f

Latin script
Appendix:Latin script#English

A letter of the Fula alphabet, written in the Latin script.


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Burkina Faso (a country in West Africa, formerly Upper Volta)


A

The first letter of the Fula alphabet, called a and written in the Latin script.


o

Noun class indicator for nouns (singular) having to do with people, and for loan words


o

he, she (third person singular subject pronoun; short form)

himo

second person singular subject pronoun; long form; variant in Pular


o

Debbo o

(definite) the (when it follows the noun)


o

O debbo


en

first person plural inclusive pronoun;short form we


mi

I (first person singular subject pronoun; short form)

miɗo

first person singular subject pronoun; long form

mi-

first person singular subject dependant pronoun (Adamawa)

-yam

first person singular object dependant pronoun (Adamawa)


non

debbo reeduujo hino hanndi e ñaametee yottiiɗo fii yo tere makko ɗen gollu no haaniri non.

A pregnant woman requires a substantial diet for her body to function properly

a deictic element referring to either a preceding adverb or the preceding statement


non

Min non mi yiɗaa ɗun!

a particle of insistance which can be added to a conjunction, interjection or pronoun


men

first person plural exclusive;short form we, us


bee

iggey yimbe bee bonnii taariinde nde no feewi.


an

(possessive) Alternative form of am (my).


an

second person singular emphatic pronoun you


hello

hello ngo (canonical)
hellooji ɗi (plural)


ba

Si himo ka suudu ba, si o alaa ton ba.

Whether he's at the house, or whether he's not there.


ba

ba nde wootere

ba gooto

ba joonin

ba naanen


b

The third letter of the Fula alphabet, written in the Latin script.


am

suudu am


ton

Hammadi Sammba ko leydi Funnaange iwi. Wolarɓe Labe ɓen kadi ko ton iwi.
Hammadi Samba came from a region situated in the East. The Wolarɓe of Labe also came from over there.


gila

Koli Teŋella dahi leyɗe heewɗe gila e Fuuta Tooro haa yottoyii Fuuta Jaloo.
Koli Tengella conquered several territories, from Fouta-Toro to Fouta-Jallon

(Pular, Pulaar) since, from (a place in time or space) onward


geese

From Proto-Fula-Serer *gaar (cotton thread).


ko

Noun class indicator for nouns (singular)


ko

ñayko ko


ko

ko ñayko


tata

(Pular, Pulaar) tata (a defensive city wall)


ƴ

The last letter of the Fula alphabet, preceded by Y.


ɓ

The third letter of the Fula alphabet, written in the Latin script. Preceded by B and followed by C, and representing /ɓ/.


le

aan le?

O yahii le!
He really left! (Pular)


-an

defde (“to cook”) + -an → defande (“to cook for someone”)

(Pulaar) indicates that the subject is doing the verb for someone or something


-in

jangude (“study, learn”) + -in → janginde (“teach”)

famude (“to unserstand”) + -in → faminde (“to explain something to someone”)


batu

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


-t

joorde (“to pour”) + -t → joortaade (“to pour again”)

jókkude (“to sew together, fasten”) + -t → jókkitde (“to break”)

indicates that the action of the verb is reversed or undone


ley

A ɗuunnii sukkara ley cafe ɗe.

O tummbeke ley akalawal mobel am.

Taa ŋawlunduree ley suudu ga, njehee sella.


woo

Sikke woo alaa

Mi hoolike woo si mi yiirii gite am

I wouldn't believe it unless I saw it with my own eyes


ki

Noun class indicator for nouns (singular) including trees and some objects such as knives


ki

Lekki ki


ki

Ki lekki


aan

Ngaɗen wattitaare, mi hokkete nagge am, aan du kokkaa kam ngaari ndi.

