Janga Wolof

English Wolof French Dictionary: English to Wolof & French with French & Wolof Indexes

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a à á â ä æ ã å ā

—aat	again
aaba	borrow; lend
aada	art
aaduna	generation
aajo	anxiety; need
aala	bush; forest
aar	protection
aatee	judge; separate
aayee	forbid; prohibit
abal	lend
aca	go away
adaptër	adapter
adisiyon	bill; check
afeer	affair
agsil	arrive
àjjuma	friday
ak	and; with
alaafiya	chance; freedom
alëmaa	german
alersi	allergy
allàrba	wednesday
almet	matches
almoor	cupboard
altine	monday
alxames	thursday
am	have
am na	ago
am solo	important
amet	moor
amul fey	free of charge
añ	lunch
añaan	envious
andikape	disabled person
angale	english language
àngale	english
angalteer	england
anternet	internet
antianflamatwaar	anti-inflammatories
antibiyotik	antibiotics
anyi	some
août	august
aparanti	apprentice
appal	limit
araf	number
arankees	money box
are kaar	bus stop
asamaan	sky; weather
asansëër	elevator
asansu woyaas	travel agency
aseer	saturday
aset	plate
asma	asthma
aspiriin	aspirin
at	age; year
ataliye	workshop
attaaya	tea
avril	april
awokaa	lawyer
ayropoor	airport
ayubés	week

b

ba	until
baakaar	sin
baakanti	go back; return
baal	party
baalal	forgive
baameel	cemetery; graveyard
baandaas	dress; get dressed
baaneex	joy
baaneexu	rejoice
baanga	pumpkin
baar	bar; pub
baaraam	finger; toe
baare	block; prevent
baat	neck; sentence; throat; voice
baat bu metti	sore throat
baax	good
baax na	ok
baaxental	celebrate
baaxoñ	crow
baay	cancel; depart; father; leave
baayi	abandon; leave
baayo	orphan; surname
bàjjan	aunt
baken	life
bakkan	nose
bala	before
balaa	before
balankaar	stretcher
bale	broom; sweep
ban	find appealing; mud; please; which
bañ	refuse; reject; turn down
baña	of course
banaana	banana
baneex	happiness
bang	bench
bank	bank
banka	bend; out of
banta	done; log; outside; stick
banxaas	branch
bar	stammer; stutter
bare coow	noisy
barewul	rarely; seldom
bari	but; plenty; surname
barigo	barrel
barkaati dëmba	the day before yesterday
bataaxal	letter; letter to a friend; mail; message
bax	boil; bubble
baxa	light blue
baxa asamaan	blue
baxal	boil
bayál	park
bayyi	cancel
be	up to
bebe	baby
bëcëk	daybreak; noon
bee	that one
beekoor	drought
beer	beer
bees	fresh; new
bëg	happy
bëgg	like; want
bëj-gànnaar	north
bëj-saalum	south
bële	that one over there
bëñ	teeth; tooth
bëñ buy metti	toothache
beneen	another
benn	any; one
bër	butter
bërëb	place
bes	date
bés	day
bës	day
bés bu nekk	always
bés bu nekka	every day
bët	eye
béy	goat
bëy	farm
bii	draw; this one
biig	last night
biiñ	wine
biir	belly; center; inside; pregnant; stomach
biir buy daw	diarrhea
bind	write
bindakat	writer
bindukaay	pen
biti	milk; outside
bitik	shop
bitiku suweniir	souvenir shop
biye	transportation ticket
bobbëli	yawn
bokk	belong to
bokk néeg	share a room
bon	bad
bón-bónna	hole
bool	bowl
boole	add; mix; put together; report
bóom	kill
boopa	leader
bopp	head
bopp buy metti	headache
bori	flee; name; run
bórón	roll
borosada	toothbrush
bów	bark
boyet	box
bronsiit	bronchitis
bu amul	without
bu njëkk	first
buggé	greedy; selfish
buja	beat; insult
bukki	wolf
bulo	blue
bunt	door; exit
bunta	department
buréet	all of a sudden
buréy	penny
buruwet	wheelbarrow
butéel	bottle
buub	gather
buum	rope
buumi	queen
buur	king
buwaason	drink
buy	substantial
bwat	nightclub

c ç ć č

caabi	key; lock
caameñ	brother
caas	muscle
cabba	bunch
cacca	theft
cafka	flavor
cafko	flavor
casgin	mood
cat	edge
cax	shark
ceeb	rice
cër	respect
ci	at; in; on; to; with
ci biti	outside
ci ganaaw	back
ci njéextal	at last; finally
cóñcó	elbow
coobare	intention; pleasure; whim
coono	difficulty
coow	noise
cosaan	custom
coy	green
cubalo	fisherman
cuuraa	porridge
cuxuñ	poke

