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Aa
| a lot | bare/bari |
| aback | najde; najneede (Pulaar) |
| abandon | abandonner | ba, bàyyi, wacc |
| abandon an inhabited place | gental |
| abate (calm down) | giif, riggël |
| ablutions / ablution | jàpp, njàpp mi |
| abort (abandon) | ba, bàyyi, wacc |
| abound | abonder | ne gadd, gàññ, ne las |
| abroad (outside) | ci biti, ca biti |
| abscess | abcès | taab gi |
| absent | être absent | wuute |
| absolutely | absolument | fàww |
| abundant | abondant | bare/bari, duun, oom/woom, ne làdd |
| abuse | abuser | ñaaj |
| abuse someone | noggatu |
| abuse someone’s good faith | wuruj |
| acacia (albida) | kàdd gi |
| acacia (raddiana) | séng gi |
| acacia (seyal) | suurur gi |
| accelerate | accélérer | làbbili |
| accent (accentuate) | maas |
| accent (spelling) | maaska gi |
| accentuate | accentuer | maas |
| accept | accepter | wéral, nangu, jël |
| accommodation | dal |
| accompany | accompagner | ànd, topp, gunge |
| accompany each other | àndandoo |
| accomplish / attain (finish) | jekkali |
| accord / accordance (agree) | dàkkoor / d’accord (Fr.) |
| accost (dock) v. | teer |
| accumulate | accumuler | jóor |
| accusation / arraignment (charge) | tuuma ji |
| accuse | accuser | tuumal, jeeñ/jiiñ |
| accuse of witchcraft | tam, tooñ |
| achieve | aboutir | àntu |
| acid / acidic | forox/farax/forax, wex / forox toll, wex xàtt |
| acquiesce (nod) | nangu/nongu |
| acquire | acquérir | jënd, jot |
| act | jëf ji |
| action / alarcity (activity) | yëngu-yëngu gi |
| activate | activer | farlu, sawar, tés-tési |
| active | actif | sawar, njaxlaf |
| activity | activité | yëngu-yëngu gi / tuñ-tuñi |
| acute / sharp | ñaw |
| ad / advert / advertisement | yéene bi |
| Adansonia digitata | guy gi |
| add / add up | rax |
| add | ajouter | dolli, tappe, tofal, yokk |
| addition | ajout | ndollent li |
| addle / addled / addle-brained (draft) | raataloo |
| adduce (bring) | indi, yót |
| adjudicate (learn) | jàng |
| adjust | ajuster | we |
| admire | admirer | naw |
| adult | mag mi |
| adulterer / adulterous / adulatory (adultery) | njaalo gi |
| adultery | adultère | njaalo gi |
| adultery committed by a woman | jaaloo |
| advance / advance payment | dawal bi |
| advert (allusion) | junj |
| advertise (announce) | yéene, xabaar/xibaar |
| advised carefully | foog |
| affair / aim (business) | afeer bi / affaire (Fr.), mbiir mi, soxla si |
| affection n. | mbëggeel gi |
| affection v. | sopp |
| African ebony | aloom gi |
| African kino tree | wen gi |
| African mesquite | yiir/yër gi |
| afternoon | après-midi | ngoon gi |
| afternoon work | ngont li |
| aftertime (future) | ëllëg ji |
| age / ages | at mi |
| agglutinate / clump | sam |
| aggrandize (enlarge) | yàkkali |
| aggravate (annoy) | lakkal |
| agitation / agitating (commotion) | tés-tés/tës-tës ji, lambar-lambar ji |
| agree / agreement | dàkkoor / d’accord (Fr.) / juboo |
| agree / approve / accede (accept) | wéral, nangu, jël |
| agree or disagree | woroo |
| agreement (approval) | coobare gi |
| aid | aide | ndimmal li |
| ailment / affliction (affection) n. | mbëggeel gi |
| aim (goal) | naan |
| air | l’air | ngelaw li |
| albino (animal) | seereer |
| albino n. | puune bi |
| albumin | albumine | xorom si |
| alcohol | alcool | alkol gi (surgical); naan gi (drink) |
| alcoholic drink | naan gi, sàngara si |
| alight / lit | tàkk, boy |
| aliment (food) | ñam wi |
| alive / alert (active) | sawar, njaxlaf |
| all right / alright! (OK) | sàllaaw! |
| alleviate / assuage (appease) | dëfël |
| alliance | l’alliance | kóllëre gi |
| alloy / gold alloy | saasal bi |
| allure / appearance | melo wi, melokaan wi |
| allusion / allude | junj |
| ally (alliance) | kóllëre gi |
| ally / kinship | goro bi, far bi |
| almond | amande | saal bi |
| alms | sarax si |
| already | déjà | jeeg |
| alter | altérer | nëb |
| altercate (alter) | nëb |
| altogether (absolutely) | fàww |
| amass (accumulate) | jóor |
| ameliorate / alter (improve) | yokk; tane |
| amen | amiin |
| amity (friendship) | cofeel gi |
| amnesiac / amnesic | naag/naax |
| amorous / amatory / amative (lover) | nob |
| amour (love) | mbëggeel gi, cofeel gi |
| ample / affluent (abundant) | bare/bari, duun, oom/woom, ne làdd |
| amuse | amuser | reeloo |
| ancestry (grandfather) | maam ji |
| andouille / andouillette | laxas bi |
| angel | ange | malaaka mi |
| angina | angine | waxu gi |
| angry / annoyed | mer |
| anguish / anguished | njàqare ji / ne ñogg |
| aniline | l’aniline | aniin ji |
| animal | l’animal | mala mi |
| animist | animiste | boroomi xérém bi |
| ankle | cheville | wëq wi |
| ankle bracelet | tégalma gi |
| announce | annoncer | yéene, xabaar/xibaar |
| announce a death | tàgge |
| announcement (ad) | yéene bi |
| annoy | agacer | lakkal |
| annul (cancel) | tebbi |
| anus | l’anus | rasu gi |
| anxiety / anxious / agonized (anguish) | njàqare ji / ne ñogg |
| Aphania senegalensis | xewer gi |
| aplomb (plumb) | taaj |
| apparent | fés; ràññeeku/ràññiku |
| appeal / address (call) | woote |
| appeal / page (call) | woo |
| appeal against (challenge) | diŋat |
| appear / arise | fëll |
| appear in a dream | feeñu |
| appear suddenly | ne mëll |
| appearance / allure | melo wi, melokaan wi |
| appearance of new moon | teru |
| appease | appaiser | dëfël |
| append / affix (add) | dolli, tappe, tofal, yokk |
| applaud / acclaim | tàccu |
| Apple of Sodom | paftan gi |
| apply | appliquer | daax, taf, teg / farlu, góor-góorlu |
| apprenticeship (learning) | njàng mi |
| approach | approcher | dégmal; jegesi |
| approval | agrément | coobare gi |
| aptitude / aptness | may gi, njariñ li |
| aqua (water) | ndox mi |
| Arab / Arabic / Arabian | yaaram bi |
| arbitrate | arbitrer | àtte |
| area of thorny bushes | dédd bi |
| arena | arène | làmb ji |
| argent (money) | xaalis bi |
| argil (clay) | ban bi, binit bi |
| Aries | bélier | kuuy mi |
| armed / arm | gànnaay gi |
| armlet (bracelet) | lam bi |
| armpit | aisselle | poqtaan mi |
| arms | loxo li |
| arraign (accuse) | tuumal, jeeñ/jiiñ |
| arrange / adjust | jagal, defar |
| arrangement / arranging / appointment | njekk li |
| arrest (stop) | teer bi / taxawal, teeral |
| arrive | arriver | agsi, dikk, ñów/ñëw |
| arrive suddenly | ne jaas |
| arrive unexpectedly | ne seef |
| arrogance | réy/rëy gi |
| as (so) | ni, nii |
| as it were (therefore) | pottag/pottax |
| asleep (numb) | nagam, toqi |
| aspect | bind bi, melo wi, melokaan wi |
| aspirin | aspirin ji / aspirine (Fr.) |
| ass (donkey) | mbaam mi, mbaam-sëf mi |
| assembly | jataay bi, ndaje mi, mbooloo mi |
| asset (have) | am-am bi |
| assignment (duty) | wareef wi, warugar wi, farata ji |
| assist / aid (help) | dimmali/dimbali/dimmili/dimbili |
| assistance / assistant / aide (aid) | ndimmal li |
| associate | boole |
| associate / allied (ally) | goro bi, far bi |
| association | mbootaay gi |
| assume | gàddu |
| asthma | asma ji / asthme (Fr.) |
| asylum | fat |
| attach | fas, takk, yeew; takku |
| attached | takku bi |
| attached by the feet | jéng |
| attached to someone / something | taq |
| attack | song mi |
| attend | seetaan, fekke, teewe |
| attend a show | wàlli |
| attentive | seetlu |
| attract | wootal |
| audible | dégtu |
| authority | sañ-sañ bi |
| automobile | oto bi / auto (Fr.) |
| avert (avoid) | juuy |
| avoid / dodge | juuy |
| awake / awaken / arouse | yee |
| axilla (armpit) | poqtaan mi |
| Azadirachta indica | niim gi |
| azure | baxa |
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Bb
| baboon | baabuun bi / babouin (Fr.) |
| baboon | waandu (Pulaar) |
| babouche | maraakiis yi |
| baby | liir bi |
| baby | bebe |
| baby bottle | ŋankal bi |
| baby darling | nenne |
| baby of walking age | perantal bi |
| baby on potty | satal |
| baby’s first steps | sëppéen bi |
| bac | mbalka mi, bag bi |
| back (accompany) | ànd, topp, gunge |
| back / back up / bolster (press) | sës; sukkandiku |
| back / backside | gannaaw/ginnaaw gi |
| back / blade | gannaaw/ginnaaw gi |
| back up v. | wéer |
| bad teeth | wuum/uum |
| badamier | gerte-tubaab gi |
| baguette | bant bi |
| bail out (get off the hook) | tàgganti, xettali |
| bait | appât | meeb bi, dumat bi |
| bake (cook) | tay, suusal |
| bakery | fuur bi / feu (Fr.) |
| balafon | baliñe bi |
| balance (plumb) | taaj |
| Balanites aegyptiaca | sump gi |
| ball | dank bi |
| ball / balloon | manq bi, kuppe bi, bal bi / balle (Fr.) |
| ball / bullet / bale | kuppe bi, bal bi / balle (Fr.) |
| bamboo | waax bi |
| banana | banaana bi / banane (Fr.) |
| banana tree | banaana gi |
| band | mbëdd mi |
| bandage | laxas bi |
| bandaging jaw for toothache | ŋaawu |
| bandit | wayu bi |
| bank | bànk bi |
| bank | tàkk li |
| baobab | guy gi |
| baobab fruit | buy bi |
| Baol | Bawol gi; bawol-bawol bi |
| baptism | ngénte li |
| baptize | ngénte |