Let's do an exchange, I give you my cow, and you give me your bull.

ba aan

(Maasina, Pulaar) you (second person singular emphatic pronoun)

maaɗa

second person singular possessive pronoun (Adamawa)

-maa

second person singular dependent pronoun (Adamawa)


min

1st person singular emphatic pronoun I, me


min

(Adamawa) first person plural exclusive;short form we, us


cardi

cardi ndi (canonical)
cardiiji ɗi (plural)


-ir

winndude (“to write”) + -ir → winndirde (“to write with...”)

helde (“to break”) + -ir → helirde (“to break with.../to break by means of”)

(Pulaar) indicates that the action is performed with an instrument or tool, (by means of)

wuppude (“to do laundry”) + -ir → wuppirgal (“a tool used to do laundry”)

when a nominalizing class-marker suffix is affixed, it forms an instrumental deverbal (a noun indicating the means by which a verb is accomplished)


ka

Noun class indicator for nouns (singular) including abstractions and borrowed words


ka

taasa ka


ka

ka taasa


nd

A letter of the Fula alphabet, written in the Latin script.


ballal

ballal ngal (canonical)
balli ɗi (plural)


a

The first letter of the Fula alphabet, written in the Latin script.


a

you (second person singular subject pronoun; short form)


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.


beccal

beccal ngal (canonical)
becce ɗe (plural)


maayo

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

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


tato

rewɓe tato

(Pulaar dialect, with human nouns) three


hari

Awa on accanay lan hakkee, hari mi anndaa


marga

(historical) an agricultural village, farm, agricultural lands with homes on it


muk

From Proto-Fula-Serer *muk, whence also Serer muk (“never”).


minen

(Adamawa) first person plural exclusive;emphatic pronoun we, us


ella

elle (Maasina Plural)

ellaaji (Pulaar Plural)

allaaru (Maasina)

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


laana

laana ka (canonical)
laanaaji ɗi (plural)

laana cuurki

laana ndiwoowa

jom laana

(Pular, Pulaar, Western Niger Fulfulde) boat, ship, vessel


tuma

Tuma o arti woo, mi yeetoto mo.


nagge

nagge nge (canonical)
nayi ɗi (plural)
naggel (diminutive)

From Proto Fula-Serer (*naak), from Proto-Atlantic, whence also Serer naak, Wolof nag (“cow”).


ɲ

A letter of the Fulani alphabet in Latin script


alaa

Maaro alaa hay abbere.


jukka

→ Bahamian Creole: jook

→ Grenadian Creole English: djuck, jook

→ Jamaican Creole: jook

→ Mende: jɔkɔ

→ Nigerian Pidgin: chook

→ English: chook

→ Sranan Tongo: dyuku

Aukan: dyuku


nge

Noun class indicator for nouns (singular) including bovines and the sun


nge

nagge nge


nge

nge nagge


kahi

Khaya senegalensis
Khaya senegalensis#Translingual


simo

simo nga (canonical)
simooji ɗi (plural)


gorko

From the Fula root wor-, related to covering. Cognate with Wolof góor.


lamɗam

lamɗam ɗam (canonical)
lamɗamaaji ɗi (plural)

From the Fula root lamm-. Possibly related to Serer jem.


deftere

deftere nde (canonical)
defte ɗe (plural)


debbo

From the root rew-, related to following.


ƴiiƴam

Analysable as /yel/ + /dam/. From Proto-Fula-Serer *ƴel (blood), whence also Serer yal (“blood”). Cognate with Bedik ma-ʄɛl, Mbulungish yél, Baga Pokur yɛla.


ɗiɗi

From Proto-Fula-Serer *ɗi, whence also Serer ɗik.