d

daabuux	stab
daaj	nail
daala	beside
daan	defeat
daanel	knock down
daanu	fall down
daas	bribe
daaw	last year
daaxa	surprise
dagaan	worship
dagan	obligatory
daggit	piece
daj	grope
dajee	meet
dal	accommodation; fall; lodge
daldi	as soon as; immediately
dàll	shoe; shoes
damiyé	checkers; chess
dan	tight
danka	curse
dansërë	dangerous
dantite	identification card
dara	none; nothing; something
daraayba	driver
darab	bed sheet; sheet
daraja	fame; famous
dat	date; time
daw	run
dawal	drive
dawalkat	driver
dax	butter
day	stool
déc	funeral
décembre	december
dëdale	separate
dee	die; silent
deebal	giant
déedéet	no
déeg	pond; pool
deekali	revive
deeki	revive
def	do; make; spend
def neen	naked; nude
defaat	repeat
defar	repair
defe	believe
degg	hear; understand
dégg	speak a language
deglu	listen to
dëj	funeral
dëkk	city; live
dekka	village
dekuwaay	residence
dëll	fat
dellu	come back, return
dem	go
dëma	witch
démb	yesterday
deñca	keep; save
dënd	lung
dénku	advise
dënn	chest
dënna	chest
dënu	thunder
deppa	cover
der	image; skin
deret	blood
des	be left over; remain; stay
deseer	dessert
dëwën	next year
dëwiis	currency exchange
dex	river
di ñëw	next
dibéer	sunday
dig	promise
diggal	recommend
diggi-kër	courtyard
diggu-gannaaw	back of the body
diig	sink
diiné	religion
diir	period; time
diis	heaven; heavy
dikka	come
dimbal	help
dimbali	help
dipi	since
diw	oil
dnor	beat
dog	cut; piece
dogal	decide; rule
dogit	slice
doktor	doctor
dóma	witch
dompat	pinch
donkaasi	united
doo	another; other; some
doojoor	ankle
doole	power; strength
doom	child; fruit; offspring
doom ju góor	son
doom ju jigéen	daughter
dóoma	witch
dóomu-taal	grey
dóor	beat; strike
dorog	illicit drug
dot	stupid
dox	walk
doxantu	go for a walk
doxot	fart
doy	enough
doyadi	abnormal
doylu	satisfied
duf	fat
dugga	enter
dukat	lift
dukku	bribe; corrupt
duma	beat
dund	live
dungus	fat
dunxa	feather
duus	bathroom
duwaan	customs; immigration

e è é ê ë ē ē ė ę

eb	load
eeda	advice
éefar	pagan
éeg	climb
éegali	complete
eel	shin
éen	eyebrow
eeta	carve
eew	tie
ëkati	lift
ékip	team
ekol	school
em	careful
emale	measure
ëmb	pregnant
en	load
esaas	petrol
esen	scratch
español	spanish
espes	cash
estuwaar	crime
et	log

f

fa	there
faar	rib
faas	beard
faateleku	remember
faatu	die; name
fab	carry; take
faj	solve
fajar	dawn
fajkat	heal
fakatalu	stumble
fan	where
fanaan	spend the night
fande	surname
fanweer	thirty
fanweer ag benn	thirty one
fanweer ag juróom	thirty five
fanweer ag juróom-benn	thirty six
fanweer ag juróom-ñaar	thirty seven
fanweer ag juróom-ñent	thirty nine
fanweer ag juróom-ñett	thirty eight
fanweer ag ñaar	thirty two
fanweer ag ñent	thirty four
fanweer ag ñett	thirty three
farmasi	pharmacy
fase	divorce
fason	kind
fasoŋ	fashion
fasoo	muscle; porridge
fat	lodge
fàtte	forget
faw	forever
faxa	pluck
fay	throw
fecc	dance
feebaru xol	heart condition
feeñ	appear
feeñal	denounce; expose; reveal
feene	cream
féepa	anywhere; everywhere
feer	iron
feet	celebration; feast
feeta	crack; sting
féetée	face
feex	airy
feey	swim
féey	swim
fëgël	complete
fekk	find
fekka	meet
fel	flea
fen	nowhere
fer	completely; entirely
fere	car brakes
fere depaas	spell
férées	strawberry
fët	choke
fetel	gun; shoot
février	february
fexe	manage
fey	pay; turn off
feyu	avenge; retaliate
fi	here
fici	unite
fiddiwol	string
fii	here
fiir	jealous
fiiriir	fry
fiis	material
fiix	airy
film	movie
findi	cereal
fipu	retaliate
firi	spread
fita	wipe
fitna	worry
fo	have fun; if; joke; kid; much; play; tell
fob	carry
fogga	knock
fóla	penetrate
fomp	clean
fompa	wipe
fonde	porridge
fonka	respect
foo	fail; lose; miss; saying
foog	think
fooj	pretend
fóon	kiss
fóotukaay	laundry place
fooxa	pluck
for	collect; or
foromaas	cheese
forox	sour
forse	force
fowukaay	toy
fóxale	greedy
fransé	french
fridom	sanitary napkin
fu kenn dul tóx	nonsmoking
fu nekka	everywhere
fudda	iron; press; stretch; throw
fukk	ten
fukk ag benn	eleven
fukk ag juróom	fifteen
fukk ag juróom-benn	sixteen
fukk ag juróom-ñaar	seventeen
fukk ag juróom-ñent	nineteen
fukk ag juróom-ñett	eighteen
fukk ag ñaar	twelve
fukk ag ñent	fourteen
fukk ag ñett	thirteen
fukkéélu	tenth
fulaar	scarf
funki	swollen
furi	fade
furset	fork
furwi	fruit
fusal	fart
futi	undress
fuur	oven
fuuy	proud

