ba

ba nde wootere

ba gooto


tiga

mbiriiwu (alternative)
yertere (alternative)
gerte (alternative)


le

aan le?

O yahii le!


keso

keso
hesɓe
heyɓe
hesre
heyre
hesru
heyru
hese
heso
kesal
kesol
kesi
hesi
kesum
kesri
heyri
kesu
hesu
kesa
hesa
kesam
kese
kesel
kesii
keson
kesoy

From hey- (“be new”), the same root as heyɗugol.


dow

Lewru ndun no wenngaa dow to weeyo.


batu

(Maasina) meeting, assembly, council, court, entourage


ley

A ɗuunnii sukkara ley cafe ɗe.

O tummbeke ley akalawal mobel am.

Taa ŋawlunduree ley suudu ga, njehee sella.


cardi

cardi ndi (canonical)
cardiiji ɗi (plural)


foto

Yimɓe foto ngollata ɗo.

Miɗo yiɗi ndaarude yimɓe foto keƴata ley mobel ngel.

I want to see how many people can fit into the truck.


maayo

maayo ngo (canonical)
maaje ɗe (plural)
Niger Fulfulde maayooji (Western)
𞤥𞤢𞥄𞤴𞤮 (alternative)

(Pular, Pulaar, Western Niger Fulfulde, Maasina) river


ella

elle (Maasina Plural)

ellaaji (Pulaar Plural)

allaaru (Maasina)

(Maasina, Pulaar) flaw, blemish, vice, defect


malfa

malfa ka (canonical)
malfaaji ɗi (plural)


ɗiɗo

worɓe ɗiɗo


nayo

(Pulaar, Maasina, dialect, with human nouns) four


mawniraaɗo

mawniraaɗo o (canonical)
mawniraaɓe ɓe (plural)
mawniraawo (alternative)

From the root maw-, related to largeness + -n- + -ir-.


ruuhu

ruuhu o (canonical)
ruuhuuji ɗi (plural)

(Pulaar, Maasina) spirit (supernatural being)


sowre

si aɗa yiɗi ɓaŋude suka am sanaa ngaddaa na'i sowre.

If you wish to marry my daughter, you must bring many cattle.


mba

(Maasina) Noun class indicator for nouns (singular) large animals


mba

norwa mba

(definite, Maasina) the (when it follows the noun)


mba

mba norwa

(Maasina) (used in indicating something)


barma

barma o (canonical)
barmaaji ɗi (plural)

(Maasina) cast-iron cooking-pot, marmite


adala

(Western Niger Fulfulde, Maasina, anatomy) muscle


jemma

jemma o (canonical)
jemmaaji ɗi (plural)

Jemma fuu lewru na yayna.


fettere

fettere nde (canonical)
pette ɗe (plural)
fe'tere (alternative)
feetere (alternative)


cuuram

From the root suur-, related to diluting.


hayre

Possibly cognate with Wolof xeer (“stone”).


fiɲaare

fiɲaare nde (canonical)
piɲaaje ɗe (plural)

Lates niloticus
Lates niloticus#Translingual


seremmbe

seremmbe nde (canonical)
seremme (alternative)

Digitaria exilis
Digitaria exilis#Translingual


konno

O ƴamii kam konno ngaɗumi nii.


gatal

gatal ngal (canonical)
gate ɗe (plural)
daago (alternative)


buguuru

tlb

(Pular, Western Niger Fulfulde, Maasina)

buguuru ndu (canonical)
buguruuji ɗi (plural)


goofoondi

goofoondi ndi (canonical)
goofooɗi ɗi (plural)


teewu

teewu ngu (canonical)
teewuuji ɗi (plural)

from Proto-Fula-Serer *regeƴ, whence also Serer regeƴ (“meat”). Root reduction in Fula causes the dropping of Proto-Fula-Serer medial -g- or sonorants between identical vowels. Compare Fula ɗem- from Proto-Fula-Serer *ɗelem.

(Pular, Adamawa, Maasina, Western Niger Fulfulde) meat, flesh


diidol

diidol ngol (canonical)
diidi ɗi (plural)


duroowo

duroowo o (canonical)
durooɓe ɓe (plural)


bimmbi

bimmbi o (canonical)
bimmbiiji ɗi (plural)
balte (alternative)
subaka (alternative)
beete (alternative)


jawdi

(Pular, Maasina) wealth, herd, livestock


hunnduko

hunnduko ko (canonical)
kunndule ɗe (plural)


ngalu

ngalu ngu (canonical)
ngaluuji ɗi (plural)


burgu

burgu ngu (canonical)
burguuji ɗi (plural)