ɗiɗo

o; used with class nouns, notably of people


ɗiɗo

worɓe ɗiɗo


ɗemŋgal

ɗemŋgal ŋgal (canonical)
ɗemɗe ɗe (plural)

From Proto-Fula-Serer *ɗem, whence also Serer ɗelem. Cognate with Bedik í-ɗém.


nofuru

nofuru ndu (canonical)
noppi ɗi (plural)


Haalpulaar

Haalpulaar o (canonical)
Haalpulaar'en ɓe (plural)

From the root haal-, which means "speak", plus Pulaar, the Fula language as spoken in western West Africa by the Fulɓe.


yitere

yitere nde Alternative plural (canonical)
gite ɗe (plural)

From the root yiy-, related to seeing.
From Proto-Fula-Serer *Giʈ, whence also Serer ngid/kid. Ultimately from Proto-Atlantic *giʈ.


nayo

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


feccere

feccere nde (canonical)
pecce ɗe (plural)


neɗɗo

From the root ne'-, related to educating, upbringing.


yamiroore

yamiroore nde (canonical)
jamirooje ɗe (plural)


juŋŋgo

juŋŋgo ŋgo (canonical)
juuɗe ɗe (plural)

(anatomy) Alternative spelling of junngo (“hand”)


ruuhu

ruuhu o (canonical)
ruuhuuji ɗi (plural)

(Pulaar, Maasina) spirit (supernatural being)


koŋŋgol

koŋŋgol ŋgol (canonical)
koŋŋguli ɗi (plural)


miñiraaɗo

miñiraaɗo o (canonical)
miñiraaɓe ɓe (plural)


mawniraaɗo

mawniraaɗo o (canonical)
mawniraaɓe ɓe (plural)

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


maleyka

maleyka o (canonical)
maleykaaji ɗi (plural)

From Arabic مَلَائِكَة (malāʔika), plural of مَلْأَك (malʔak).


mawniraaɓe

plural of mawniraawo (alternate singular form)


annabi

annabi o (canonical)
annabaaɓe ɓe (plural)

(Pulaar) prophet (one who speaks by divine inspiration)


aadi

From the root aad-, from Arabic عَهْد (ʕahd).


lekki

medicine (traditionally often derived from woody plants)


moodi

Moodi Abdullaahi

A title of respect added to the first name of adults


jetti

(Maasina Fulfulde) Alternative form of jeetati (eight).


-d

haalde (“to say, speak”) + -d → haaldude (“to talk to each other, negotiate, transact”)

(Pulaar) indicates that the action is performed with someone or something


enen

first person plural inclusive; emphatic we, us


karambol

karambol ngol (canonical)
karambi ɗi (plural)


Ɓ

The third letter of the Fula alphabet, written in the Latin script. Preceded by B and followed by C, and representing /ɓ/.


ɗ

The sixth letter of the Fula alphabet, written in the Latin script. Preceded by D and followed by E, and representing /ɗ/.


Ɗ

The ninth letter of the Fula alphabet, written in the Latin script. Preceded by D (and often Nd) and followed by E, and representing /ɗ/.


jamaa

(Pulaar) place to do one's daily prayers


pingu

pingu ngu (canonical)
pinguuji ɗi (plural)


moorde

From moor- (“plait, braid”) + -de. Ultimately from Proto-Fula-Serer *mod/r (braid, tress), whence also Serer mod (“to tress, bend a rope”).


peesde

From French péser (“to weigh”). Analyzable as pees- + -de.


waande

waande nge (canonical)
baaɗe ɗe (plural)


sowre

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

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


Ƴ

The last letter of the Fula alphabet, preceded by Y.


ngu

Noun class indicator for nouns (singular)


ngu

Koltu ngu

(definite) the (when it follows the noun)


ngu

Ngu koltu


adagol

(Pular) to precede, come before, be first


nebam

nebam ɗam (canonical)
nebameeje ɗe (plural)


omo

(Pulaar, Fouta-toro, Massina, Liptaako, Benin, S.W. Niger, Sokoto) third person singular;long form he/she


aali

bor

Arabic عَائِلَة (ʕāʔila)


ndi

Lacciri ndi (the couscous)

(definite) the (when it follows the noun in ndi class)


ndi

Ndi lacciri (this/that couscous)

(used in indicating something in ndi class)


follere

follere nde (canonical)
polle ɗe (plural)

Hibiscus sabdariffa
Hibiscus sabdariffa#Translingual

Hibiscus cannabinus
Hibiscus cannabinus#Translingual

plant that is source of kenaf fiber (Hibiscus cannabinus)


suur-

related to diluting or extending a food with water


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.