| bar (coffee) | kafe gi / café (Fr.) |
| Barbados nut / bubble bush | tabanaani gi |
| bardot | barkelle bi |
| bargain / buy / brief (business) | afeer bi / affaire (Fr.), mbiir mi, soxla si |
| bark v. | bow, mbëw |
| barracks | baraag bi / baraque (Fr.) |
| barracuda | sëddë wi, xédd bi |
| barrel | barigo bi / barrique (Fr.) |
| barrow (litter) | jaat gi |
| barwood | wen gi |
| base (found) | samp |
| based | taat wi |
| basin | mbaseñ bi / bassine (Fr.) / paan bi |
| bathe | sang |
| bathe in sea / river | sëmb |
| bathe indoors / bathroom | sangu |
| battering ram (Aries) | kuuy mi |
| battle | xare bi, xeex bi |
| Bauhinia rufescens | rand ji |
| bay (bark) v. | bow, mbëw |
| bazoo (mouth) | gémmiñ gi |
| be (go) | dem |
| be on the lookout | tëru |
| beak | sàll wi |
| bear a hand (help) | dimmali/dimbali/dimmili/dimbili |
| beard | sikkim bi |
| bearing / bat (allure) | melo wi, melokaan wi |
| beast | dofe |
| beast without horns | njëkk mi |
| beat flat (flattened) | tàcc, tàppandaar |
| beat laundry | tàpp |
| beat metal | tëgg |
| beat n. | tëgg mi |
| beat skin | wulli |
| beat up | wulli |
| beat v. | dóor, duma, ñef/ñaf, yiit/itt |
| beater | tàpparka bi |
| beautiful | rafet |
| beautiful girl | goro bi |
| beautiful ram | xaaf mi |
| beautiful woman | jongama |
| beauty of a person | taar bi |
| beckon (call) | woo |
| bee | abeille | yamb wi |
| beef | nag wi, xàbbon bi |
| beer | beer bi / bière (Fr.) |
| befall (happen) | xew |
| before | bala, laata |
| begin (start) | dal, door |
| behold (see) | séen |
| belle (pretty) | jongama |
| bellicose | njabur |
| bellowing | nàññi |
| below | ca suuf, ci suuf |
| below / beneath / bottom | suuf si, ron gi |
| below | en dessous | ci suuf, ca suuf |
| ben oil tree / benzolive tree | saab-saab gi |
| bench | toogu bi |
| bend (turning) | juuy bi |
| bend a bow | ŋàddi |
| bend down | sëgg |
| bend down while bending legs | yuug |
| benefit | ngañaay li, tono li; tonu |
| bent (aptitude) | may gi, njariñ li |
| benumbed (numb) | nagam, toqi |
| berth (dock) v. | teer |
| better / be on the up and up (improve) | yokk; tane |
| better-off (easy) | yéwén |
| betterment (improvement) | tan gi |
| bevel | let |
| beyond n. | àllaaxira/laaxira ji, barsàq ji, njaniiw ji |
| bid (ad) | yéene bi |
| big (elder) | mag ji |
| big bite | lump bi |
| bight / bay (handle) | njàppu li |
| bile | wextan wi, xayliit mi |
| bilharzia | xarñéññ gi |
| biscuit | miskit/mbiskit mi / biscuit (Fr.) |
| bit of skirt (woman) | jigéen ji |
| bite n. | lanc wi; lump bi |
| bitter / bitters / bitterish | wex; wex xàtt |
| bitter tomato | jaxato/jaxatu ji, xuluñe ji |
| blade (wing) | laaf mi |
| blame (accuse) | tuumal, jeeñ/jiiñ |
| blanket | couverture | malaan mi, mbàjj mi |
| bleach | weexal |
| bleach water | sabel bi |
| bleak (bitter) | wex; wex xàtt |
| bleat | meem |
| blend (alliance) | kóllëre gi |
| bless | léemu |
| blessed | barkeel |
| blessing | barke bi |
| blind | gumba, silmaxa; sëgg |
| blind (lookout) v. | tëru |
| blinded n. | gumba gi, silmaxa si |
| blister / bleb (bulb) | piil bi |
| bloated | sadd |
| block a path / passage | dog |
| block view | xér |
| blocked | tagatémbe |
| blocked / bottled (clogged) | ne taraj |
| blow / bang (stroke) | dóor bi |
| blow / bash / biff (punch) | kurfeñ/kurpeñ bi, mbeñ mi |
| blow out (switch off) | fey |
| blow out / burn out (turn off) | fey, giim |
| blow over (calm down) | giif, riggël |
| blue | baxa; bulo bi / bleu (Fr.) |
| boat | gaal gi |
| boil | bax, waññax; baxal |
| boil laundry | lasib |
| bombance | noos bi |
| boot (kick) | wéq |
| borrow | emprunter | àbb |
| borrow something which equivalent is returned | leb |
| bottle | butéel bi / bouteille (Fr.) |
| bottle gourd | yomb gi |
| boubou | mbubb mi; yume bi |
| bound (certain) | bir |
| bountiful (abundant) | bare/bari, duun, oom/woom, ne làdd |
| bouquet | cabb bi |
| bow | arc | xala gi |
| bow one’s knee (kneel) | sukk |
| bowl | bool bi |
| bowl / basin / bath | bool bi / bol (Fr.), aset bi / assiette (Fr.) |
| box | boyet bi / boîte (Fr.) |
| boy | bóoy bi / boy (Fr.) |
| boyfriend (friend) | xarit/xariit bi / xaritoo |
| brace (clip) | ping bi |
| bracelet / bangle | lam bi; jara ji |
| branch off | jàdd, kuuj |
| brandish | ne xaas |
| brave / beat (confront) | riisoo |
| brawler | pànk mi |
| bray | braire | ŋaax |
| brazier | and bi |
| break | toj; xëtt |
| break (alter) | nëb |
| break (spoil) | yàq |
| break (stop) | teer bi |
| breast-feed | allaiter | nàmpal |
| breastfeeding woman | jaboot ji |
| breezy / brisk (fresh) | sedd |
| brew | ñaay |
| brick | birig bi / brique (Fr.), muul bi |
| bridge / bone (fish bone) | yax bi |
| brief day | waaw |
| bright / broad (clear) | leer |
| bring / bring about / bring round | indaale |
| bring / bring along / bring round / bear | indi, yót |
| bring down / break (tear down) | rey |
| brisk (activate) | farlu, sawar, tés-tési |
| broadcast (announce) | yéene, xabaar/xibaar |
| broom | buubu bi, bale gi |
| brother-in-law | njëkke li |
| brush | boroos bi / brosse (Fr.) |
| brush teeth with stick | soccu |
| brutish / beast (animal) | mala mi |
| bubbles v. | fuur |
| Bucorvus abyssincus | ndobin gi |
| buffalo | nagu àll bi |
| build | tabax |
| build a shelter | mbaar |
| building n. | tabax bi, taax mi |
| bulb | ampoule | piil bi |
| bullring (arena) | làmb ji |
| bump | jégën bi |
| bundle | ëmb bi |
| bundle (fagot) | say wi |
| bunker (shelter) n. | mbaar mi |
| buoy | tëmbal bi |
| burden (charge) | sëf bi, yeb bi |
| burden (load) | sëf, yeb |
| burn | lakk, tàkk; raaytal / lukkat / lakk-lakk bi |
| burn / brighten (light up) | boyal, jafal, taal |
| burned food | xëm |
| burning sensation | ratatati |
| burnished (lit) | tàkk, boy |
| burst into big bubbles | xit |
| bus | kaar bi / car (Fr.) |
| bush | àll bi, gott bi, ñaay bi / gajj bi |
| bush (shrub) | garab gi |
| bushman | broussard | kow-kow bi |
| business (duty) | wareef wi, warugar wi, farata ji |
| business | affaire | afeer bi / affaire (Fr.), mbiir mi, soxla si |
| bustle about (shake) | tés-tési, lambar-lambari |
| busy / bustling / buoyant / brisk (active) | sawar, njaxlaf |
| butcher n. | buuse bi / boucher (Fr.) |
| butt (headbutt) | mbëkk mi |
| butter | dax bi |
| button | butoŋ bi / bouton (Fr.) |
| buy / bear (accept) | wéral, nangu, jël |
| buy | acheter | jënd |
| buy clothing fabric | xotti |
| buy over / bribe (buy) | jënd |
| buzz / buzzing | riir bi |
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Cc
| cabinet / consulting room | duus bi, wanag wi |
| cafe | kafe |
| calabash | yomb gi |
| calamity / curse / catastrophe | balaa bi, musiba mi |
| call (ad) | yéene bi |
| call (announce) | yéene, xabaar/xibaar |
| call / call for / call down / cry | woo |
| call / make the call / calling / claim | woote |
| call remotely | joor |
| calm / calm down / cool down | giif, riggël |
| Calotropis procera | paftan gi |
| camel’s foot tree | ngigis gi |
| cancel | annuler | tebbi |
| candle | sondeel bi |
| candy | tàngal bi |
| candy | tangal (Pulaar) |
| canker sores | aphtes | sofe |
| cap | mbaxana/mbaxane mi |
| capacity / capability (aptitude) | may gi, njariñ li |
| car / coach | wago wi / wagon (Fr.) |
| caravaneer | caravanier | jëgg bi |
| card v. | për |
| carriage (lookout) v. | tëru |
| carry / convey (bring) | indaale |
| carry on back | boot |
| carry out / clench / close (apply) | daax, taf, teg / farlu, góor-góorlu |
| Casamance | Kaasamaas gi |
| case / concern (business) | afeer bi / affaire (Fr.), mbiir mi, soxla si |
| cash / currency / coins (money) | xaalis bi |
| cashew | anacardier | darkase gi |
| Cassia sieberiana | senjeñ gi |
| castor oil plant | tabanaani gi |
| catch | jàpp |
| catch nimbly | ne teeb/tiib |
| catch on the fly | ne taral |
| catch sight of (see) | séen |
| catch with a lasso | ne wëgëj |
| Cayor cherry | cerisier du Cayor | xewer gi |
| certain / clear | bir |
| certificate (act) | jëf ji |
| cerulean (azure) | baxa |
| cessation (stop) | teer bi |
| chaff (ball) | kuppe bi, bal bi / balle (Fr.) |
| chaff / chatter (joke) | caaxaan yi |
| challenge / contest | diŋat |
| change for the better (improve) | yokk; tane |
| charge (duty) | wareef wi, warugar wi, farata ji |
| charge / cargo | sëf bi, yeb bi |
| charge / charge up (load) | sëf, yeb |
| charge / complain (accuse) | tuumal, jeeñ/jiiñ |
| charge | accusation | tuuma ji |
| charge responsibility | yen |
| charm (approval) | coobare gi |
| chat | kebetu |
| cheapen (lower) | suufeel |
| cheer (applaud) | tàccu |
| cherish / care (like) | bëgg, sopp |
| cherry fruit | xewer |
| chic (elegant) | jékk |
| childbirth n. | wasin-wees wi |
| chine (spine) | ndodd mi |
| choosy | peeg |
| chord / contract / concord (agree) | dàkkoor / d’accord (Fr.) |
| Chrysobalanus orbicularis | woraaj gi |
| chum (friend) | xarit/xariit bi / xaritoo |