g

gaa	people
gaace	disgrace; shame
gaadam	spleen
gaaka	stain
gaaka-gaaka	stain
gaal	boat; ship
gaalankoo	difficulty
gaañ	hurt; wound
gaanaay	among; weapon
gaañu	dead
gaañu gaañu	injury
gaar	mend; repair; train station
gaare	park a car
gaas	wet
gaata	short
gaaw	fast; hurry; quick
gaawu	saturday
gaja	cut; scratch
gal-gal	encourage
gala	vomit
galaas	ice cream; snow
galan	cross
gan	guest; stranger
ganaar	chicken
ganaaw	behind
garab	medicine
garam	gram
garde	guard; watch
gardekat	guard; security
garolemaa	protection
gàtt	short
gattal	shorten
gaynde	hero
geej	sea
géemiñ	mouth
geen	tail
géena	go out
géenee	take out
géer	noble
geestu	revise
geeta	herd
géew	circle
gëj	for a long time
geméntu	sleepy
gémmiñ	mouth
gén	surpass
gën	better
gena	than
genawalla	half
genta	dream; migrate
ger	corrupt
gërëm	thank
gerew	strike
gerte	nuts; peanuts
gësëm	jolt; shake
géwël	praise singers
giix	belch
giñ	swear
ginaaw	back
gis	find; see
gis-gis	understanding; vision
gisee	visit
golo	monkey
góm	belief
goob	harvest
góom	cut; wound
góor	man
góor-jigéen	homosexual
gopp	spade
gor	noble
gram	kilogram
gu	which; whom
gudd	long
gudda	long
guddaay	width
guddi	night
gumba	blind
gungée	accompany
gungi	convey
gurment	protestant
gutta	jug
guus	humid
guux	gulp
guwernemaa	government

i î ï í ī į ì

i	some
ibliis	devil
ilif	command
imel	email
indi	bring
iniwersité	university
isin	factory
it	also; too
iwil	engine oil

j

ja	market
jaam	cousin; peace; slave
jaambaat	complain
jaambu	desert
jaamu	worship
jaan	snake
jaappa	hold
jaappoo	fight
jaaru	ring
jaasi	sword
jaawaatle	confuse
jaaxal	doubt
jaay	sell; spend
jaaykat	seller
jabar	wife
jafe	difficult; expensive
jafe jafe	difficulty
jagal	mend; repair
jalal	light
jamaano	generation; period
jambaar	hero; warrior
jambajóob	peacock
jambur	peasant
jamp	urgent
janax	mouse
janfaa	betray; disappointed
janga	learn; read; study
jangakat	scholar; student
jangale	teach
jangalekat	lecturer; teacher
jàngkat	student
jangu	church; school
jangukaay	school
jant	sun
janvier	january
janxa	girl; virgin
japp	catch
jarbaat	nephew; niece
jargoñ	spider
jat	calm
jaxat	squirrel
je	market
jë	forehead
jeeg	lady
jéeg	already
jeeki	relax
jeem	try
jeex	finish; skinny
jëfandikoo	use
jëkk	first
jëkkër	husband
jël	take
jël caabi	check-in
jéli	fetch; go get
jëmbat	plant
jëmma	height; presence; status
jën	fish
jénd	buy; purchase
jëriñ	importance
jib	happen
jiba	pocket
jigéen	woman
jiital	underwear
jiitu	proceed
jikko	character; habit
jinax	mouse
jine	spirit
jiwu	seed
jóg	get up; rise
joge	originate
jomma	height; presence; status
joogare	hump
jooy	cry
jot	fit; time for something
jox	give
jublu	opposite
judduwaat	birthday
judoo	be born
juillet	july
juin	june
jumtukaay	tool
jur	cattle; create; deliver; give birth
juróom	five
juróom-benn	six
juróom-benn fukk	sixty
juróom-bennéél	sixth
juróom-fukk	fifty
juróom-ñaar	seven
juróom-ñaar fukk	seventy
juróom-ñaaréél	seventh
juróom-ñeentéél	ninth
juróom-ñent	nine
juróom-ñent fukk	ninety
juróom-ñett	eight
juróom-ñett fukk	eighty
juróom-ñettéél	eighth
juróoméél	fifth
juutal	upside down
juutu	upside down