tanni

(Adamawa) Balanites aegyptiaca (Egyptian balsam), A desert tree with edible fruit


abadan

From Arabic أَبَدًا (ʔabadan, “forever, never”).


fettere

fettere nde (canonical)
pette ɗe (plural)


musel

musel o (canonical)
muselaaɓe ɓe (plural)


ngel

Noun class indicator for nouns (singular) including hollow, round or inflated things

Noun class indicator for diminutive nouns (singular)


ngel

cukalel ngel


goro

Cognate with Hausa gōr̃ò, Bambara wòro, Wolof guru.


gando

(Pulaar) philosopher, lettered person, man of letters, scholar


dewtere

dewtere nde (canonical)
dewte ɗe (plural)


jeenayi

joyi + nayi (compound/contraction of "five" and "four")


jeegom

joyi + go'o (compound/contraction of "five" and "one")


jeɗɗi

(Maasina Fulfulde) Alternative form of jeeɗiɗi (seven).


jeetati

joyi + tati (compound/contraction of "five" and "three")


jeeɗiɗi

joyi + ɗiɗi (compound/contraction of "five" and "two")


hiɗa

Alternative form of aɗa (you) (second person singular subject pronoun; long form).


aɗa

Si aɗa yiɗi waɗude hoggo fu, mi hettante e koosirɗe.

If you want to build a corral, I can help you with some branches.

you (second person singular subject pronoun; long form)


wal-

related to spreading or flowing over a surface


wal-

(Adamawa) related to negation (there is not; be without, have not)


wal-

(marriage, Adamawa) related to representation (of bride or bridegroom) in connection with a marriage contract


nii

Baasal ngal ko nii ɓanngiri ka nder diiwe Lagine.

It is in this way that poverty manifests itself in the provinces of Guinea.

E nder duuɓi tati nii.


miin

(Liptaako, Maasina, Fouta-toro, Adamawa, Pulaar) 1st person singular emphatic pronoun I, me


ɓokki

Cognate with Serer ɓaak (“baobab”). From a proposed Proto Fula-Serer *ɓaak, from Proto-Atlantic *ɓɔk Cognate with Laalaa ɓɔh (“baobab”).

Adansonia digitata
Adansonia digitata#Translingual


maadi

maadi ndi (canonical)
maadiiji ɗi (plural)


jaaja

jaaja o (canonical)
jaajiraaɓe ɓe (plural)


lukkere

lukkere nde (canonical)
lukke ɗe (plural)


rew-

From Proto-Fula-Serer *D/tew, whence also Serer rew/ndew. Possibly cognate with Laalaa leɓ (“woman”).


wor-

From Proto-Fula-Serer *goor (man), whence also Serer koor/goor.
Cognate with Wolof góor, Bidyogo o-gude, Laalaa ƴaal.


lanɗam

(Pular) Alternative form of lamɗam (salt).


mbeewa

mbeewa ba (canonical)
be'i ɗi (plural)
beyi (plural)

From Proto-Fula-Serer *mbe, whence also Serer mbe (“goat”). May go back to a Proto-Niger-Congo root.


mawniraawo

mawniraawo o (canonical)
mawniraaɓe ɓe (plural)

Alternative form of mawniraaɗo (elder sibling).


Teenengu

From the root teen- (related to gathering) + neengu (grain).


aawdi

aawdi ndi (canonical)
aawɗi ɗi (plural)
aawdiiji ɗi (also)


coggal

coggal ngal (canonical)
cogge ɗe (plural)

From the root sogg-, cogg-.
From Proto-Fula-Serer *coggal, whence also Serer cogal (“herd”).

herd of cattle (or other animals) for sale


acaari

Digitaria exilis
Digitaria exilis#Translingual


ɗaaleehi

ɗaaleehi ki (canonical)
ɗaaleeje ɗe (plural)

(Adamawa) African mahogany (Khaya senegalensis)


yar-

From Proto-Fula-Serer *yɛr, whence also Serer yer.