| churn | faat |
| circumcised | lenge bi |
| cistern (bowl) | bool bi / bol (Fr.), aset bi / assiette (Fr.) |
| citric (acid) | forox/farax/forax, wex / forox toll, wex xàtt |
| clamp / cramp (clip) | ping bi |
| clay | argile | ban bi, binit bi |
| clear (bitter) | wex; wex xàtt |
| clear | clair | leer |
| clear complexion | xees; xees pecc |
| clear out (vanish) | ne mes; ne mën |
| clip | agrafe | ping bi |
| clog v. | tëj, taf; saañ; sakk; fatt |
| clogged / corked | ne taraj |
| closed mouth | fermer la bouche | ŋeb |
| clout (punch) | kurfeñ/kurpeñ bi, mbeñ mi |
| clump / agglutinate | sam |
| co-wife | co-épouse | wujj wi; wujje |
| coax | amadouer | peeg |
| cobweb (spider) | jargoñ gi |
| cobweb (spiderweb) | lënd wi |
| coffee / cafe | kafe gi / café (Fr.) |
| coffee tree | caféier | kafe gi / café (Fr.) |
| cog (tooth) | bën bi |
| coil | sigo bi |
| coil (ring) | lam bi, jaaro bi |
| Cola cordifolia | taba gi |
| collapse / sag | rës |
| collapse / slump / slouch | ne wàpp, ne mbàpp |
| cologne water | latkoloñ/litkoloñ bi |
| color v. | kuloor / colorer (Fr.) |
| colors / colours (flag) | raaya bi |
| colossus | colosse | ponkal mi, siggi-lagg mi, yénki mi |
| colt | ânon | cumbur bi |
| Combretum aculeatum | sawat gi |
| Combretum glutinosum | rat gi |
| come (go) | dem |
| come and go / go and come | baagante |
| come on / let’s go | ayca! |
| come to a halt (stop) | taxaw, teer |
| come up n. | muj gi, ëllëg ji |
| comely (pretty) | jongama |
| comfort (aid) | ndimmal li |
| comfortable somewhere | xejj |
| comfortable with | yab |
| commend (admire) | naw |
| commotion | agitation | tés-tés/tës-tës ji, lambar-lambar ji |
| companion / carry / conduct (accompany) | ànd, topp, gunge |
| complaint (affection) n. | mbëggeel gi |
| complaint (charge) | tuuma ji |
| complete your turn | fégal |
| completely (absolutely) | fàww |
| compose (arrange) | jagal, defar |
| composition / composing (arrangement) | njekk li |
| concert (agree) | dàkkoor / d’accord (Fr.) / juboo |
| conciliatory / compliant | naxante |
| conclude / consummate / compass (finish) | jekkali |
| confine (jail) | kaaf |
| confront / face / meet | téesante, laale, riisoo |
| confront | affronter | riisoo |
| confrontation | affrontement | téesante bi |
| consort (wife) | jabar/jibar bi |
| consult / confer | diiso, gise |
| container (bac) | mbalka mi, bag bi |
| contiguous | contigu | taq, sës; sës rëkk |
| cook / curry | tay, suusal; tufe |
| cook under ashes | rëpp |
| cooked butter | diwu-ñor gi |
| cool / chilly / crisp (fresh) | sedd |
| cool | frais | sedd |
| cool air | fèex |
| copious (abundant) | bare/bari, duun, oom/woom, ne làdd |
| cord (thread) | wën gi |
| Cordyla pinnata | dimb gi |
| corner / cusp (horn) | béjjén bi |
| corner v. | tot |
| corrupt (alter) | nëb |
| coup / cut (stroke) | dóor bi |
| cove (handle) | njàppu li |
| cover (buy) | jënd |
| cover (lid) | kubéer gi / cover (E.); mberu mi |
| cover (shelter) n. | mbaar mi |
| cover with leather | ëw |
| coverage / cover / covering / coating (blanket) | malaan mi, mbàjj mi |
| cringe | grincer des dents | yeytu |
| croc-en-leg | croc-en-jambe | tèq |
| crochet v. | ràbb |
| cross (angry) | mer |
| crouch / squat | jonkan |
| crutch | sukkóot bi |
| cry (bark) v. | bow, mbëw |
| culpable / culprit (guilty) | ne yagg |
| cumulate (accumulate) | jóor |
| cupid (love) | mbëggeel gi, cofeel gi |
| current year | ren ji |
| curve (turning) | juuy bi |
| cuss (animal) | mala mi |
| cut down / chop down (tear down) | rey |
| cut down a tree | gor |
| cut one’s teeth (teething) | diijal |
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Dd
| Dagana | Dagana gi |
| dairy products | lu jóge ci meew |
| dame (lady) | soxna si |
| dandy / dressy (elegant) | jékk |
| daring | sañ, àttan |
| dawn | njël li, fajar ji |
| day before yesterday | bëkk-démb, bërki-démb |
| dazed (stunned) | ne ŋàmm |
| dead (numb) | nagam, toqi |
| deal (act) | jëf |
| deal (agree) | dàkkoor / d’accord (Fr.) |
| deal (business) | afeer bi / affaire (Fr.), mbiir mi, soxla si |
| deal with | avoir affaire à | jote |
| death announcement | tàgge bi |
| decisive moment (turning) | juuy bi |
| deck (accumulate) | jóor |
| declare (announce) | yéene, xabaar/xibaar |
| deed (act) | jëf ji |
| deep blue | bulo / bleu (Fr.) |
| definite (certain) | bir |
| definitely / dead (absolutely) | fàww |
| delate / denounce (accuse) | tuumal, jeeñ/jiiñ |
| delation (charge) | tuuma ji |
| dense / dirty / dim-witted (clogged) | ne taraj |
| denude (strip) | ñori |
| deposit v. | dawal |
| depress / diminish (lower) | suufeel |
| deprivation of money | privation d’argent | bànk gi |
| descend / die down (calm down) | giif, riggël |
| descry (see) | séen |
| Detarium microcarpum | dànq gi |
| Detarium senegalense / ditax / ditakh | ditax gi |
| development / growth / improvement | yokkute bi |
| die / die out (turn off) | fey, giim |
| dim (low) | ñakk doole, néew doole |
| dinghy | you-you | coy mi, sarxolle yi |
| Diospyros mespiliformis | aloom gi |
| disagree or agree | woroo |
| disappear / die out (vanish) | ne mes; ne mën |
| disappear at end of race | xëy |
| disappear by ceasing to exist | deñ |
| disappear in a well | lug |
| disappear stealthily | ne mën |
| disappearance of moon | xëy |
| disaster (calamity) | balaa bi, musiba mi |
| discontinuation (stop) | teer bi |
| disdainful | eloowo (Pulaar) |
| dish (bowl) | bool bi / bol (Fr.), aset bi / assiette (Fr.) |
| dispose (flow) | xelli |
| disposition / disposal (arrangement) | njekk li |
| dispute (challenge) | diŋat |
| distort (alter) | nëb |
| distress (anguish) | njàqare ji / ne ñogg |
| divert (amuse) | reeloo |
| djembe wood | yiir/yër gi |
| do (go) | dem |
| do / dispose (arrange) | jagal, defar |
| dock v. | teer |
| dodge (go and come) | baagante |
| dodge / avoid | juuy |
| domestic animal | bàyyima bi |
| done! (OK) | sàllaaw! |
| donkey | âne | mbaam mi, mbaam-sëf mi |
| donut | beñe bi / beignet (Fr.); coppati bi |
| donut stuffed with fish | tel bi |
| door leaf | ubéer bi |
| douse (switch off) | fey |
| down | suufe |
| down / demolish (tear down) | rey |
| down payment (advance payment) | dawal bi |
| down the wrong way | coroxaan |
| downstairs (below) | ci suuf, ca suuf |
| dowry / dower | can gi, jur gi, warugar wi |
| dowry v. | san |
| draft / designate (call) | woo |
| draft adj. | raataloo |
| drag (spider) | jargoñ gi |
| draw (snatch) | déqati, buddi, fàq |
| draw / design / define / draft / draught | nataal/nitaal |
| draw near (approach) | jegesi |
| dress up / rig up / rig | róogu |
| dressage | tàggat bi |
| dried up | fer |
| drink all at once | ne secc |
| drink from bottle | jolu |
| drink from cup | naq |
| drink from the source | dëtëm |
| drink n. | ndox mi |
| drink v. | naan |
| drinker (bac) | mbalka mi, bag bi |
| drinker / drinking bowl (watering place) | xàbb gi, mbalka mi |
| drizzle | ñebb-ñebb bi / ñebb-ñebbal, wis, wis-wisal |
| drollery (prank) | caaxaan yi |
| drone (bee) | yamb wi |
| drool | yuut wi |
| drool of animals | yullul |
| droop (sag) | rës |
| drop / drop out / discontinue (abandon) | ba, bàyyi, wacc |
| drum (armpit) | tama ji |
| drumstick tree | senjeñ gi / saab-saab gi |
| duck (avoid) | juuy |
| dummy (andouille) | laxas bi |
| duty n. | wareef wi, warugar wi, farata ji |
| dye (color) | kuloor / colorer (Fr.) |
| dysentery | dysenterie | biiru-taññ bi |
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Ee
| eagle (bateleur) | jaxaay ji |
| ear | nopp |
| early afternoon | debut de l’après-midi | tisbaar ji |
| earring | jaaro/jaaru bi |
| ease (appease) | dëfël |
| ease / easy | féex |
| easy | aisé | yéwén, yéwénal |
| eau de Cologne | latkoloñ/litkoloñ bi |
| echo v. | àddu, jib |
| edge | boor bi / bord (Fr.), pegg bi |
| edge (thread) | wën gi |
| effuse / empty / elapse (flow) | xelli |
| eggplant | batañse bi; jaxato/jaxatu ji, xuluñe ji |
| egret | aigrette | xodd gi |
| Egyptian balsam | sump gi |
| elder / eldest | mag ji |
| elegant | élégant | jékk |
| elephant | éléphant | ñey wi |
| elsewhere | ailleurs | feneen |
| elude | wappaade; majjinde (Pulaar) |
| ember | xal wi; gël bi |
| embitter (alter) | nëb |
| embittered (bitter) | wex; wex xàtt |
| embroider / embroidery | ñaw bi |
| emerge (appear) | fëll |
| empty-handed | sooy |
| enamour / enamoured (lover) | nob |
| encounter (confront) | riisoo |
| encourage (help) | dimmali/dimbali/dimmili/dimbili |
| encouragement (aid) | ndimmal li |
| end | cat li |
| end (goal) | naan |
| end (stop) | teer bi |
| end v. | àgg/yegg, feg |
| engage (like) | bëgg, sopp |
| engine oil | iwil |
| enhance / extend (improve) | yokk; tane |
| enjoy / fun | fo, ree |
| enkindle (light up) | boyal, jafal, taal |
| enlarge | agrandir | yàkkali |
| enlarge a photo | garaandiir / agrandir (Fr.) |
| enraged (angry) | mer |