k

kaacciri	whip
kaaci	lie
kaacikat	liar
kaadar	frame
kaadu	saying; speech; word
kaaf	cage
kaala	scarf
kaas	drinking glass; glass
kabaab	temple
kado	gift
kaf	joke; kid
kafe	cafe; coffee
kaggu	library
kal	defend
kalaas	class
kalaas bu yomb	economy class
kalkil	calculate
kalpe	purse; wallet
kamaj	extinguish
kamba	hollow
kamisool	robe
kan	who; whom
kañ	when
kaña	rat
kanaara	duck; goose
kanam	face; front
karoot	carrot
kart postaal	postcard
kasaara	destroy
kata	move
kataa	misfortune
katolik	catholic; protestant
kattan	power
katten	strength
kaw	up
kawar	hair
kawdiir	pot
kawe	high
kay	extremely
kayit	paper; sheet
keepar	shade
kees	box; chest; money box; safe
këmëx	fist
këng	very
kënu	collide
ker	shade
kër	house; residence
kersa	respect
kesse	only
kewel	deer
këyit	paper
kilifa	leader
kilo	kilogram
kisi-kisi	find out; investigate
ko	as; certainly; like; such as
kodeyin	codeine
kóf	snatch
kokumber	cucumber
kolgat	toothpaste
kollërë	alliance
kolooj	deceive; mislead
kom-kom	economy
komba	as long as
kompin	club; society
kon	so; then; therefore; thus
koñ	corner; street
konseeñ	left-luggage office
kontaan	happy
konte	count
kontine	continue
korte	spell
kostiim	suit
kot	alone
kow	up
krem pur watu	shaving cream
krem soleer	sunscreen
kubeer	cover
kucéeku	unravel
kuddu	spoon
kuk	very
kulóor yu bare	colored; colorful
kumpa	curiosity; curious; mystery; secret
kuran	electricity
kuru weccee	exchange rate
kuus	dwarf
kuy	cow; sheep

l ł

la	from
laa	accuse; place; settle; spend; tell
laabe	priest
laabiir	generous
laaf	wing
laaj	ask; garlic; question
laakakat	foreigner
laal	touch
laali	remove
laamarsees	cake
laamba	feel
laambaatu	grope
laanga	flatter
laapa	thin
laax	porridge
lab	drown
làkk	language
lakkal	bother
lal	bed; prepare; spread; twin beds
lalu ñaari nit	double bed
lammiñ	tongue
lamp	lamp
lampa	electricity
lampu tors	flashlight; torch
langa	dangle; hang
lanti	contact lenses
lap	drown
lappa	skinny
lapto	interpreter
law	spread; very
laxas	roll
layu	sieve
layukaay	sieve
leb	borrow; lend
leeb	story
leegi	soon
léegi	now; soon
léegi-léegi	now
leel	bald
leemi	unfold
leer	clear up; light
leerandu	follow
leetar rekomande	registered mail
leeyal	feed
lëf ki	thing
lëg	hare
lejum	vegetable
lekk	eat; food
lekkukaay	plate
lem	fold; honey
lempo	tax
lëndëm	dark; darkness
lëndëm na	get dark
lënga	hug
lenna	something
lënxa	really
lépp	all
leppa	anything
les	peel; sharpen
lesbiyen	lesbian
licin	eagle
ligéey	job
liggéey	work
liggéeykat	worker
lii	shave; squeeze
liibar	pound
liiñ	line
liir	baby; infant
lim	count
linet	glasses
lingeer	prince
lingéer	princess
log	keep
lonka	hook
loo	extremely; firewood; stop
lool	too
lopitaan	hospital
lor	disappoint
loxo	arm; hand
lu bare	extremely
lu jòge ci meew	dairy products
lu tollu ak	during
lujum	vegetables
luppa	thigh
lutax	why
luwe	rent