(Maasina) grasses in the flood zone after the waters have receded, the flood zone of the Inland Niger Delta


laawol

laawol ngol or (canonical)
laawi ɗi (plural)
laabi (plural)
𞤤𞤢𞥄𞤱𞤮𞤤 (alternative)
lappol (alternative)

(Pular, Pulaar, Adamawa, Western Niger Fulfulde, Maasina) path, route, way, method


baafata

(Maasina, Western Niger Fulfulde) aluminum


bullal

bullal ngal (canonical)
bulle ɗe (plural)

(Pular, Maasina, Western Niger Fulfulde) thorn


haala

haala ka (canonical)
haalaajii ɗi (plural)

(Pular, Maasina) language, dialect, idiom


goonga

goonga o (canonical)
goongaa ɗi (plural)


kulikuli

kulikuli o (canonical)
kulikuliiji ɗi (plural)


laamiiɗo

laamiiɗo o (canonical)
laamiiɓe ɓe (plural)
lamɗo (alternative)
laamɗo (alternative)


coggu

coggu ndu (canonical)
cogguuli ɗi (plural)


honndu

honndu ndu (canonical)
kolli ɗi (plural)
hoondu (alternative)

From Proto-Fula-Serer *Qol, whence also Serer ngol/qol.


holɓunde

holɓunde nde (canonical)
kolɓule ɗe (plural)


howru

howru ndu (canonical)
koppi ɗi (plural)
hofru (alternative)

From Proto-Fula-Serer *Kʊɓ/f, whence also Serer nguɓay/kuɓay.

(Pular, Western Niger Fulfulde, Maasina) knee


miijo

(Pular, Pulaar, Maasina) thought, imagination, opinion, idea, point of view, impression


gonngol

gonngol ngol (canonical)
gonɗi ɗi (plural)
gonɗol (alternative)
gomngol (alternative)


janano

janano o (canonical)
jananɓe ɓe (plural)


jinngu

jinngu ngu (canonical)
jinnguuji ɗi (plural)
njinngu (alternative)
giggol (alternative Pular)
yiide (alternative)
njiɗgu (alternative)


corfol

corfol ngol (canonical)
corfi ɗi (plural)

(Maasina, Western Niger Fulfulde) path, trail


hinney

hinney o (canonical)
hinnaye (alternative)
hinnuye (alternative)


hoodere

hoodere nde (canonical)
ɗe koode (plural)
hoorre (alternative)

From Proto-Fula-Serer *xoor/d, whence also Serer xooro/koora (“star”). The Proto-Atlantic root is likely koʈ Possibly cognate with Laalaa ol (“star”).

(Pular, Adamawa, Maasina, Pulaar, Western Niger Fulfulde) star


dutal

From Proto-Fula-Serer *duʈ (vulture), whence also Serer tuda (“vulture”).


cuddi

Analysable as /cuuɗ-/ + /di/ from the root suuɗ. From Proto-Fula-Serer *Cut, whence also Serer sut (“fog”). Cognate with Laalaa sút (“fog”).


albasaare

albasaare nde (canonical)
albasaaje (plural)

Ultimately from Arabic الْبَصَل (al-baṣal).


araawa

araawa nga (canonical)
araaji ɗi (plural)
mbabba (alternative Pular)
ndaakiire (alternative)
wamnde (alternative)
dakiya (alternative)

(Maasina, Western Niger Fulfulde) donkey


baafal

baafal ngal (canonical)
baafe ɗe (plural)


baañaaru

baañaaru ndu (canonical)
baañaaji ɗi (plural)


bakureewi

bakureewi ki (canonical)
bakureeje ɗe (plural)

(Maasina) African peach (Nauclea latifolia, syn. Sarcocephalus esculentus) (a species of tree)


balawal

balawal ngal (canonical)
balaaje ɗe (plural)


bantineewi

bantineewi ki (canonical)
bantineeje ɗe (plural)

Ceiba pentandra
Ceiba pentandra#Translingual


barkeewi

barkeewi ki (canonical)
barkeeje ɗe (plural)
barkeehi (alternative)
mbarsewi (alternative)


boroore

(Maasina) Clarotes laticeps (widehead catfish)


bummewi

bummewi ki (canonical)
bummeeje ɗe (plural)

(Maasina) Vitex madiensis subsp. madiensis, (syn. Vitex diversifolia)


mburuuti

mburuuti ngu (canonical)
buruuti ɗi (plural)


Booboojo

Booboojo o (canonical)
Boobooɓe ɓe (plural)


bulannga

Possibly borrowed from Koyraboro Senni bulanga.