Motti

From the root mooɓ- (related to gathering) + -t- (intensive).


lacciri

lacciri ndi (canonical)
lacceeje ɗe (plural)

couscous (usually refers to pounded millet, sorghum, or corn that is steamed, but same term used for the pasta based kind)


mbusiri

porridge made with grains and groundnuts


kosam

Analysable as /ko/ + /so/ + /am/. From Proto-Fula-Serer *sow, whence also Serer fosoow Cognate with Wolof soow.


taari

taari ndi (canonical)
taariiji ɗi (plural)


suudu

From the root suuɗ-, related to hiding (apparently from suuɗndu).


miɗo

I (first person singular subject pronoun; long form)


yeeso

From the root yees-, related to facing(?).


haako

Possibly related to Nalu tak, Serer taaƭ.


gawri

gawri ndi (canonical)
gaweeje ɗe (plural)


ladde

ladde nde Adamawa Plural (canonical)
laddeeji ɗi (plural)


jula

From a Mande language.
The word "Jula" means trader in Manding languages (Mandinka/Mandingo). The word derived from the root word "Julo" or "Julu" meaning rope. The word was originally referred to rope traders with the pastoral Fulani herders and along the Sahara, but the term would come to generally signify a trader or merchant especially in gold and other precious metals. The name is however most commonly associated with gold traders, those that dealt in Jewelry, a Jew-e-ler (Ju-la). The term has become so widely used today to even refer to a shop keeper.


talaata

Borrowed from Arabic الثَّلَاثَاء (aṯ-ṯalāṯāʔ).

الثَّلَاثَاء

Arabic الثَّلَاثَاء (aṯ-ṯalāṯāʔ)


ɗi

cuuɗi ɗi


ɗi

ɗi cuuɗi

(used in indicating something) (when it precedes the noun)


ݐ

The third letter of the Fula in Arabic Script (equivalent to ƴ in the Latin script).


ࢡ

The fifth letter of the Fula in Arabic Script.


cawel

diminutive of sawru (small stick or rod)


bappoore

bappoore nde (canonical)
bappooje ɗe (plural)

Lates niloticus
Lates niloticus#Translingual

(Nigerian Fulfulde) Nile perch (Lates niloticus)


gimɗo

Unknown root. Pozdniakov proposes
an analysis as (*y-iin-ɗo), from a Proto-Fula-Serer root *Ɂiin, whence also Serer kiino (“person”).


liingu

liingu nde (canonical)
liɗɗi ɗi (plural)

From Proto-Fula-Serer *li(ɓ), whence also Serer liɓ. Cognate with Baga Pokur ɛ-lì.


liinga

liinga nde (canonical)
liƴƴi ɗi (plural)


mb

A letter of the Fula alphabet, written in the Latin script.


waañ

From Proto-Fula-Serer *(b)waaɲ (kitchen).


ࢩ

The thirty-first letter of the Adamawa Fulfulde abjad. https://omniglot.com/writing/adamaua.htm


ñebbe

From Proto-Fula-Serer *ɲVw/b, whence also Serer ɲaaw. Cognate with Wolof ñebbe, Badyara ko-ɲagbu


-aa

irde (“to cover with sand”) + -aa → iraade (“to be covered with sand, to be buried, to bury oneself”)


noora

From Proto-Fula-Serer *noox/r, whence also Serer noox.


tigi

Ko kanko tigi sifanii men ɗum


luwal

luwal ngal (canonical)
luwe nde (plural)

From Proto-Fula-Serer *luɁ, whence also Serer lukuƴ (“a budding horn”). Cognate with Nalu luk (“horn”), Badyara pə-dikɛ, Biafada bu-dəgga, Sherbro lɪk, Southern Kissi lèèyó, Mmani lék.