m

maa	behave; stir
maaba	collapse
maaga	important
maagal	grace
maal	boot
maam ju góor	grandfather
maam ju jigéen	grandmother
maandarga	sign
maas	sleeve
maasaloo	level
maata	sting
maaxaama	status
mace	matches
mag	big; grow
mag bu góor	elder brother
mag bu jiggéen	elder sister
mag ju góor	brother
mag ju jigéen	sister
maggat	old
magget	old; old woman
màgget	old
mai	may
man	I
mandu	polite
mangargo	nevertheless; nonetheless
manit	neither
manke	shortage
manke naaka	shortage
mankoo	shortage; united
manku	agreement
mantaas	drum
mar	thirsty
maraaj	wall
mariñeer	blouse
marmaraan	worm
mars	march
marto	hammer
masiinu xaalis	atm
masin	machine
mat	labor
mata	sting
matt	bite
max	termite
may	give; let; offer
maye	gift
mbaal	net
mbaam	donkey; pig; pork
mbaam-sëf	donkey
mbaar	shelter
mbaga	shoulder
mbajj	blanket
mbàjj	blanket
mbalit	garbage; litter; rubbish
mbañ	enemy
mbaxana	cap; hat
mbay	cultivation; harvest
mbedd	street
mbedda	path; road; street
mbëggéel	love
mbej	slap
mbey	cultivation; harvest
mbilib	whistle
mbindaan	maid; servant
mbir	affair; matter
mbiskit	biscuit
mbokk	yellow
mboku	hit
mboltin	soot
mbooka	relative
mbooloo	congregation; crowd
mbóot	cockroach
mboota	frog
mbootaay	club
mboq	corn
mbote	lamb
mbubba	dress; shirt
mbuggal	bother
mburu	bread
mbuum	dish
mbuus	container
mëbël	furniture
meeb	bait; handle
méecé	profession
méecée	occupation
méengoo	similar
meer	mayor; old woman
meesees	flea
méeti	painful; sorrowful
méetit	pain
meew	milk
mel	look like
melaxal	shine; thunder
meles	disappear
melo	shape
melokaan	sign
mën	be able to; can
mën-mën	ability
mettit	pain
meye	gift
miir	dizzy
minisé	carpenter
mise	museum
misik	music
moca	suck
montar	clock; watch
moo	human being
móol	fisherman
moom	he; own; she
móróg	round
mos	taste; try out
moto	motorcycle
muj	end; finish
muje	end; finish
mujj	final; last
mukk	never
mun	defeat
mus	ever
musal	save
musuwaar	handkerchief
muswaar	tissues
mutali	complete
muuñ	smile
muur	cover
muus	wise
muuse	cheat; deceive; fool; take advantage

n ñ ń

naaf	pile
naaj	late; sun
naaje	late; sunny
naajo	pumpkin
ñaaka-xel	senseless
ñaakafayda	silly
naama	sharpen
naamam	jaw
naan	drink
ñaan	beg
naangateku	dart
naar	moor
ñaar	two
ñaar-fukk	twenty
ñaar-fukk ag benn	twenty one
ñaar-fukk ag juróom	twenty five
ñaar-fukk ag juróom-benn	twenty six
ñaar-fukk ag juróom-ñaar	twenty seven
ñaar-fukk ag juróom-ñent	twenty nine
ñaar-fukk ag juróom-ñett	twenty eight
ñaar-fukk ag ñaar	twenty two
ñaar-fukk ag ñent	twenty four
ñaar-fukk ag ñett	twenty three
ñaare	sometimes
ñaaréel	second
naat	prosperity
naaw	fly
ñaaw	ugly
ñaawal	tease
nafa	purse
nag	and; beef; cow; therefore; thus
naj	hinder
naka	how
ñaka	out of
ñakka	lack; poor
nal	squeeze
ñam	drip; taste
nama	cut; slip
nama	slippery
ñambaas	lengthen
namm	miss
nampatal	temple
nampatal	temple
nangam	amount; so much
nangu	accept; agree
nap	catch
napp	fish
ñar	juice
nas	measles
nasax	weak
nata	aim for
nataal	photo; picture
natt	measure
naw	esteem; respect
ñaw	sew
nawet	summer
nax	fool
ñax	grass; reed; straw; sweat
ñaxa	struggle
naxari	difficult; hard; unpleasant
nay	stingy
ñay	elephant
ndaama	dwarf
ndab	bowl; container
ndaje	crowd; meeting
ndam	victory
ndànk	slow
ndanka	gradually; slowly
ndaw	adolescence; small; youth
ndax	in order to; so that
ndekki	breakfast
ndel	shave
ndënda	drum
ndëppa	dance
ndësit	remnant
ndëwénal	gift
ndigg	kidney
ndigga	waist
ndiggal	authority
ndigtal	direction
ndimbal	assistance; help
ndimó	material
ndox	water
ne	say
nëb	rot
neef	terminate
neeg	building; structure
néeg	bedroom; room
ñeeg	reluctance
neen	empty; zero
ñeeño	praise singers
ñeentéel	fourth
neeteeku	wipe
neex	comfortable; pleasant; sweet
ñeex	soup
neexal	bribe; flatter
ñef	strike
nekk	be; be situated
nelaw	sleep
ñemeñ	brave
nen	egg
nenne bi	baby
ñent	four
ñent-fukk	forty
nepp	very
ñépp	all; all people
netali	narrate; tell
netalikat	liar
nëtëx	yellow
ñett	three
ñettéel	third
ñëw	arrive
nëwwi	swollen
ngandaay	size
ngelaane	stormy
ngelaw	breeze; wind; windy
ngelew	breeze
ngëmande	thank
ngemb	diaper; nappy
ngóm	faith
ngoon	afternoon; evening
nguri	wasp
nguur	government; kingdom
nii	offer
niir	cloud
niiroo-naaroo	argue
niiw	corpse
nij	grind
nijaay	uncle
nimero	number
nit	human being; people; person
nit ku dul lekk yàpp	vegetarian
njaam	slavery
njaangaan	pupil
njaati gi	superior
njaboot	family
njanga	education
njaxa	jar
njëg	price; value
njëkké	sister-in-law
njël	dawn; early
njëriñ	importance; interest
njiit	guide; leader
njool	tall
njoos	tease
njuné	thousand
njuumte	fault; mistake
nob	love
nób	rot
nobéel	love
noël	christmas
nokki	breathe
nongu	accept
noo	ability; place
ñoom	they
noor	winter
noota	stingy
nooxoor	wizard
nopp	ear
noppal	relieve; rest
noppàlu	rest
noppi	silent
ñor	ripe
novembre	november
ñów	come
numu mënte demee	anyway
ñun	we
ñuul	black
ñuux	stuff
nuyu	greet