caakanneeri

caakanneeri ndi (canonical)
caakanneeji ɗi (plural)


caanganaawu

(Maasina) a Kafue pike characin (Hepsetus odoe), of southern Africa


ciroowu

(Maasina) elongate togerfish (Hydrocynus forskahlii)


corawu

(Maasina) grass-eater (Distichodus rostratus) (a species of fish)


doobal

doobal ngal (canonical)
doobe ɗe (plural)


batoowo

batoowo o (canonical)
battaa (alternative)


boonoogal

(Maasina) African lungfish (Protopterus annectens)


debolobbo

(Maasina) coffee senna, Mogdad coffee, septicweed (Senna occidentalis, syn. Cassia occidentalis)


duubaleewi

duubaleewi ki (canonical)
duubaleeje (plural)

Ficus thonningii
Ficus thonningii#Translingual


ɗaandi

ɗaandi ndi (canonical)
ɗaali ɗi (plural)


ɗoforde

ɗoforde nde (canonical)
ɗoforɗe ɗe (plural)


ɗojjere

ɗojjere nde (canonical)
ɗojje ɗe (plural)


dunkeejo

dunkeejo o (canonical)
dunkeeɓe ɓe (plural)

(Maasina, Historical) soldier (of the theocratic state)


yontere

yontere nde (canonical)
jonte ɗe (plural)


duulere

duulere nde (canonical)
duule ɗe (plural)
duulal (alternative)
duuldere (alternative)
luurde (alternative)
ruulde (alternative)


caangol

caangol ngol (canonical)
canɗi ɗi (plural)
sengo (alternative)
caaɗngol (alternative)


ñiiwa

ñiiwa nga (canonical)
ñiibi ɗi (plural)
mawba (alternative Pular)
nyiiwa (alternative)

From Proto-Fula-Serer *ɲigw Possibly from Westerman's reconstruction of Proto-Atlantic-Congo *-ni-. Compare Proto-Edoid *E-ni (Edo ení), Proto-Yoruboid *é-lĩ (Yoruba erin), Proto-Igboid *é-níNī̀, (Igbo enyi), Proto-Lower Cross River *é-nì:n, Proto-Ogoni *ǹnĩ


njamndi

njamndi ndi (canonical)
jamɗe ɗe (plural)
njanndi (alternative)

From Proto-Fula-Serer *njɛlɛm (iron), whence also Serer njelem/celem (“iron”). Cognate with Wolof njelem.


baatal

baatal ndal (canonical)
baate ɗe (plural)


caarol

caarol ngol (canonical)
caaról (alternative)
caartal (alternative)
caaru (alternative)


hawre

hawre nde (canonical)
kaɓe ɗe (plural)
haɓo (alternative)
hamre (alternative)
haɓre (alternative)


alarba

From Arabic الْأَرْبَعَاء (al-ʔarbaʕāʔ).

der

الْأَرْبَعَاء

Arabic الْأَرْبَعَاء (al-ʔarbaʕāʔ)

(Pular, Western Niger Fulfulde, Maasina) Wednesday


fuyre

From fuƴ- + -re. Ultimately from Proto-Fula-Serer *fus.


maaɗa

Ley orol wo miin dobii e maaɗa.

(Adamawa, Maasina) second person singular possessive pronoun

aɗa

second person singular subject pronoun; long form


haaju

haaju o (canonical)
haajuuji ɗi (plural)
haagu (alternative)

(Pulaar, Maasina) need, problem, affair, business, concern


gaawal

gaawal ngal (canonical)
gaawe ɗe (plural)


kawral

(Maasina, Western Niger Fulfulde) sum, total


yaayre

yaayre nde (canonical)
jaaye ɗe (plural)
yayre (alternative)

(Maasina) a floodplain; a place where water stands during the rainy season, marsh, swamp, bog


keeɗu

keeɗu ngu (canonical)
keeɗuuji ɗi (plural)
ceeɗu (alternative)

(Maasina) the hot, dry season, from March to May/June


mbolla

mbolla nga (canonical)
bollaage ɗe (plural)
mbarulla (alternative)
moɗoori (alternative)
mbosiri (alternative)


ciiwdi

ciiwdi ndi (canonical)
ciiwdiiji ɗi (plural)


doccal

doccal ngal (canonical)
docce ɗe (plural)


ƴeekiiwo

ƴeekiiwo o (canonical)
ƴeekiraaɓe ɓe (plural)

(Maasina) brother-in-law or sister-in-law


denɗoo

denɗoo o (canonical)
denɗiraaɓe ɓe (plural)

(Maasina) cousin (from the father's sister or the mother's brother)


biiwol

biiwol ngol (canonical)
biiji ɗi (plural)


