Illnesses & Symptoms

Obulwadde

Disease / Illness

Okulwala

To be sick

Obulumi

Pain / Ache

Okulumwa

To hurt / ache

Omusujja

Fever

Omusujja gw'ensiri

Malaria

Ebbugumu

High Temperature / Heat

Obukoowu

Fatigue / Tiredness

Okulabisa

Dizziness (Kusenguka / Kuzinga)

Okufiirwa amaanyi

Weakness

Okutaaguka munda

Nausea (Kusinda omutima)

Okusesema

To vomit

Embiro

Diarrhea

Okulumwa olubuto

Stomachache

Okuzimba

Swelling / Inflammation

Lubuto lweyemba

Constipation (Olubuto olukaluba)

Kuwulira empewo

Chills / Shivering (Kukankana)

Okuyunga erinnyo

Toothache

Kikwaso ku lulimi

Loss of appetite

Omutima gw'ewuunya

Heartburn

Ssenyiga

Cold / Flu

Ekifuba

Cough (Condition) / Chest

Okukolola

To cough

Okwesimula

To sneeze

Okulemererwa kussa

Shortness of breath / Asthma (Asima)

Okufunze mu nnyindo

Blocked / Stuffy nose

Edibizi yomuliro

Sore throat (Obulago obuluma)

Abakukuba amasira

Phlegm / Mucus (Amakamu)

Kamwa kuwunya

Bad breath / Halitosis

Ssewa emyebe

Tonsillitis (Amatoni ga zimba)

Olufuba mpanvu

Tuberculosis (TB / Akawuka k'akafuba)

Okwawukana mukka

Pneumonia / Lung infection

Munafu mwana

Measles (Olukusu)

Nkuluze mubiri

Chickenpox (Kawumpuli ow'ebitutu)

Olubuto luyita mazzi

Cholera

Taifu mazzi

Typhoid

Lumbe lwa mibiri

Polio

Kasawe

Mumps (Amabbwa)

Okunnyogoga

Cold sore / Blister

Ggwa musujja

Yellow Fever (Omusujja gwenjuba)

Ekiwundu

Wound / Cut

Ebbwa

Sore / Ulcer (on skin)

Amafunja

Rash / Itching

Kusiwa

To itch

Okumenyeka

To break (a bone) / Fracture

Ekisenze mukono

Sprain

Omusaayi ogotonnya

Bleeding (Kukulukuta musaayi)

Kitutu

Bump / Swollen bruise

Mugongo kulumwa

Backache

Kugy'omulilo

Burn / Scald (Kujja muliro)

Ekikeketwa

Scar

Alujejera

Allergic reaction (Kutta amaso)

Obusera bw'omutwe

Dandruff

Essimu yabwino

Acne / Pimples (Ebizibu by'abavubuka)

Kisaawe kw'enjuba

Sunburn

Ssekuza lusu

Eczema / Skin condition

Kutema kimu

Sting (Bee/Insect)

Mukono muzito

Numbness / Dead sensation

Kusuza magumba

Arthritis / Joint pain (Kulumwa magumba)

Olwewayo eddagala

Poisoning

Kkookolo

Cancer

Sukali / Omusujja gwa sukali

Diabetes

Pulessa

High blood pressure / Hypertension

Sirimu / Mukenenya

HIV/AIDS

Akawuka ka HIV

HIV Virus

Olumbe lw'omutima

Heart disease / Attack

Esamba nduli

Stroke

Lubuto lwa ggwange

Ulcers (Ebiwundu mu lubuto)

Ensimbu

Epilepsy / Seizures

Mu bwongo nzeke

Depression (Ebirowoozo ebinyigiriza)

Kweraliikirira

Anxiety / Worry

Bwenkanya tulo

Insomnia / Inability to sleep

Ndabirwamu yeyagala

Stress (Endabirwamu ekubidwa)

Takataka byama

Dementia / Memory loss

Mulangira wa kubu

Blindness (Obuzibe)

Kkasiri ye kugulu

Deafness (Okuggala amatu)

Ssibwa bisi

Paralysis (Okulemala)

Lubuto kutabuka

Miscarriage

Bulamu kubula

Malnutrition

Ekiwonvu mpola

Tumor (Ekizimba)

Mutabufu

Unconscious / Fainted

Zza bujja

Recovering / Getting better

Kusiba mutima

To hold breath / Suffocate (Kuziyira)

Bulamu bubi

Unhealthy / Sickly

Ewala

Swollen (Adjective)

Amakaafu

Pale / Bloodless (of skin)

Okwabulamusaayi

Anemic / Lacking blood

Eyonoona lusu

Infected (wound)

Yaka bbugumu

Feverish / Hot to touch

Zina mutima

Palpitations / Rapid heartbeat

Mukono mwakufu

Limp / Walking difficulty (Kuwagira)

Akawoomu ke ssimu

Mild / Slight (pain)

Obulumi bwamanyi

Severe / Intense (pain)

Kubeera mubiri

Pregnant (Ali olubuto)

Kijjanjaba biseera

Chronic / Long-lasting illness

Kigwo kyangu

Acute / Sudden onset

Bugumu bwejaba

Overdose (Kusukka kipimo)

Mwaka biseera

Relapse (Kuzzako obulwadde)

Wandiika njawulo

Symptom (Akabonero)

Mubeere basanyufu

Cured / Completely healed