Economic Development

Technical Language Aid

Micro-finance (Kamiyo cente matino tino)

English	Acholi
Credit	den
Savings	lim agwoka
Rural savings and loan organization	dul pa ogwok lim ki omi kony me cente ikin gang
Revolving loan fund	lim ma wire ikin dano
Bank loan	loan me beng
Interest rate	magoba iwi loan

Artisan (Lutic cing)

English	Acholi
Creativity, creative	diro
Hand-made	kiyubu ki cing

NGO (Dul ma pe jenge ikum gamente)

English	Acholi
Women's group	dul pa mon
Youths group	dul pa bulu
Association	gurup
Non-governmental organization	dul ma pe jenge ikum gamente
Aid	kony me lim ki mukene

PCV / Counterpart Relationship

English	Acholi
To assist	miyo kony
To lead	tela
To manage	doro
To create	cweyo / yubu
Technical assistance	miyo kony idiro tic
What are your strengths?	kero ni ngogi?
What are your needs?	miti ni ngo?
What are your goals?	ngo ma imito ii agiki?
What have you already done?	dong ityeko timo tic ango?
What are your priorities?	ngo ma pigi tego loyo botwu?

Determining Needs — Community Assessment

English	Acholi
Community assessment	neno keru pa lwak
Community analysis	ngiyo kit lwak
Community assets	jami pa lwak
To collect information	coko ngec
To analyze information	ngiyo kit ngec
Who are the leaders in the community?	Anga gi ma lutella pa lwak kany?
Beneficiaries	lunong kony
Community resources	lonyo pa lwak
Problems	peki
Difficulties	peki / tekke
Challenges	peko ma kikeme kwede
Resources	keru me tic
Economic	lonyo lobo
Structure	kit ma jami monini tye kede
Data	kwai lok
Research	kwedo lok / ngec / tere
Analysis	ngiyo matut

Needs Assessment

English	Acholi
Needs assessment	neno miti
Cause	gin makelo
Causes of the problem	tyen peko
What are the problems?	Peko ango ma tye?
Financial	lok kum lim

Looking for Information (yenyo ngec)

English	Acholi
Assets	jami
Liabilities	banya
Cash accounts	akaun me cente
Stock / inventory	jami matye
Start-up capital	lim lacak biacara
Profit (gross)	magoba (lumuku)
Income statement	wel lim ma odonyo
Costs and revenues	acara ki lim ma kijogo
Revenue	lim ma kijogo
Sales	cat / wil
Expenses	lim ma kitiyo kwede
Taxes	mucoro
Equipment	jami tic
Gross income	lim weng ma odonyo
Bookkeeping	gwoko te buk
Debt	banya
To deliver	me tero / kelo
To supply	miyo / poko / cwalo
To collect money	coko cente
To keep accounting records	gwoko (record) kit ma kitiyo kwede ki lim
To gather, pick up	coko / tingo / guru
To resupply, restock	kelo odoco
To spend	tic ki cente
To borrow (money)	deno cente
Selling / buying shillings	loko cente / willo ciling
Raising cash	tiyo cente / yenyo cente
Management of shillings	gwoko cente
Supervision of shillings	doro kit me tic ki cente
Supplying	kelo ne
Who are your suppliers?	nga gi ma gikeli jami?
Wholesaler	lacat lumuku
Retailer	lacat matino
Who are your clients?	Nga gi ma luwili?
How much do you sell a day, a week, a month?	I cato marom mene i nino acel, cabit acel, nyo dwe acel?
Earnings	lim ma inongo
Profit	magoba
Loss	acara

Identifying Needs

English	Acholi
Human resources	lutic
Training	pwonye
Capital	kapital / lim me ...
Maintenance	gwoko
Money	cente / lim / ciling
Expenses	cente ma kitiyo kwede

Planning Needs — Feasibility Study

English	Acholi
Feasibility study	Ngiyo kit ma myero kitim kwede
Product	jami ma kiyubu / cato
Service	miyo kony
Project	purojek
What product or service would you like to sell?	Jami ango ma imito cato ne?
How do you want the business to operate?	Imito ni biacara ni ni owot nining?
Calculate expenses	tim cura kit ma lim kitiyo kwede
Estimate sales income	byek kit lim ma odonyo
How many shillings do you sell each?	ciling adii ikum acel acel?
Decide whether the business is a good idea	mok tami ka biacara ni ber
To start	me cako

Business Plan (pulan me biacara)

English	Acholi
Target market	cuk ma i geno
Business structure	kit ma iyubu ki biacara
Quality control	gwoko rwom maber
Raw materials	jami tet
Export	jami ma kicwalo i lobo ma woko
Import	jami ma aa ki i lobo ma woko
Strengths	keru / kero
Weaknesses	goro
Opportunities	gum
Threats	lworo

Project Design and Management

English	Acholi
Short term	pi kare macok
Long term	pi anyim
Budget	byek lim
Evaluation	kwedo kore
Success	tum kakare
Failure	poto

Working — Organizational Systems / Record Keeping / Accounting

English	Acholi
Record keeping	gwoko recod
Book keeping	gwoko te buk
Accounting	ngiyo kor tic
To organize	yubu / guru doge
Timeline	kare ma kimiyo
Priority	ma pire-teke
Actions	tic
Management	luloc
To calculate	timo cura
To estimate	byeko
To order	lwongo ki twero
Clients	joo ni
Forecast	byeko i anyim
Net	li tap / kikume
Gross	lumuku
Profit	magoba
Overhead	acara majwii
Total	ducu

Costing / Pricing / Breakeven / Profit

English	Acholi
Cost	wele
Price	wel
Break even	copo cul
Production costs	wel yubu
Fixed costs	acara majwii
Variable costs	acara mukene
Overhead	acara majwii
Start-up costs	wel me cako te cat
Transport costs	wel wot
Taxes	mucoro
Salaries	mucara
Income	cente madonyo
Revenue	cente ma ki coko
Cash flow	lim ma donyo ki makato ite gicaa

Marketing

English	Acholi
Marketing	cato wil
Marketing plan	yub me cat
Market study	ngiyo cuk
Price analysis	ngiyo wel
Sales price	wel me cat
To set a price	moko wel
To advertise	cwalo kwena me cato wil
Product	jami
Place	kabedo
Price	wel
Promotion	kumu kor cat
Publicity	miyo ngec
Shopkeeper	lacat i duka
Trader	lacat wil
Merchandise	jami acata
Packaging	boc
Amount	wel
Quality	ber-ne
Quantity	pole / dwonge
To arrange / organize	cano
To display / show	ryeno / nyutu
To show	nyutu
Invoice	recit me penyo cente
Receipt	recit me wil
Distribution	poko
To transport	tingo / tero
To finance	culu pire
Loyalty	winy
Trust	gen
Relationship	wat ikin dano

Micro-finance (Advanced)

English	Acholi
Investment	keto lim i biacara
Lender	lami lim
Borrower	lagam den
Terms of loan	cik me den menu
Withdrawal	gamo cente ki i beng
Micro-finance institution	dul matino tino ma gimiyo lim den