| ensure | biral |
| enter (start) | dal, door |
| entertain (amuse) | reeloo |
| entertain (enjoy) | fo, ree |
| enunciation (ad) | yéene bi |
| escort (accompany) | ànd, topp, gunge |
| ess (woman) | jigéen ji |
| establish (found) | samp |
| Europe | Tugal gi |
| evade / eschew (avoid) | juuy |
| ever (already) | jeeg |
| evident (apparent) | fés; ràññeeku/ràññiku |
| excitement (commotion) | tés-tés/tës-tës ji, lambar-lambar ji |
| exhaustion | xoox |
| exhibit (draw) | nataal/nitaal |
| expand / extend / extended | lal |
| expedite (accelerate) | làbbili |
| extend (enlarge) | yàkkali |
| extinguish (switch off) | fey |
| extract / elicit (snatch) | déqati, buddi, fàq |
| exuberant / ebullient | murtat |
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Ff
| fable | léeb wi |
| fabric tape | sor wi |
| face / front | kanam gi |
| face / meet / confront | téesante, laale, riisoo |
| face to face | jàkkaarloo |
| face up to (confront) | riisoo |
| facilitate (help) | dimmali/dimbali/dimmili/dimbili |
| fade out / fail (vanish) | ne mes; ne mën |
| fagot | say wi |
| fail to attend | wuute |
| fair (clear) | leer |
| fan | éventail | uppukaay gi |
| fancy (like) | bëgg, sopp |
| farce / filling (prank) | caaxaan yi |
| farewell / goodbyes v. | tàggu, tàggoo |
| fast | gaaw |
| fast pace | xél wi |
| fastening (clip) | ping bi |
| Fatick | Fatig gi |
| fatten / fatten up / feed | mbellax |
| fatten up a person | mbellax |
| fatten up an animal | yafal |
| favor / favour (press) | sës; sukkandiku |
| favorite wife | xejj bi |
| feeble / faint (low) | ñakk doole, néew doole |
| feeding | ñammingól (Pulaar) |
| feeding milk | allaitement | nàmpal bi |
| feel a burn | ray-ray ji |
| fell (tear down) | rey |
| fellowship (friendship) | cofeel gi |
| female sheep | xar mu jigéen |
| female socialite | diriyanke ji |
| femur / femur head | moocu mi |
| fender (wing) | laaf mi |
| ferment / flop / fuss (shake) | tés-tési, lambar-lambari |
| ferry (bac) | mbalka mi, bag bi |
| fib (joke) | caaxaan yi |
| Ficus iteophylla | looro gi |
| Ficus vogelii | dóob gi |
| fine (pretty) | jongama |
| fine | amende | alamaan bi |
| fine! (OK) | sàllaaw! |
| finish | achever | jekkali |
| fire (ball) | kuppe bi, bal bi / balle (Fr.) |
| firewood | matt mi |
| first name | tur |
| first wife | aawo bi |
| fish bar | sóoróoy bi, silinka bi |
| fish bone | arête | yax bi |
| fishing bank | naax bi |
| fit (apply) | farlu, góor-góorlu |
| fitness / faculty / facility (aptitude) | may gi, njariñ li |
| five francs | dërëm bi |
| fix (arrange) | jagal, defar |
| flag | drapeau | raaya bi |
| flange | nos gi |
| flask (ball) | manq bi, kuppe bi, bal bi / balle (Fr.) |
| flatten (smooth out) | maasale |
| flatten | s’aplatir | ne tàcc |
| flattened / flatten | tàcc, tàppandaar |
| flop (slouch) | ne wàpp, ne mbàpp |
| floss silk (thread) | wën gi |
| flow | écouler | xelli |
| fluent (easy) | yéwén |
| fog | lay bi, làyyi bi |
| follow (accompany) | ànd, topp, gunge |
| fond / follower (lover) | nob |
| fondness (affection) n. | mbëggeel gi |
| food | aliment | ñam wi |
| foolery | caay-caay gi |
| foot it (walk) | tànku, rung |
| forcefulness (activity) | yëngu-yëngu gi |
| forefathers (grandfather) | maam ji |
| foreshadow (announce) | yéene, xabaar/xibaar |
| forest wood | màndiŋ mi, gott bi |
| forfeit (almond) | saal bi |
| forfeit / forfeiture (fine) | alamaan bi |
| forsake (abandon) | ba, bàyyi, wacc |
| forward / freight (load) | sëf, yeb |
| found | fonder | samp |
| found guilty (guilty) | ne yagg |
| foundation / fundament | taat wi |
| frame-up (charge) | tuuma ji |
| franc | fiftin bi |
| French baguette | miis wi |
| fresh | frais | sedd |
| fresh air | fèex |
| fresh fruit | bees |
| fresh vegetables | tooy |
| friend / friends | xarit/xariit bi / xaritoo |
| friendship | amitié | cofeel gi |
| front adj. | janoo |
| frown | fronce | ras bi |
| fudge (dodge) | juuy |
| fully-grown (adult) | mag mi |
| fun / enjoy | fo, ree |
| furious / relentlessly / strive | sëxëtoo |
| fuss / ferment (commotion) | tés-tés/tës-tës ji, lambar-lambar ji |
| future | bu keroogee |
| future | futur | ëllëg ji |
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Gg
| gaff (horn) | béjjén bi |
| gag | laxaab |
| gag / game / gibber (joke) | caaxaan yi |
| gain (acquire) | jënd, jot |
| gait / going (allure) | melo wi, melokaan wi |
| Gambie | Gàmbi |
| game park | reserv |
| gantlet / gauntlet (confrontation) | téesante bi |
| gaol (jail) | kaaf |
| gaping | ne làññ |
| garlic | ail | laaj ji |
| gastric acidity | acidité gastrique | xérñéññ gi |
| gateway (bow) | xala gi |
| gather (frown) | ras bi |
| gazette (ad) | yéene bi |
| generous (abundant) | bare/bari, duun, oom/woom, ne làdd |
| germane (ally) | goro bi, far bi |
| get (bring) | indi, yót |
| get (have) | am |
| get going (accelerate) | làbbili |
| get off the hook | tirer d’affaire | tàgganti, xettali |
| get rid of (flow) | xelli |
| get well / get the better of (improve) | yokk; tane |
| get wind of (learn) | jàng |
| gill / gills | caaxoñ yi |
| ginger (activity) | yëngu-yëngu gi |
| girlfriend (friend) | xarit/xariit bi / xaritoo |
| give a boost | wéŋ |
| give birth | accoucher | wasin, rewle/rewli |
| give birth frequently | nef |
| give birth to female child | rewle/rewli |
| give birth to her last child | saatlu |
| give birth to more than one child at a time | séex |
| give up (abandon) | ba, bàyyi, wacc |
| give way (sag) | rës |
| gnash (cringe) | yeytu |
| go (help) | dimmali/dimbali/dimmili/dimbili |
| go (stroke) | dóor bi |
| go (vanish) | ne mes; ne mën |
| go | aller | dem |
| go and come / come and go | baagante |
| go by (flow) | xelli |
| go crazy (shake) | tés-tési, lambar-lambari |
| go further / beyond | sar |
| go out (turn off) | fey, giim |
| go straight | jubal, tàllal |
| go with (accompany) | ànd, topp, gunge |
| goal | but | naan |
| goat | sikket bi; sikket-mbow bi; sikket-jaxaluur bi |
| goat / goof / gander (andouille) | laxas bi |
| gold alloy / alloy | saasal bi |
| gold jewel | gànjar gi |
| good | bu baax |
| good | baax |
| goodbyes / farewell v. | tàggu, tàggoo |
| goodness | mbaax gi |
| goods | am-am bi, moomeel gi, alal bi |
| government (cabinet) | duus bi, wanag wi |
| grab / grip / hold | jafandu, ŋoy |
| grab by the legs | rañaan |
| graceful / gracious (elegant) | jékk |
| grain threshing | bàcc |
| grammar | celluka (Pulaar) |
| grandfather / grandmother | maam ji |
| grate / give up (annoy) | lakkal |
| great beauty | taaru |
| greet (welcome) | teeru, teertu |
| Grewia bicolor | kel gi |
| grind | nokkas/nokkos; riij |
| grind (sharpen) | daas, nàmm, xacc |
| grind in a mortar | riij |
| grip / grab / hold | jafandu, ŋoy |
| groin (fish bone) | yax bi |
| groin | aîne | wàq wi, xeese bi |
| groundnut (peanut) | gerte gi, aréen ji; caaf li; kemb gi |
| grounds / grounding (foundation) | taat wi |
| grovel (flatten) | ne tàcc |
| grow (enlarge) | yàkkali |
| grow fat (fatten) | mbellax |
| grown-up (adult) | mag mi |
| growth / development / improvement | yokkute bi |
| Guiera senegalensis | ngeer gi |
| guilt (charge) | tuuma ji |
| guilty / guilty party | ne yagg |
| gun charge | sox bi |
| gushing (exuberant) | murtat |
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| hair | cheveu | kawar/kawaw gi |
| halt (stop) | teer bi |
| hand | loxo |
| hand (needle) | puso bi / pousser (Fr.) |
| hand-barrow (litter) | jaat gi |
| handle | anse | njàppu li |
| handsome (elegant) | jékk |
| handyman | tappale |
| hang (hook) v. | aj, lonk, wékk |
| hang in passing | felasu |
| hang on | s’accrocher | aju, langaamu |
| hang over (approach) | dégmal; jegesi |
| happen | advenir | xew |
| happens | jot |
| happiness | bànneex bi |
| happy New Year | déwénati! |
| harbor (shelter) v. | fat |
| hardware (armed) | gànnaay gi |
| harmony (agree) | dàkkoor / d’accord (Fr.) |
| hasten (accelerate) | làbbili |
| haul down (slouch) | ne wàpp, ne mbàpp |
| have | am / am-am bi |
| have a good time (enjoy) | fo, ree |
| have business with | jote |
| have on oneself | ame |
| have to (duty) | wareef wi, warugar wi, farata ji / war |
| haven / hearth / hideaway (shelter) n. | mbaar mi |
| headbutt / header / head | mbëkk mi |
| hear (learn) | jàng |
| hear news | dégg |
| hedge (blanket) | malaan mi, mbàjj mi |
| hedge (dodge) | juuy |
| hedge castor oil plant | tabanaani gi |
| heehaw (bray) | ŋaax |
| help | aider | dimmali/dimbali/dimmili/dimbili |
| help load on head | yen |
| helpmate / hodman (aid) | ndimmal li |
| here (so) | boog, aloor / alors (Fr.) |
| hide | sekkaade; mofde; móggude (Pulaar) |
| hide (leather) | der wi |
| hint (allusion) | junj |
| hip (fish bone) | yax bi |
| hit (stroke) | dóor bi |
| hit twice | lare |
| hitch / make a hitch | lonk, lonk bi |
| hoax (joke) | caaxaan yi |
| hog plum | soob gi |
| hold / grab / grip | jafandu, ŋoy |