-oy

sippude (“to buy or sell milk”) + -oy → sippoyde (“to go and buy or sell milk”)

reende (“to supervise, watch over”) + -oy → réénoyde (“to go and guard”)

ñaawde (“to judge”) + -oy → ñaawoyde (“to go and judge”)

(Pulaar) indicates that physical movement must take place for the verb to occur


cuuram

From the root suur-, related to diluting.


hayre

Possibly cognate with Wolof xeer (“stone”).


asama

asama nga (canonical)
'asamaaji ɗi (plural)


-ɓe

Nominal ending for (class of) human plurals.


-ɗi

Noun class indicator for nouns (plural, non human)


fiɲaare

fiɲaare nde (canonical)
piɲaaje ɗe (plural)


harfeere

harfeere nde (canonical)
karfeeje ɗe (plural)


halfeere

halfeere nde (canonical)
kalfeeje ɗe (plural)


awdi

awdi ndi (canonical)
awdiiji ɗi (plural)


walaa

Maayo geesi walaa kattuba.

Nyiiwa walaa doole.

Aamadu yomraama gawri sabo Lobbo walaa buuɗi.

Aamadu was paid in grain because Lobbo has no money.


hakkunde

hakkunde nde (canonical)
hakkundeeji ɗi (plural)


hakkundeejo

hakkundeejo o (canonical)
hakkunde'en ɓe (plural)


liiter

liiter o (canonical)
liiteruuji ɗi (plural)


junngo

junngo ngo (canonical)
juuɗe ɗe (plural)

Possibly from Proto-Fula-Serer *jVn, from which may come a dubious 17th Century Serer cognate guenna.


ɓernde

ɓernde nde (canonical)
ɓerɗe ɗe (plural)
ɓerɗe ɗe (also)


hoore

hoore nde (canonical)
ko'e ɗe (plural)
kohe ɗe (also)

From Proto-Fula-Serer *xoox, whence also Serer xoox/qooxa (“head”). Possibly from a Proto-Niger-Congo root


toori

(Pular) tô, a food, similar to fufu, consisting of cooked taro served with a gumbo-based sauce


ݠ

The twenty-one letter of the Fula abjad.


taasa

taasa ka (canonical)
taasaaji ɗi (plural)

Probably from Arabic طَاس (ṭās, “bowl, cup”), shortening of طَسْت (ṭast), from Middle Persian tšt' (tašt, “bowl”). possibly borrowed through Hausa tāsā̀.


maabo

maabo o (canonical)
maabuuɓe ɓe (plural)

From Proto Fula-Serer *maabo (griot, weaver), whence also Serer maabo. Compare borrowings Bambara máábɔ, Susu mábɔɛ, Zarma màbé.

griot, a type of griot who may also be leather workers.


saggitorde

saggitorde nde (canonical)
caggitorɗe ɗe (plural)

From the root sagg-, plus -it- and -or-.


ɗam

Noun class indicator for nouns (singular) including liquids


ɗam

kosam ɗam

(definite) the (when it follows the noun)


Boɗaaɗo

Boɗaaɗo o (canonical)
Woɗaaɓe ɓe (plural)

From the root woɗ- (or mboɗ-), related to superstition or taboo.

member of a subgroup of nomadic Fulas native to the eastern Sahel.


mboɗ-

Alternative form of woɗ- (be superstitious, have a taboo).


woɗ-

(Nigerian Fulfulde) consider as unlucky; avoid as taboo


sawru

stick, cane (esp. a long, straight stick used by herders)


konno

O ƴamii kam konno ngaɗumi nii.


himɓe

(Western Niger dialect) Alternative form of yimɓe (people).