o ô ö ò ó œ ø ō õ

obbëli	yawn
octobre	october
óf	extinguish
ogosu	adjust
onka	moan
ooka	scratch
ookatu	scratch
óom	knee
oomba	hem
oor	gold
oote	call
ooyi	scrape
oto	car
otoruut	highway
ów	mount
oy	scrape
oyof	light

p

paa	old man
paaka	knife
paase	iron; past
paaspoor	passport
paka	snatch
paket	package
palaas	place
palaase	place
palaat	plate
palansoor	umbrella
palanteer	window
palas	space
palat	plate
pale	palace
palto	coat; jacket
pañe	basket
pantare	room
pâques	easter
pare	ready
paree	get ready; prepare; preparation
park nasyonaal	national park
pata	odd
patron	boss
pax	hole
pcv	collect call
peel	shovel; spade
péel	spade
peepa	grain; seed
peer	pair
peese	tide; weigh
pënë	tire
pengu	pin
penku	east
pentuur	paint
përëmiyeer kalas	first class
permi kondiir	driver’s license
pexe	way
pey	salary
picc	bird
piil	battery
piir	pure
piis	cloth
piitu	look
piix	airy
pil	hen
piya	pear
po	game; play
politig	politics
pom	apple
pomax	shove
pombiteer	potato
poñit	firewood
ponta	nail
poo	weight
poobar	pepper
pooj	thigh
poos	pocket; purse
poose	fix
porom	bronze
portaabal	cell phone; mobile phone
post	post office
pot	can; cup; tin
potopoto	clay
preservatif	condom
pur	for
pursa	needle
pusó	needle
put	throat
puup	stool
puus	push
puus-puus	wheelbarrow; wheelchair

r

raaba	weave
raaca	spread
raam	crawl
raañe	distinguish
raasélé	clear up; tidy; tify up
raasuwaar	razor
raay	rub
rab	animal
raf	tickle
rafet	beautiful; nice
raj	end
rajo	radio
rakk bu góor	younger brother
rakk bu jiggéen	younger sister
rakk ju góor	brother
rakk ju jigéen	sister
randal	move; remove
rapaas	servant
ras	gather
raw	drown
rawalekat	thief
raxas	wash; wash something
raxasukaay	sink
rëbba	hunt
rëcca	escape
ree	laugh
réecu	regret
reelu	funny
reer	dinner
réer	lost
réeral	lose
rees	liver
reetaanlu	funny
réew	country
rekk	only
rëndee	cook
résëñ	grape
reserv	game park
reserwaasiyon	reservation
restoraan	restaurant
rey	kill
réy	big
rëy	big
rido	curtain
rigiñ	mash
riib	rub; smear
riir	attack
riitée	chase
robba	hunt
ron	under
ronu	undermine
rooba	dress
roof	insert; stuff
roose	water
rot	drop
roy	copy; imitate; spread
rus	ashamed
ruux	poke; soul