| hold with teeth | ŋank |
| holy water for newborn | toqental bi |
| hone (sharpen) | daas, nàmm, xacc |
| hook (clip) | ping bi |
| hook in leg | tèq |
| hook on (hang on) | aju, langaamu |
| hook v. | aj, lonk, wékk |
| hooked | accroché | tag |
| hoot at (call) | woo |
| horn | corne | béjjén bi |
| hornbill | calao | ndobin gi |
| horny (lit) | tàkk, boy |
| horseradish tree | saab-saab gi |
| host (welcome) | teeru, teertu |
| hot embers | gël bi |
| house (shelter) v. | fat |
| huddle / hill up (accumulate) | jóor |
| huff / huffy (angry) | mer |
| hull (shell) | xolli |
| hunchback | xuuge bi |
| hurry up (activate) | farlu, sawar, tés-tési |
| hurt | gaañ; gaañu |
| husk (ball) | kuppe bi, bal bi / balle (Fr.) |
| hydraulic ram (Aries) | kuuy mi |
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Ii
| I | man |
| Iconyx striatus | wéxéñ wi |
| image (allusion) | junj |
| immediately | daldi |
| impair (spoil) | yàq |
| impart (learn) | jàng |
| impose (abuse) | ñaaj |
| imprison (jail) | kaaf |
| improve | améliorer | yokk; tane |
| improvement / amelioration | tan gi |
| improvement / growth / development | yokkute bi |
| impugn (challenge) | diŋat |
| impulse (headbutt) | mbëkk mi |
| impurity | tuundi (Pulaar) |
| incept (start) | dal, door |
| increase | ndollent li, yokk bi / dolli, yokku |
| Indian lilac | niim gi |
| indicate (announce) | yéene, xabaar/xibaar |
| indicator (needle) | puso bi / pousser (Fr.) |
| indict / impeach (accuse) | tuumal, jeeñ/jiiñ |
| indictment / impeachment (charge) | tuuma ji |
| induce / introduce (bring) | indaale |
| inflame (angry) | mer |
| infraction (hitch) | lonk bi |
| inject (bring) | indi, yót |
| injure head with object | xaañ |
| injury | gaañ-gaañ bi |
| installment / instalment (advance payment) | dawal bi |
| institute (found) | samp |
| intention (goal) | naan |
| interview | entretien | diisóo bi, waxtaan wi |
| intimation (ad) | yéene bi |
| invalidate (cancel) | tebbi |
| involved (hooked) | tag |
| irk / irritate / jar on (annoy) | lakkal |
| iron out (smooth out) | maasale |
| iron tree | yiir/yër gi |
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| jaboncillo | soobaan gi |
| jackalberry / jakkalsbessie | aloom gi |
| jackass (donkey) | mbaam mi, mbaam-sëf mi |
| jacket (blanket) | malaan mi, mbàjj mi |
| jail v. | kaaf |
| Jatropha curcas | tabanaani gi |
| jaundiced (bitter) | wex; wex xàtt |
| java (coffee) | kafe gi / café (Fr.) |
| jester n. | toole bi |
| jewel | takkaay li; gànjar gi |
| jeweler | tëgg bi |
| jeweler | baylo (Pulaar) |
| job | ligéey |
| joinery | dénk wi |
| joint | tenqo bi |
| joke / jape / jest (prank) | caaxaan yi |
| joke / jest / jive | caaxaan yi |
| jostle | bëmëx, buux, bundxataal |
| jumbo (elephant) | ñey wi |
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Kk
| Kaffrine | Kafrin gi |
| keen (acute) | ñaw |
| keep company (accompany) | ànd, topp, gunge |
| keep in mouth | log |
| keep water in mouth | guujal, guum |
| keeping animals | sàmm |
| kernel (almond) | saal bi |
| kettle | satala gi |
| key | caabi |
| kick in the shin | pàdd mi |
| kick v. | wàkk; wéq |
| kidding | foontu |
| kidding (joke) | caaxaan yi |
| kill / knock down (tear down) | rey |
| kiln (cook) | tay, suusal |
| kindle (light up) | boyal, jafal, taal |
| king’s crown | paftan gi |
| kinship / ally | goro bi, far bi |
| kneel / kneel down | sukk |
| knife (thread) | wën gi |
| knock (stroke) | dóor bi |
| knock down in one fell swoop | fàdd |
| knock off (lower) | suufeel |
| knock out | fàdd |
| knockout (prank) | caaxaan yi |
| knowledge | gandal (Pulaar) |
| kosso | wen gi |
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| La Mecque | Màkka gi |
| laager | jippunde (Pulaar) |
| lack of money | manque d’argent | bànk gi |
| lady (woman) | jigéen ji |
| lady | dame | soxna si |
| lady of old Christian family | siñaara bi / senior (Fr.) |
| lady’s blouse | mariñeer bi |
| Lagenaria siceraria / long melon | yomb gi |
| lamb | agneau | mbote mi, mburtu mi |
| lamp (bulb) | piil bi |
| land (dock) v. | teer |
| landing stage | débarcadère | teeru bi, waax bi |
| Lannea acida | soon gi |
| lapse (vanish) | ne mes; ne mën |
| large bowl | bóoli bi; duubal-böoli bi / double bol (Fr.) |
| large hornbill | ndobin gi |
| lark (prank) | caaxaan yi |
| lark / laugh (joke) | caaxaan yi |
| laundry blue | bulo bi / bleu (Fr.) |
| laundry place | fóotukaay |
| laundry water | sumb bi; pótit mi |
| lavatory (bowl) | bool bi / bol (Fr.), aset bi / assiette (Fr.) |
| lay (switch off) | fey |
| lay out / line / limn (draw) | nataal/nitaal |
| lead (bring) | indaale |
| lead / line (thread) | wën gi |
| lead off (start) | dal, door |
| league (alliance) | kóllëre gi |
| lean | s’appuyer | sukkandiku |
| lean to (press) | sës; sukkandiku |
| leap | fettax, tëb |
| learn / let know | jàng |
| learning | apprentissage | njàng mi |
| leather | cuir | der wi |
| leave / let go (abandon) | ba, bàyyi, wacc |
| leave taking (farewell) v. | tàggu, tàggoo |
| let’s go / come on | ayca! |
| level (smooth out) | maasale |
| liberal / luxurious (abundant) | bare/bari, duun, oom/woom, ne làdd |
| lid | couvercle | kubéer gi / cover (E.); mberu mi |
| lifeblood (soul) | noo gi, ruu gi |
| lift / lender (aid) | ndimmal li |
| light / lucid (clear) | leer |
| light bulb | avoir une ampoule | futt |
| light up (shake) | tés-tési, lambar-lambari |
| light up | allumer | boyal, jafal, taal |
| like | aimer | bëgg, sopp |
| liking (affection) n. | mbëggeel gi |
| limp | soox |
| liquor (alcohol) | naan gi |
| lit / alight | tàkk, boy |
| litter | civière | jaat gi |
| little finger | baaramu sanqaleeñ bi |
| little goat | sikket-mbow bi |
| live (active) | sawar, njaxlaf |
| live (apply) | daax, taf, teg / farlu, góor-góorlu |
| livestock | jur gi |
| load / lade | sëf, yeb |
| load / loading (charge) | sëf bi, yeb bi |
| loaded vehicle | sàrse |
| loan (borrow) | àbb |
| lock up (jail) | kaaf |
| log | nganj mi |
| log partly consumed | gillit gi |
| longbow (bow) | xala gi |
| look (allure) | melo wi, melokaan wi |
| look up (improve) | yokk; tane |
| lookout v. | tëru |
| loom / loom up (appear) | fëll |
| loose tooth | yanq |
| love (like) | bëgg, sopp |
| love | amour | mbëggeel gi, cofeel gi |
| love someone | nob |
| lover / love | nob |
| lover | amant | far wi |
| low / little | ñakk doole, néew doole |
| lower | suufeel, wàcce |
| lower | abaisser | suufeel |
| lower the price | waññi, wàcce |
| lucifer (match) | almet ji / allumette (Fr.) |
| luggage | bagaas bi / bagage (Fr.) |
| lull (appease) | dëfël |
| lumberjack | lawbe bi |
| lure (bait) | meeb bi, dumat bi |
| luxuriant (exuberant) | murtat |
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| maggot | sax wi, gasax wi |
| maid | femme de ménage | mbindindaan mi |
| maintenance (interview) | diisóo bi, waxtaan wi / toppatoo bi |
| make fun of (joke) | caaxaan yi |
| Mali | Mali gi |
| man | góor |
| manifest (clear) | leer |
| mark (goal) | naan |
| marriage (alliance) | kóllëre gi |
| married woman | jeeg bi |
| master (learn) | jàng |
| match / matches | almet ji / allumette (Fr.) |
| mate (aid) | ndimmal li |
| matter (business) | afeer bi / affaire (Fr.), mbiir mi, soxla si |
| mature (adult) | mag mi |
| mean | firtude (Pulaar) |
| meat (food) | ñam wi |
| meatball | jaga ji |
| meet / face / confront | téesante, laale, riisoo |
| mend (improve) | yokk; tane |
| mending (improvement) | tan gi |
| mess up (spoil) | yàq |
| miffed (angry) | mer |
| mild (low) | ñakk doole, néew doole |
| ministry (cabinet) | duus bi, wanag wi |
| misconduct (adultery) | njaalo gi |
| miserly | wóttóoral |
| missing (absent) | wuute |
| mist / misty | yuuy bi / làyyi |
| misuse (abuse) | ñaaj |
| mix / mixture / mixing (alloy) | saasal bi |
| mollify (appease) | dëfël |
| mollify (coax) | peeg |
| mollify / make milder (soften) | suukar |
| money / mammon | xaalis bi |
| monkey bread / monkey biscuit tree | ngigis gi |
| moral burden | wareef wi, warugar wi |
| Moringa oleifera / moringa | saab-saab gi |
| motion (allusion) | junj |
| mouth (clogged) | ne taraj |
| mouth / muzzle / manhole | gémmiñ gi |
| move | yëngu |
| move (stroke) | dóor bi |
| move in all directions | juun-juuni |
| move on its base | yëx |
| move on oneself | yal |
| movement (activity) | yëngu-yëngu gi |
| movement (commotion) | tés-tés/tës-tës ji, lambar-lambar ji |
| moving forward | jëm kanam |
| mud | ban bi |
| muddle-head (draft) | raataloo |
| mug / mutt (andouille) | laxas bi |
| mulct (fine) | alamaan bi |
| mumble | kebetu |
| muninga / mukwa | wen gi |
| murder | bóom |
| mure (jail) | kaaf |
| must (duty) | wareef wi, warugar wi, farata ji / war |
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Nn
| name (call) | woo |
| narrow (low) | ñakk doole, néew doole |
| Ndiambour | Njaambur gi; njaambur-njaambur bi |
