Health, the Body and describing a Person

Seeking for medical help in Ateso

Ateso

English

Ateso Pronunciation

Adeka/arieba eong

I’m sick

Mam eong apupi ejok

I’m not feeling well

Akoto eong aanyun Lokemadan/ Lokemukian/Emuron (Edokita).

I want to see a doctor (Emuron refers to either a medical assistant/ clinical officer and doctor. Edokita is specifically for a doctor)

Akoto eong alosit adekis

I want to go to a hospital

Aibo ejai adekis?

Where is a hospital?

Ipedori ijo ayangaar eong adekis?

Can you take me to the hospital?

When at the doctors in Teso

Ipupi bo ijo biai. Inyobo ideka ijo?

How are you feeling. What are you suffering from? (lit: what is hurting you?)

Aomit eong bala ajaatar ka eimidi

I think I have malaria (lit. fever)

Apupi eong amwanis

I have got a fever

Eriebi eong akou

I have got a headache (lit.: My head is hurting me)

Eriebi eong emorosing. Epipil emorosing ka

My neck is paining. My neck is hurting

Eriebi eong akoik

I have got a stomach ache

Aola(i) eong

I have got a cough

Alepi/Aleporit eong

I have got diarrhea

Itekeri eong akoik

I have got diarrhea

Ejai eong ajimi

I have got a wound

Abu eong kadum akangas(i)

I was involved in an accident (Lit. I got an accident)

Abu eong kemusungun/ kamusungikin kotoma akangas

I got injured in an accident

Adeka eong elap/Ajai eong toma apaarasia nuka elap

I’m on my period

Abu ijo kotamak/kongaleu/kojaun ejok?

Did you get better?

Ibuni ijo angaleun atipet

You are going to get better soon

Describing a person in Ateso

Eputosi bo ngesi biai?

How does he/she look like?

Eputosi ngesi ka ngai?

Whom does he/she look like?

Ipedori ijo aitetem ngesi?

Can you describe him/her?

Eputosi Etyang ka/kede Okwalinga

Etyang looks like Okwalinga

Mam eputosi

They don’t resemble

Eputosi ngesi ka ijo

He/she looks like you

Aojau bo kon biai?/ Etia ai awojau kon?

How tall are you?

Akonilangir erai biai?/Etia ai alangir kon?

How much do you weigh?

Aputo

Appearance

Eoja

Tall

Mam euriana, mam eoja/Ejai kiding kiding

Medium-heighted (Lit. not short, not tall)

Euriaana/Euriana

Short

Etumit/Ebur

Fat

Edit

Small/young

Lokatumunan/Nakatumunan

Youth

Epol/Ekokosaarit/Ekokosanit/ Emojongit

Old

Akonye nuiriokok

Dark eyes

Itim luirouroutos/arengak

Brown hair

Itim luiriokok

Black hair

Iyedekek/Imitirir

Slender

Etumit/Ebur

Fat

Itim lukaojak

Long hair

Itim lueuriaka

Short hair

Eirionon

Dark-skinned

Erengerenget/ewasara

Light-skinned

Erengerenget

Brown skinned

Epenek

Beard