s ß ś š

saa	die; moment; snake; steer
saabu	soap
saaf	fry; roast
saaga	insult
saaku	bag; container
saal	living room
saala	second
saalaaw	certainly
saam	bunch; heap; pile
saama	protect
saamakat	shepherd
saan	worm
saanga	cover
saani	throw
saas	moment
saaw	hedgehog
saaxca	steal
saay	death
saay-saay	rascal
sabar	drum
sàcc bi	thief
saf	spicy; tasty
safaay	flavor; taste
safara	fire; hell
sago	desire; sense; wish
sakado	backpack
sàkket	fence
salaat	lettuce
salte	dirt
sampa	build; erect
sampowe	shampoo
sanaan	pineapple
sañca	build
sandika dinisiativ	tourist office
sang	cousin; have a shower; shower
sàngara	alcohol
sangu	bath
sanguwaay	bathroom; shower stall
sant	name; surname
santa	praise; surname
sarax	alms; sacrifice
sarbet	towel
sareet	cart
saret	cart
sas	challenge; duty
satala	kettle
sax	even; precisely
saxaar	boat; ship; smoke
saxaarmi	chew
saytu	govern; guard; rule
sëb	bean; load
sedd	cold; winter
seede	witness
seega	review
seela	holy; pious
séemeñ	axe
seere	constipation; tight
seet	look; look for; search for; visit
séet	bride
seetaan	watch
seetlu	consult; examine; observe
seetu	mirror
seey	melt
segga	tiger
selew	still
septembre	september
sëqët	cough
sër	cloth
seriis	cherry
sernde	witness
servër	waiter
serwiyet	napkin; towel
set	clean
sët	grandchild
sew	skinny; thin; tiny
sëxat	cough
sëy	marriage; wedding
seyaan	stream
seytaane	devil
si	on
sibooru	follow
sigaret	cigarette
siim	mix
siip	skirt
siis	chair; jealous
sikim	beard; chin
silip	underpants; underwear
siméeku	undress
simili	minute
simis	shirt
sippa	skirt
sippa-sippa	shrimp
sippax	shrimp
siso	scissors
so	offer
soble	onion
sof	load
sóf	load
sokolaa	brown
sol	dress; get dressed; put on; wear
soldaar	soldier
solo	importance
sondeel	candle
sonn	tired
soo	hole; lock; pierce
soobee	diligence
soon	yellow
soonal	strive
soos	sauce
sooti	insert; pour
soow	cream
soox	leap
sooxa	pound
sooy	silk
sopp	like
soppeeku	get; go
soraans	orange
soras	orange
sore	far
sori	far
sowu	west
soxla	business; need; problem
soxna	lady; woman
soxor	wicked
su	cabbage
suba	morning; tomorrow
subux	poke
sujeer	pot
sunguf	powder
supome	cabbage
supp	soup
surga	dependent
surnaal	newspaper
sutura	concealed; save
suuf	beneath; bottom
suukar	sugar
suum	lobster
suur	full; satisfied
suusal	steam
suux	sink; water
suwetmaa	underwear
suwo	home
suxi	pluck
suy	sprinkle

t

taa	accept; drench
taabal	table
taaga	nest
taaj	place
taal	kindle; light
taali	straight
taanal	choose; select
taapandaar	flat
taar	beauty
taaxale	separate
taayi	separate
tabala	drum
tabax	build; construct
taf	stick
tafaar	crime
taga	praise
tàggat yaram	sports
takandeer	shadow
takka	tie
takkarnaase	continuous
talaata	tuesday
tam	accuse
tamaate	tomato
tàmbali	begin; start
tambar	stamp
tamit	also; too
tampe	stamp
tamperatir	weather temperature
tampong	tampons
tan	period; season; vulture
tan jaxaay	eagle
tañca	insult
tane	better
tang	hot; summer
tàng	hot; warm
tangaay	heat
tàngaay	heat
tangoor	heat
tank	foot; leg
tànk	foot; leg
tanxa	draw; water
tapa	stick
tapi	carpet
tar	pile
tari	recite
tas	scatter
tasaare	scatter
tasee	meet
taw	rain
taw bu bare	be stormy
taw glas	snow
tawat	complain
tax	cause
taxa	stain
taxaw	stand; stop
tayal	lazy
te	after; and; then
tëb	jump; leap; spring
tëcca	hurt; pinch
tëdd	go to bed; lie down
tëdd ak	to have sex
teegi	remove
teeki	succeed
téeméer	hundred
téere	book
teerukaayu bagaas	baggage claim
tees	stop
teexet	holy; stubborn
teey	patient; quiet
teeyi	still
tefes	beach
teg	place; put
teg ci	afterwards
tëga	silver
tegu	cloak; scarf
téj	closed
tëj	close
tek	exactly; very
tekki	mean; translate
tele	television
telefon	telephone
telewisyon	television
tene	tiger
tënja	mourn
teral	entertain
tëral	enact
teranga	hospitality; respect
tere	forbid; prohibit
tëx	deaf
tey	break; ferry; smash; today
tey ci guddi	tonight
tey ci ngoon	tonight
ticca	hurt; pinch
tiim	above
tiiñal	accuse
tiit	frightened; greedy
tike	admission ticket
tilim	dirty
tir	suddenly
tisóoli	sneeze
tiye	hold
tob	jump; leap
togg	cook
toj	break
tontu	answer
tóntu	answer; respond
toog	settle; sit; sit down
tooga	cook
toogkat	cook
toogu	chain; seat
toogukaay	sofa
tool	backyard; field; garden; yard
toolaale	compare
tooloo	equal
tooñ	provoke
toopa	follow
toopandoor	imitate
toopatoo	take care of
tooxa-tooxa	stain
tooy	moist
torox	poor; suffer
tóx	cigarette smoke; smoke
toy	wet
traveleer	traveler’s check
trist	sad
tubey	pants
tubéy	trousers
tudd	be called
tufli	spit
tunda	hill
tur	first name
tus	zero
tuub	convert
tuubal	convert
tuufa	snail
tuuk	quiet
tuur	pour; spill; spirit
tuuti	a little; small; some
tuy	melt

u û ü ù ú ū

ub	close
ubb	close
ubbi	open
ubbikaayu butéel	bottle opener
ubbikaayu pot	can opener
ukki	travel
urlé	hem
urus	gold
utee	different
uude	cobbler
uyu	answer; respond