| neat (elegant) | jékk |
| neaten (adjust) | we |
| need | soxla si, aajo ji, yitte ji |
| needle | aiguille | puso bi / pousser (Fr.) |
| neem / nimtree | niim gi |
| nest (shelter) n. | mbaar mi |
| nestle (shelter) v. | fat |
| nettle (annoy) | lakkal |
| New Guinea bean | yomb gi |
| news | kabaruuji (Pulaar) |
| next year | déwén si |
| nibble | xamb |
| nice / pleasant | neex |
| no | -ne, -nekk |
| no | non (Fr.) |
| nobble (buy) | jënd |
| noble woman | lingeer bi |
| nod | acquiescer | nangu/nongu |
| noise | coow li |
| noisy | xumb |
| noodle / numskull (andouille) | laxas bi |
| nose ring | anneler | nos |
| notch (tooth) | bën bi |
| notice / notification (ad) | yéene bi |
| novitiate (learning) | njàng mi |
| nullify (cancel) | tebbi |
| numb | engourdi | nagam, toqi |
| nurse (beast-feed) | nàmpal |
| nursing (feeding milk) | nàmpal bi |
| nurture / negotiation (interview) | diisóo bi, waxtaan wi |
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Oo
| object (challenge) | diŋat |
| object (goal) | naan |
| obligation / office / owe (duty) | wareef wi, warugar wi, farata ji / war; ameel |
| obverse (face) | kanam gi |
| obvious (apparent) | fés; ràññeeku/ràññiku |
| off (absent) | wuute |
| office (aid) | ndimmal li |
| office (cabinet) | duus bi, wanag wi |
| office / onus / onslaught (charge) | sëf bi, yeb bi |
| OK / okay! | sàllaaw! |
| okey! (OK) | sàllaaw! |
| old | âgé | mag |
| old bearded goat | sikket-jaxaluur bi |
| old days | ca cosaan, bu jëkk |
| old lady | soxna si |
| on the move | juun-juuni |
| one-eyed | patt |
| ooze away (vanish) | ne mes; ne mën |
| open mouth | ouvrir la bouche | ŋa, ŋaaŋ |
| open out (expand) | lal |
| orderliness (arrangement) | njekk li |
| organize a baptism | ruy bi |
| orphanage | alyatiimaagu (Pulaar) |
| osprey (egret) | xodd gi |
| ostrich | baa bi, bànjóoli bi |
| other | -eneen / neneen / jaambuur bi |
| Oussouye | Usuy gi |
| outside / outdoors / out / on the outside | ci biti, ca biti |
| overcast (clogged) | ne taraj |
| overindulge / overstrain (abuse) | ñaaj |
| overlay (blanket) | malaan mi, mbàjj mi |
| override (cancel) | tebbi |
| owe something to someone | ameel |
| own (have) | am |
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| p.m. (afternoon) | ngoon gi |
| pace (allure) | melo wi, melokaan wi |
| pack (ball) | kuppe bi, bal bi / balle (Fr.) |
| pack (load) | sëf, yeb |
| package | paket |
| painting | natal, péntirgol (Pulaar) |
| palaver tree | pénc mi |
| pan (bowl) | bool bi / bol (Fr.), aset bi / assiette (Fr.) |
| panic | affoler | ràŋŋati |
| paperclip (clip) | ping bi |
| pappus (egret) | xodd gi |
| paramour (lover) | far wi |
| parch (alter) | nëb |
| Parinari macrophylla | new gi |
| partner (wife) | jabar/jibar bi |
| pass away (turn off) | fey, giim |
| pass away / pass out of sight (vanish) | ne mes; ne mën |
| passion / poppet (love) | mbëggeel gi, cofeel gi |
| pause (stop) | teer bi |
| peak (fish bone) | yax bi |
| peanut | arachide | gerte gi, aréen ji; caaf li; kemb gi |
| pearl bracelet | jara ji |
| peccant (guilty) | ne yagg |
| peck | cof |
| pecker (mouth) | gémmiñ gi |
| peep out / peer (appear) | fëll |
| peg (ankle) | wëq wi |
| pellet | buleet bi / boulette (Fr.) |
| penalty (fine) | alamaan bi |
| pencil / protract (draw) | nataal/nitaal |
| perceive (see) | séen |
| perfect (finish) | jekkali |
| perish (spoil) | yàq |
| pet (tamed) | miis |
| Peul | Pël bi, Halpulaar bi; halpulaar bi |
| pharyngitis (angina) | waxu gi |
| photographic enlargement | garaandiir bi / agrandir (Fr.) |
| physic nut / poison nut / purging nut | tabanaani gi |
| piercing (acute) | ñaw |
| pigeon / proposition (business) | afeer bi / affaire (Fr.), mbiir mi, soxla si |
| pile (accumulate) | jóor |
| Piliostigma reticulatum / thonningii | ngigis gi |
| pimple | picc bi |
| pit (arena) | làmb ji |
| pizzazz (allure) | melo wi, melokaan wi |
| placate / pacify (appease) | dëfël |
| plain / perspicuous (clear) | leer |
| plane | roppëlaan gi |
| plate | aset bi / assiette (Fr.), palaat bi / plat (Fr.) |
| play about (enjoy) | fo, ree |
| plea (call) | woote |
| pleasant / nice | neex |
| please | s’il vous plaît (Fr.) |
| pleased / pleasure (ease) | féex |
| plenteous / plentiful / plenty (abundant) | bare/bari, duun, oom/woom, ne làdd |
| plug n. | saañ bi |
| plug with a stopper | saañ |
| plug with sand | sakk |
| plugged | car bi, bànqaas bi |
| plumb | d’aplomb | taaj |
| plump / plumb out / put on weight (fatten) | mbellax |
| pod (shell) | xolli |
| point (sharpen) | daas, nàmm, xacc |
| pointer (needle) | puso bi / pousser (Fr.) |
| poor (low) | ñakk doole, néew doole |
| poorhouse (shelter) n. | mbaar mi |
| pop on (light up) | boyal, jafal, taal |
| porridge | laax bi; ngallax mi; ruy bi; ndindéjóob ji; sómbi bi |
| porridge made of curd and millet | laax bi |
| porridge made of light millet | ruy bi |
| porridge made of millet and peanuts | ngallax mi |
| porridge of peanut and monkey bread | ndindéjóob ji |
| portion (dowry) | can gi, jur gi, warugar wi |
| positively (absolutely) | fàww |
| post office | post bi / poste (Fr.) |
| potent (active) | sawar, njaxlaf |
| pouch / prate (joke) | caaxaan yi |
| pour out / pass (flow) | xelli |
| practice (cabinet) | duus bi, wanag wi |
| practice / practise / plant (apply) | daax, taf, teg / farlu, góor-góorlu |
| prank / prank call / practical joke | caaxaan yi |
| prat (andouille) | laxas bi |
| predicate (found) | samp |
| prematurely | xaat |
| present (bring) | indi, yót |
| press | appuyer | sës; sukkandiku |
| press out (flattened) | tàcc, tàppandaar |
| presume (abuse) | ñaaj |
| pretty | belle | jongama |
| previous year | daaw ji |
| previously (already) | jeeg |
| pride (self-esteem) | jom ji |
| prison (jail) | kaaf |
| proceed (act) | jëf |
| proceed (go) | dem |
| profuse (abundant) | bare/bari, duun, oom/woom, ne làdd |
| progress / pick up (improve) | yokk; tane |
| promise / portend (announce) | yéene, xabaar/xibaar |
| prong (tooth) | bën bi |
| prosecution (charge) | tuuma ji |
| Prosopis africana | yiir/yër gi |
| Pterocarpus erinaceus | wen gi |
| puffy | sadd |
| pull down (tear down) | rey |
| pull up (snatch) | déqati, buddi, fàq |
| punch / poke | kurfeñ/kurpeñ bi, mbeñ mi |
| punch in the back | rëkk wi |
| purchase (buy) | jënd |
| purpose / point / plan (goal) | naan |
| pursue (accompany) | ànd, topp, gunge |
| pursuit (activity) | yëngu-yëngu gi |
| push along (accelerate) | làbbili |
| push along (activate) | farlu, sawar, tés-tési |
| push down (lower) | suufeel |
| push to fight | tëgge |
| put out (expand) | lal |
| put out (switch off) | fey |
| put up (hook) v. | aj, lonk, wékk |
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| quagmire | poto-poto bi |
| quash (cancel) | tebbi |
| queen (lady) | soxna si |
| query | lamndal (Pulaar) |
| question (business) | afeer bi / affaire (Fr.), mbiir mi, soxla si |
| question (challenge) | diŋat |
| quicken (accelerate) | làbbili |
| quicken (sharpen) | daas, nàmm, xacc |
| quiet | teey |
| quiet / quench (appease) | dëfël |
| quip (joke) | caaxaan yi |
| quit (abandon) | ba, bàyyi, wacc |
| quit (stop) | taxawal, teeral |
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Rr
| rabbit | wojere (Pulaar) |
| railway switch | aiguillage de chemin de fer | juuy bi |
| rain n. | taw |
| rainbow | arc-en-ciel | xon gi |
| rainwater | eau de pluie | taataan mi |
| ram (Aries) | kuuy mi |
| ramble | rëng-rëngi |
| rammer / ram (lady) | soxna si |
| rampant / rumbustious / rank (exuberant) | murtat |
| rate (allure) | melo wi, melokaan wi |
| reach a destination | àgg/yegg |
| reading room (cabinet) | duus bi, wanag wi |
| recede (vanish) | ne mes; ne mën |
| receive (welcome) | teeru, teertu |
| reckon up (add) | rax / dolli, tappe, tofal, yokk |
| recline (press) | sës; sukkandiku |
| refer /reference (allusion) | junj |
| referee (arbitrate) | àtte |
| refinement / rally (improvement) | tan gi |
| refuge (shelter) n. | mbaar mi |
| relent (calm down) | giif, riggël |
| relentlessly / strive / furious | sëxëtoo |
| relief (aid) | ndimmal li |
| relieve (help) | dimmali/dimbali/dimmili/dimbili |
| relinquish (abandon) | ba, bàyyi, wacc |
| rely on | se fonder sur | dëgg |
| remove from back | botti |
| rent (hitch) | lonk bi |
| repair (go) | dem |
| report (announce) | yéene, xabaar/xibaar |
| rescind / reverse (cancel) | tebbi |
| resentful (bitter) | wex; wex xàtt |
| respectable lady | soxna si |
| responsible | yor, yore |
| rest / rest on (lean) | sukkandiku |
| restlessness (commotion) | tés-tés/tës-tës ji, lambar-lambar ji |
| reveal secrets | dévoiler des secrets | xàwwi |
| revel (enjoy) | fo, ree |
| reverse (back) | gannaaw/ginnaaw gi |
| Rhodesian bauhinia | ngigis gi |
| rice porridge | sómbi bi |
| ridge / rib (fish bone) | yax bi |
| rig / rig up / dress up | róogu |
