| English | Acholi |
| Muscle | Ler |
| Nerve | Ler |
| Vein | Ler |
| Artery | Ler |