Jelgooji

(Maasina) a clan of Fulɓe living in the Djibo area


jeldol

jeldol ngol (canonical)
jeldi ɗi (plural)

(Maasina) an excuse, reason for having made a mistake


jetami

jetami ki (canonical)
jetame ɗe (plural)

Tamarindus indica
Tamarindus indica#Translingual

(Maasina) tamarind tree, Tamarindus indica


foondu

foondu ndu (canonical)
pooli ɗi (plural)


kaaleyal

kaaleyal ngal (canonical)
kaleeje ɗe (plural)


kaanankaaku

(Maasina) sovereignty, royalty, kingship, chieftaincy


kaananke

kaananke o (canonical)
kaanankooɓe ɓe (plural)


kaasorgal

kaasorgal ngal (canonical)
kaasorɗe ɗe (plural)
caasorgal (alternative)


yaynude

Ley suudu ga yaynii faa wooɗi joonin sabo lampal huɓɓaama.

The interior of the house is well lit now because the lamp is lit.

Leelawal na yayni hannden.


leelawal

Leelawal na yayni hannden.


wanaa

Taa hoola o sabo o wanaa koolniiɗo.

Don't believe him, he is not trustworthy.

Mi ɗalii o golle sabo o wanaa jiɗɗo golle.

I fired him because he doesn't like to work.

Gorko o yankirii sabo o wi'ii wanaa Laamɗo tomni ƴuwoonde.

That fellow blasphemed because he said it wasn't God that made it rain.

Si wanaa mi yarna na'i hannden fu ɗi tampan.

If I don't water the cows today, they will be stressed.

Miɗo anndi ɓe fuu, si wanaa tummbiiɗo hakkunde Ali e Muusa oon.

I know all of them, except the one between Ali and Muusa.


yayayytude

O yayyaytii ley ladde toon fuu, o ndaarii nagge makko.

He wandered around all over the bush out there looking for his cow.


jaagaade

Miɗo yiɗi jaagaade kulle hakkunde Mali e Burkina.

I would like to buy and sell cattle between Mali and Burkina.


yiɗude

yiɗugol (alternative Pular)
yiɗa (alternative)


haddu

Si a aawirii haddu no kollirmaami nii, ɗum fuɗan faa wooɗa.

If you plant like I showed you, it will sprout well.


seedanaade

(Maasina) to bear witness or testify on behalf of somebody


jareehi

Albizia chevalieri
Albizia chevalieri#Translingual


yawdeho

(Adamawa, Maasina) swamp ricegrass (Leersia hexandra)


kukumhi

(Adamawa, Maasina) (Maerua oblongifolia)


norwa

norwa nga (canonical)
norji ɗi (plural)
noorwa (alternative)
nooda (alternative)
ŋata (alternative)
gilaŋeeru (alternative)
nóóróó (alternative)
noora (alternative)


ndumsa

ndumsa nga (canonical)
dumsi ɗi (plural)


ngeelooba

ngeelooba nga (canonical)
geelooɗi ɗi (plural)
ngelooba (alternative Pular)


goɗɗo

goɗɗo
woɗɓe
woɓɓe (Pular dialectal)
woɗnde
wonnde (Pular dialectal)
woɗndu
wonndu (Pular dialectal)
woɗnge
wonnge (Pular dialectal)
woɗngo
wonngo (Pular dialectal)
woɗko
wokko (Pular dialectal)
goɗngal
gonngal (Pular dialectal)
goɗngol
gonngol (Pular dialectal)
goɗki
wokki (Pular dialectal)
goɗkol
gokkol (Pular dialectal)
goɗɗum
ngoɗndi
wonndi (Pular dialectal)
ngoɗngu
wonngu (Pular dialectal)
ngoɗka
wokka (Pular dialectal)
ngoɗɗam
goɗɗam (Pular dialectal)
goɗngel
gonngel (Pular dialectal)
goɗngum
gokkum (Pular dialectal)
goɗkal
gokkal (Pular dialectal)
ngoɗkon
gokkoy (Pular dialectal)
ngoɗnga
wommba (Pular dialectal)
goɗɗi
goɗɗe

Goɗɗo go'o

Goɗɗum go'o

(Adamawa, Maasina, Pular) someone else, another


ɓaaru

(Maasina) bow (weapon used to fire arrows)


hamrude

O hamrii e malfa.


ardiiɗo

ardiiɗo o (canonical)
ardiiɓe ɓe (plural)

From ardagol (“to lead”) + -iiɗo (“participle suffix”).


pamaro

pamaro
famarɓe
famarde
famardu
famare
famaro
pamaral
pamarol
pamari
pamarum
pamardi
pamaru
pamara
pamaram
pamare
pamarel
pamaroy