| right / repair (arrange) | jagal, defar |
| right in front | janoo màkk, janoo ŋàkk |
| rile (annoy) | lakkal |
| ring | anneau | lam bi, jaaro bi |
| rip out / rip off (snatch) | déqati, buddi, fàq |
| river ferry (bac) | mbalka mi, bag bi |
| roasted peanut | caaf li; tigadege ji |
| roasted peanut paste | tigadege ji |
| rock | aayoo |
| rock (money) | xaalis bi |
| roll (expand) | lal |
| roll call (call) | woote |
| roll on / run out (flow) | xelli |
| romp / rag (prank) | caaxaan yi |
| roofing / rug (blanket) | malaan mi, mbàjj mi |
| root (applaud) | tàccu |
| rotating / rotational / revolving (turning) | juuy bi |
| rough (draft) | raataloo |
| rouse (activate) | farlu, sawar, tés-tési |
| rouse (awake) | yee |
| rub teeth with stick | woogu |
| rubber bush / rubber tree | paftan gi |
| Rufisque | Tëngéel gi |
| ruin (spoil) | yàq |
| run off or flow of a gooey or sticky substance | liddeeku/liddiku |
| rustling | riir |
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| sad | trist |
| Safene | Saafeen bi; id |
| sag / collapse | rës |
| sag / collapse on | nërméelu |
| sale | njééygu (Pulaar) |
| same age | être âge | maase |
| sandal tie | waru wi |
| sap (andouille) | laxas bi |
| Sapindus saponaria / sulluku | soobaan gi |
| save / spare / shun / sidestep (avoid) | juuy |
| scapegoat | singali |
| scar | ñaas wi; gàll yi |
| schooling (dressage) | tàggat bi |
| score a goal | naan |
| scramble | jaxase / ñàkkante |
| scrounge (borrow) | àbb |
| sea water | eau de mer | mbeex mi |
| second wife | ñaareel bi |
| see / sight / spy | séen |
| seeming (apparent) | fés; ràññeeku/ràññiku |
| self-esteem | amour-propre | jom ji |
| sell (accept) | wéral, nangu, jël |
| sell / seep (flow) | xelli |
| send-off (farewell) v. | tàggu, tàggoo |
| senior (elder) | mag ji |
| servicing (interview) | diisóo bi, waxtaan wi / toppatoo bi |
| set aside (cancel) | tebbi |
| set up (found) | samp |
| settle / sort / set (arrange) | jagal, defar |
| settle / straighten (adjust) | we |
| settlement (agree) | dàkkoor / d’accord (Fr.) |
| settlement / shaping (arrangement) | njekk li |
| sew a button | butoŋ bi / bouton (Fr.) |
| shaft (tree) | garab gi |
| shake / stir | tés-tési, lambar-lambari |
| shall (duty) | wareef wi, warugar wi, farata ji / war |
| shape into a ball | dank |
| shapely (pretty) | jongama |
| sharp / acute | ñaw |
| sharp / strap (sharpen) | daas, nàmm, xacc |
| sharpen | aiguiser | daas, nàmm, xacc |
| shea butter | kaarite gi |
| shed / succor / succour (shelter) n. | mbaar mi |
| shell v. | xolli |
| shelled peanut | kemb gi |
| shelter from the rain | seelu |
| shelter n. | mbaar mi |
| shelter v. | fat |
| shepherd | sàmm bi, siide bi |
| shine | lerax, leer; leer nàññ |
| shine brightly | leer nàññ |
| shirk / skirt / stall (dodge) | juuy |
| shop n. | bitig bi / boutique (Fr.) |
| shot / slug (ball) | kuppe bi, bal bi / balle (Fr.) |
| shout / shouting | joor |
| show (announce) | yéene, xabaar/xibaar |
| showing teeth | siiñ |
| shrill / severe (acute) | ñaw |
| shrink | décalotter | fedd |
| shrub | arbuste | garab gi |
| shut up (jail) | kaaf |
| side (face) | kanam gi |
| silver (money) | xaalis bi |
| silver jewel | gànjar gi |
| simmer / simmer down (calm down) | giif, riggël |
| simply (absolutely) | fàww |
| sinful (guilty) | ne yagg |
| single woman | caga bi |
| sink (vanish) | ne mes; ne mën |
| sister / squaw (woman) | jigéen ji |
| sister-in-law of a woman | njëkke li; peccargo/peccorgo. bi |
| sit | toog |
| sit askew on one buttock | wengalu |
| sit cross-legged | gapparu; fereŋ-laayu |
| sit on the ground | dëj |
| sitting down | toog |
| sketch / style (draw) | nataal/nitaal |
| sky blue | baxa |
| slash | ñaas |
| slaughter / strike down (tear down) | rey |
| slave taken as wife by master | taara bi |
| slippers | maraakiis yi |
| slouch / slump / collapse | ne wàpp, ne mbàpp |
| slouch down | ne ŋalañ |
| slump / slouch / collapse | ne wàpp, ne mbàpp |
| small / short / soft (low) | ñakk doole, néew doole |
| small donut | coppati bi |
| small red-billed horbbill | toq gi |
| small scar | gàjj yi |
| smear | raatale |
| smooth out / smooth over | maasale |
| snag (hang on) | aju, langaamu |
| snag (hitch) | lonk, lonk bi |
| snatch / strip | déqati, buddi, fàq / riggi |
| snuggle up | moggu, ne yugg |
| so | boog, aloor / alors (Fr.) |
| so | ainsi | ni, nii |
| so be it | amiin / amen (Fr.) |
| so to speak / so to say (therefore) | pottag/pottax |
| Sodom apple / stabragh | paftan gi |
| soften | adoucir | suukar |
| somb tree | yiir/yër gi |
| some / sure (certain) | bir |
| somewhere else (elsewhere) | feneen |
| soothe / settle (appease) | dëfël |
| soothe / sop / sweeten (coax) | peeg |
| sorry | pardon (Fr.) |
| soul | âme | noo gi, ruu gi |
| sour (acid) | forox/farax/forax, wex / forox toll, wex xàtt |
| sour | aigre | forox/farax/forax, wex |
| soursop | karosool bi / corossol (Fr.) |
| specific (clear) | leer |
| speechless | ne yàbb |
| speed / style / smartness / sit (allure) | melo wi, melokaan wi |
| speed up (activate) | farlu, sawar, tés-tési |
| speed up / step on it (accelerate) | làbbili |
| spider | araignée | jargoñ gi |
| spiderweb / spider web / spider’s web | lënd wi |
| spine (back) | gannaaw/ginnaaw gi |
| spine | échine | ndodd mi |
| spire (needle) | puso bi / pousser (Fr.) |
| spirit (alcohol) | naan gi |
| spoil | abîmer | yàq |
| Spondias birrea | béer gi |
| Spondias mombin | soob gi |
| spoof (joke) | caaxaan yi |
| sport (enjoy) | fo, ree |
| spouse / squaw (wife) | jabar/jibar bi |
| sprawl (slouch) | ne wàpp, ne mbàpp |
| spread out / stretch out (expand) | lal; lat |
| sprinkle | wiccax |
| sprout / spring (appear) | fëll |
| spunk (activity) | yëngu-yëngu gi |
| squat / crouch | jonkan |
| squeaky (acute) | ñaw |
| squeeze out of mouth | yàbbi |
| stage (landing stage) | teeru bi, waax bi |
| stain / shade / suffuse (color) | kuloor / colorer (Fr.) |
| stamp (kick) | wéq |
| stand against (back up) v. | wéer |
| stand up for (confront) | riisoo |
| staple (clip) | ping bi |
| starch | amidon | gom bi |
| start | débuter | dal, door |
| steam cooking | tay, suusal |
| steamboat | saxaaru géej bi |
| steer (bring) | indaale |
| step down (lower) | suufeel |
| step-son | goro bi |
| stepfather | goro bi, baay-tëx bi |
| stepmother | goro bi, ndey-tëx bi |
| Sterculia setigera | mbéb gi |
| stick for brushing teeth | soccu bi |
| stick n. | bant bi |
| sticky paper | taftu bi |
| sting (cook) | tay, suusal |
| stingy | bëgge, nay; wóttóoral |
| stir (commotion) | tés-tés/tës-tës ji, lambar-lambar ji |
| stir / shake | tés-tési, lambar-lambari |
| stock exchange | nafa gi |
| stop / stopping / stoppage / stopper | teer bi / taxawal, teeral |
| stop | s’arrêter | taxaw, teer |
| stop a gap | fatt |
| stop immediately | àkk, ne rett |
| story (business) | afeer bi / affaire (Fr.), mbiir mi, soxla si |
| strap (bracelet) | lam bi |
| strenuous (active) | sawar, njaxlaf |
| stress (accentuate) | maas |
| stretch out in the sun | weer |
| stretcher (litter) | jaat gi |
| strike off (go) | dem |
| string (thread) | wën gi |
| strip | dénuder | ñori |
| strive / furious / relentlessly | sëxëtoo |
| stroke (ball) | kuppe bi, bal bi / balle (Fr.) |
| stroke / shot / shock | dóor bi |
| strongly attached | riddi |
| struggle while kicking | wéqu |
| study (goal) | naan |
| stuff | ñoox/ñuux wi, sox bi |
| stuff (fatten) | mbellax |
| stuffy / stoppered / stupid (clogged) | ne taraj |
| stunned | abasourdi | ne ŋàmm |
| stupid | rab wi |
| stupidity | caay-caay gi |
| stutter | dër |
| stylish / smart / sophisticated (elegant) | jékk |
| stylish man | góorayiw |
| subdue / solace (soften) | suukar |
| subside / sink (sag) | rës |
| succor / succour (aid) | ndimmal li |
| suck / suction | manq; muucu |
| suckle (breast-feed) | nàmpal |
| suckling / suckle (feeding milk) | nàmpal bi |
| suddenly appear | ne mëll |
| sulk | gedd |
| summon / style / sing (call) | woo |
| summons (call) | woote |
| supplement / subjoin (add) | dolli, tappe, tofal, yokk |
| support (help) | dimmali/dimbali/dimmili/dimbili |
| support / second / side (press) | sës; sukkandiku |
| surgery office (cabinet) | duus bi, wanag wi |
| surrender (abandon) | ba, bàyyi, wacc |
| swain (lover) | far wi |
| swallow | wann |
| swallow liquid askew | soddax |
| swallow without chewing | warax |
| swarm (clump) | sam |
| swarthy | tikk |
| swarthy (annoy) | lakkal |
| sweep | bale |
| sweep (sweeper) | balekat bi |
| sweep your hand | faxas/fagas |
| sweeper | balayeur | balekat bi |
| sweet detar / sweet dattock | dànq gi |
| sweet drink | cafaay li |
| sweetheart / suitor (lover) | nob |
| swing (punch) | kurfeñ/kurpeñ bi, mbeñ mi |
| switch off / shut off / smother / snuff out / slake | fey |
| switch on / strike (light up) | boyal, jafal, taal |
| swivelling / swiveling (turning) | juuy bi |