v

velo	bicycle
visa	visa
vote	vote

w

waa	inhabitant; reed; resident
waajur	parents
waaka	throw
waala	part
waaliyaan	foreigner
waame	stormy; tide
waañ	kitchen
waar	shocking
waas	insult
waat	swear
waatiir	tie
waccu	vomit
wakaas	holidays; vacation
walanteeru	sacrifice
walla	as well as; or
wanag	bathroom; toilet
wanak	bathroom
wàññi	reduce
waq	ankle
war	have to; must; mount; ought to; ride; should
waraaj	grave
warax	swallow
warugal	obligation
wasin	give birth
wat	shave
watat	drag; shuffle
watu	shave
wax	say; speak; talk
waxaat	repeat
waxin	accent; saying
waxtaan	chat; conversation; converse
waxtu	hour; o’clock; time
wayo	pool; stream
wecci	change
weccit	change
wéecée	exchange
weedi	deny
ween	bosom ; breast
weer	hang; month; moon
weesu	last; previous
wéet	lonely
weex	white
welo	bicycle
weñ	iron
wér	well
werante	argue
wert	green
wet	side; surroundings
weteñ	tick
wex	bitter; sour
wexxa	kick
wiken	weekend
wikend	weekend
wis	sprinkle
wita	pluck
witéen	cotton
witees	speed
wocca	leave
woccu	vomit
wodda	drop
wolis	suitcase
wolof	wolof
wolu	aid; save
won	show
woñ	thread
wondaal	spin
woñeeku	retreat
woññi	count
woo	call
wóor	safe
wopp	ill
wor	disappointment
worsag	luck
wosin	deliver
woto	car
wow	dry; dry up
wowal	dry
wox	talk
woxtu	period
woy	sing; song
woyaas	voyage
woyof	light; thin
wulli	tan
wulóor	value
wurus	gold
wut	look for; search for
wutee	difference; different
wuyoo	respond
wuyu	answer; respond

x

xaaj	divide
xaaju-guddi	midnight
xaal	melon
xaalis	money
xaamaleku	recall
xaar	wait
xabaar	news
xaf	strip
xaftaan	robe
xaj	dog
xajaan	boast
xalaat	opinion; thought
xale	child
xale bu góor	boy
xale bu jigéen	girl
xalimba	pen
xam	know; know a person
xam-xam	intelligence; knowledge
xamal	inform
xañ	deny
xandoor	snore
xanjar	bronze
xapati	bite
xar	operate; sheep; tear
xare	war
xarit	friend
xaru	strive; struggle
xat	busy; narrow; tight
xatal	bother; disturb
xaw	nearby
xayma	estimate; measure; tent
xeej	spear
xeeñ	smell; stink
xeeñtu	sniff
xeet	race
xeetu deret	blood group
xeex	fight
xel mu teey	nausea
xelmati	resemble
xew	celebration; happen
xibaar	news; report
xiif	hungry
xiin	cloudy
xiin na	cloud over; get cloudy
xiis	hard; wicked
xiix	pant
xob	leaf
xol	heart
xóm	faint
xonk	red
xonxa	red
xool	look; look at; watch
xool tele	watch tv
xooli	peel
xoor	shell
xoos	scrape
xóot	deep
xooti	tear
xootit	tear
xoox	seed
xorom	salt
xosi	cut; scratch
xulaan	witch
xuli	stare
xulóo	fight
xumba	lively
xumbaay	concert
xumbal	interesting
xurfaan	cold
xuus	wade

y ÿ

yaa	nest; place; residence; wide
yaabi	fade
yaakaar	belief; believe; hope
yaaraam	gentle
yaatu	spacious
yaatuwaay	length
yaaxa	destroy
yaaxu	spoiled
yaay	mother
yàgg	last; old
yalandi	rinse
yaleef	spirit
yàlla	god
yamb	bees
yàpp	meat
yar	raise
yaram	body
yaram wuy tàng	fever
yaru	respect
yax	bone
yeebaane	announce
yéefar	pagan
yéegukaay	stairs
yeen	you
yées	worse
yéet	snail
yeewu	wake up
yëf ki	thing
yëgle	announce
yëglekaay	newspaper
yeketaan	rape
yëngal	shake; stir
yëngu yëngal	fun
yenn saay	often
yépp	all
yëre	clothes
yérém	pity
yërëmtelu	sad
yérmaande	pity
yew	holy
yiiw	pious
yóbbante	message
yóbbu	bring
yokk	increase
yolox	weak
yomb	cheap
yomba	cheap; easy
yónee	send
yónnee	send something
yonnént	messenger
yónni	send someone
yoo	mosquito
yóobal	present
yóoka	add; raise
yooleeku	sneak
yoon	law; order; path; road
yoor	hand over
yooy	thin
yor	hold; take care of
yore	hold; possess
yow	you
yoxos	oyster
yuli	empty
yuur	brain
yuuxu	scream

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