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| —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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| i | some |
| ibliis | devil |
| ilif | command |
| imel | |
| 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 | |
| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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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