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| tag (add) | dolli, tappe, tofal, yokk |
| take / take along (accompany) | ànd, topp, gunge |
| take / take on (accept) | wéral, nangu, jël |
| take / take up (buy) | jënd |
| take a hand (help) | dimmali/dimbali/dimmili/dimbili |
| take a turn for the better (improve) | yokk; tane |
| take care of | boot |
| take in (abuse) | ñaaj |
| take to task (accuse) | tuumal, jeeñ/jiiñ |
| talisman | galan/galen bi |
| talk / talks (interview) | diisóo bi, waxtaan wi |
| tallow tree | dànq gi / ditax gi |
| tam-tam wand | galan/galen bi |
| Tambacounda | Tàmbaakundaa gi |
| tamed | apprivoisé | miis |
| tamper (alter) | nëb |
| tampons | tampong |
| tape | taftu bi |
| target (goal) | naan |
| task (duty) | wareef wi, warugar wi, farata ji |
| Tasmania bean | yomb gi |
| tasteful (elegant) | jékk |
| teach (learn) | jàng |
| tear (hitch) | lonk bi |
| tear down | abattre | rey |
| tear off / tear out (snatch) | déqati, buddi, fàq |
| teardrop (armed) | gànnaay gi |
| tease (card) | për |
| teem (abound) | ne gadd, gàññ, ne las |
| teeth | les dents | gën yi |
| teething | faire ses dents | diijal |
| term / title (call) | woo |
| Terminalia catappa | gerte-tubaab gi |
| thank you | merci (Fr.) |
| then (so) | boog, aloor / alors (Fr.) |
| therefore / to say | pottag/pottax |
| thickish (clogged) | ne taraj |
| thin (clear) | leer |
| thing / transaction (business) | afeer bi / affaire (Fr.), mbiir mi, soxla si |
| thread / twist | wën gi |
| throttle (accelerate) | làbbili |
| thrust (stroke) | dóor bi |
| thud from fall | ne rés/rës |
| thunderstruck (stunned) | ne ŋàmm |
| thus / thereby (so) | ni, nii |
| tick (flow) | xelli |
| ticket | kayit wi; paas bi / pass (Fr.) |
| ticket for travel / entry | paas bi / pass (Fr.) |
| tidy up (arrange) | jagal, defar |
| tie down | riime / arrimer (Fr.) |
| tie up (dock) v. | teer |
| tighten (adjust) | we |
| tilt (lid) | kubéer gi / cover (E.); mberu mi |
| Tockus erythrorhynchus | toq gi |
| today | tey |
| toilet | cabinet | duus bi, wanag wi |
| tone down (soften) | suukar |
| too | it, itam |
| too soon | xaat |
| tooth / tine | bën bi |
| top (lid) | kubéer gi / cover (E.); mberu mi |
| torpid (numb) | nagam, toqi |
| toss restlessly / twitch (shake) | tés-tési, lambar-lambari |
| tot / total (add) | rax |
| trace of drool | xaamiit wi |
| trace over (draw) | nataal/nitaal |
| tradition | aada; aadaji (Pulaar) |
| traditional basket cover | mberu mi |
| training (dressage) | tàggat bi |
| transpire (appear) | fëll |
| trap (jail) | kaaf |
| travel (go) | dem |
| tray (bac) | mbalka mi, bag bi |
| tree | arbre | garab gi |
| trick (prank) | caaxaan yi |
| trick / tease (joke) | caaxaan yi |
| troop | mbëdd mi |
| trouble / tribulation (anguish) | njàqare ji / ne ñogg |
| trough (bac) | mbalka mi, bag bi |
| trough (watering place) | xàbb gi, mbalka mi |
| truant (absent) | wuute |
| truck (load) | sëf, yeb |
| trust (charge) | sëf bi, yeb bi |
| tub (bac) | mbalka mi, bag bi |
| tuft of hair on shaved head | pàq bi |
| tuning (agree) | dàkkoor / d’accord (Fr.) |
| tup (Aries) | kuuy mi |
| turmoil (commotion) | tés-tés/tës-tës ji, lambar-lambar ji |
| turn / turning point / twist (turning) | juuy bi |
| turn off (switch off) | fey |
| turn off / tail off | fey, giim |
| turn off suddenly | ne kamaj |
| turn on / tease / thrill / touch off (light up) | boyal, jafal, taal |
| turning | tournant | juuy bi |
| twaddle (joke) | caaxaan yi |
| twelvemonth (year) | at mi |
| twerp (andouille) | laxas bi |
| twig | poñet mi |
| two-tone boubou | yume bi |
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| umpire (arbitrate) | àtte |
| unable to move forward | xoox |
| unable to stop | taataar |
| uncle | kaaw (Pulaar) |
| unclouded (clear) | leer |
| uncomfortable | tank/tonk |
| under / underneath / underhand (below) | ci suuf, ca suuf |
| under bed | dessous de lit | gon-lal gi |
| underneath / underside / underwear (below) | suuf si, ron gi |
| underneath v. | suufu |
| understanding (agree) | dàkkoor / d’accord (Fr.) |
| understanding (arrangement) | njekk li |
| underwear / underpants | silip |
| undo (cancel) | tebbi |
| undoubted / unalterable (certain) | bir |
| undress | se dénuder | ñoreeku/ñoriku |
| unrest / upheaval (commotion) | tés-tés/tës-tës ji, lambar-lambar ji |
| untidy (draft) | raataloo |
| upgrade (improve) | yokk; tane |
| upkeep (interview) | diisóo bi, waxtaan wi / toppatoo bi |
| upper arm | përëg bi |
| upswing / upturn (improvement) | tan gi |
| urge on (light up) | boyal, jafal, taal |
| usher (announce) | yéene, xabaar/xibaar |
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| vacant (absent) | wuute |
| vane (wing) | laaf mi |
| vanish | disparaître | ne mes; ne mën |
| variegate (color) | kuloor / colorer (Fr.) |
| vat (bac) | mbalka mi, bag bi |
| vegetable n. | lejum |
| Vélingara | Welingara gi |
| vène | wen gi |
| very white | weex tàll |
| vex (annoy) | lakkal |
| vexed (angry) | mer |
| vial (bulb) | piil bi |
| viduity | mudda mo debbo wóni diwo (Pulaar) |
| view (goal) | naan |
| vitally (absolutely) | fàww |
| Vitex doniana | xël gi |
| Vitex madiensis | lëng gi |
| void (cancel) | tebbi |
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| wagon / waggon / waggonload (car) | wago wi |
| wagtail | coblet bi |
| wait | nég, xaar |
| waiter | servër |
| waken (awake) | yee |
| walk (allure) | melo wi, melokaan wi |
| walk | aller à pied | tànku, rung |
| walk with crutches | sukkóotu |
| Walo | Waalo gi; waalo-waalo bi |
| wanton (exuberant) | murtat |
| ward (avoid) | juuy |
| wardrobe | l’armoire | armoor bi / armoire (Fr.) |
| warn | artu |
| wash off | sëlëm |
| washing machine | tàpparka bi |
| washtub (bowl) | bool bi / bol (Fr.), aset bi / assiette (Fr.) |
| watch v. | tëru |
| water | roose |
| water / wet | ndox mi |
| water breaking | tonqi |
| water for rinsing | bàcc bi |
| water for washing | raxasu mi |
| water for washing cereals | sebet mi |
| watering | roose bi |
| watering can | roosuwaar bi / arrosoir (Fr.) / pom bi |
| watering place | abreuvoir | xàbb gi, mbalka mi |
| waterside | tefes gi |
| wattle (acacia) | kàdd, séng, suurur gi |
| weak (low) | ñakk doole, néew doole |
| weapon (armed) | gànnaay gi |
| wear / put under armpit | boq |
| wear off / wear away (vanish) | ne mes; ne mën |
| weary (annoy) | lakkal |
| weaving thread | garey gi |
| weird | juunu |
| welcome | accueillir | teeru, teertu / gatandu |
| welcome a host | ganale |
| welcome coldly | sajj xef |
| welcome warmly | teral |
| welcome with a tam-tam | jiin |
| welcome with rejoicing | berndeel |
| well-being | sutura si; suturlu |
| well-to-do (easy) | yéwén |
| wet (fresh) | sedd |
| whet (sharpen) | daas, nàmm, xacc |
| white | weex; week tàll |
| white clay | blanche argile | kew gi |
| white hair | bijjaaw bi |
| white-flowered gourd | yomb gi |
| whiten | weexal |
| whitish | xall |
| whoop (applaud) | tàccu |
| widen (enlarge) | yàkkali |
| wife | épouse | jabar/jibar bi |
| wife of religious figure | soxna si |
| wild | ko faati e ladde (Pulaar) |
| wild animal | rabu àll bi |
| wild bauhinia | ngigis gi |
| willow (card) | për |
| wind (joke) | caaxaan yi |
| windfall | muur mi, xéewal gi |
| winding (turning) | juuy bi |
| wing | aile | laaf mi |
| wingleaf soapberry / western soapberry | soobaan gi |
| wire | find-feer bi |
| wired | sunguf si |
| with | ak |
| withdraw (cancel) | tebbi |
| wither (alter) | nëb |
| wobbly | yal |
| wobbly | kal-kali |
| woman / women / wife | jigéen ji |
| woman of great beauty | jongama ji |
| wood material | matt mi |
| wood piece / end | bant bi |
| woof (bark) v. | bow, mbëw |
| wool cap | laafa mi |
| work | waar wi |
| work in the afternoon | ngont li |
| working (active) | sawar, njaxlaf |
| workshop | mbaar mi |
| worship (kneel) | sukk |
| wrench / wring from (snatch) | déqati, buddi, fàq |
| wrestling arena | arène de lutte | làmb ji |
| wriggle out of (dodge) | juuy |
| wrinkle (frown) | ras |
| wristband / wristlet (bracelet) | lam bi |
| write in (add) | dolli, tappe, tofal, yokk |
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| xebec | laana (Pulaar) |
| xylophone | baliñe bi |
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| yacht | laana (Pulaar) |
| yarn (thread) | wën gi |
| yarn of carded cotton | xaaw gi |
| yawn | obbëli |
| year | année | at mi |
| yellow mombin | soob gi |
| yes | oui (Fr.) |
| yet (already) | jeeg |
| yet (so) | boog, aloor / alors (Fr.) |
| yield (sag) | rës |
| you | yow / yeen |
| you-yous | coy mi, sarxolle yi |
| young woman | ndaw si |
| youngest | caat mi |
| yowl (bark) v. | bow, mbëw |
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| zag | celgol (Pulaar) |
| zeal / zealous | fitna ji; ngànda gi |
| Ziguinchor | Sigicoor gi |
| zorilla | wéxéñ wi |
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