ñaalal

ñaalal ngal (canonical)
ñaale ɗe (plural)


nyawu

nyawu ngu (canonical)
nyawuuji ɗi (plural)


naange

naange nge (canonical)
naangeeji ɗi (plural)


lewru

Cognate with Wolof weer (“moon, month”).


leydi

From the root ley-, related to being below.
From Proto-Fula-Serer *lees, whence also Serer lees.


lesdi

From the root les-, related to being below.


feso

(Adamawa) Blighia sapida (Ackee), A tree in the family Sapindaceae with edible fruit


takko

Himo hoɗi ka takko lekkol.


wudere

From Proto-Fula-Serer *Bu(u)d , whence also Serer mbuud/puud (“loincloth”).


jawleeru

jawleeru ndu (canonical)
jawleeji ɗi (plural)

grass-roofed hut through which entrance is made to a compound


buguuru

buguuru ndu (canonical)
buguruuji ɗi (plural)
Niger Fulfulde (Pular Western)
Maasina (Pular)


bukkaaru

bukkaaru ndu (canonical)
bukkaaji ɗi (plural)


ngol

Noun class indicator for nouns (singular) including long or extended objects


ngol

Keerol ngol


ngol

Ngol keerol


𞤊𞤵𞤤𞤬𞤵𞤤𞤣𞤫

From 𞤊𞤵𞤤𞤩𞤫 (“Fula people”). See also Fula.


ndu

Noun class indicator for nouns (singular) including hollow, round or inflated things

Noun class indicator for super-augmentative nouns (singular)


ndu

Fowru ndu


roogo

roogo ngo (canonical)
roogooji ɗi (plural)


saare

saare nde (canonical)
saareeji ɗi (plural)
= caqe (plural)
ca'e (plural)


jaŋgurdu

jaŋgurdu ndu (canonical)
jaŋgurduuji (plural)


soora

Probably from Arabic سُورَة (sūra, “chapter of the Qur'an”).


laamɗo

laamɗo o (canonical)
laamɓe ɓe (plural)
Adamawa (Pular)


ɗaɗol

ɗaɗi ɗi (plural)
Niger Fulfulde (Pular Western)


ɓii

ɓii o (canonical)
ɓiɓɓe ɓe (plural)
Adamawa (Pular)

From Proto Fula-Serer *ɓi. Whence also Serer ɓi.


nebbam

nebbam ɗam (canonical)
nebbeele ɗe (plural)

From Proto-Fula-Serer *neɓ/b, whence also Serer neeɓ.


ɓanndu

ɓanndu ndu (canonical)
ɓalli (plural)
Adamawa (Pular)

From Proto Fula-Serer *ɓaal. Whence also Serer ɓaal and Proto-Tenda *ɓal.


ɓaawo

ɓaawo ngo (canonical)
ɓaawe (plural)
ɓabbe (plural)

Ɓaawo an ngon no muusa.

(anatomy, Pular, Adamawa) back, rear-end


ɓaawo

Ɓaawo o anndii siɗɗo makko on waraama, o jippii heña himo jogii labbooru himo diwna.

After he knew that one of his parents had been killed, he went down quickly, holding a spear in his hands and shaking.


nduungu

nduungu ngu (canonical)
duuɓi ɗi (plural)

From Proto-Fula-Serer *ndəg/ɓ, whence also Serer ndiih (“rainy season”).


hooreejo

hooreejo o (canonical)
hooreeɓe ɓe (plural)


nayeejo

nayeejo o (canonical)
nayeeɓe ɓe (plural)


arɗo

arɗo o (canonical)
arɓe ɓe (plural)
Adamawa (Pular)


donsanke

donsanke o (canonical)
donsankooɓe ɓe (plural)


tawsaajo

tawsaajo o (canonical)
tawsaaɓe ɓe (plural)


asangal

asangal ngal (canonical)
asaale ɗe (plural)


goofoondi

goofoondi ndi (canonical)
goofooɗi ɗi (plural)
Maasina (Pular)


ƴiire

. Possibly related to Laalaa ƴoh (“bone”).


leembol

leembol ngal (canonical)
leeɓi ɗi (plural)

From Proto-Fula-Serer *leeɓ, whence also Serer leeɓ. Cognate with Nalu lɛɛw, Mbulungish kí-lì.


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)
Maasina (Pular)


harfu

harfu o (canonical)
karfeeje ɗe (plural)


ɗatal

From Proto-Fula-Serer *ɗat, whence also Serer ɗat.


janngirde

janngirde nde (canonical)
janngirɗe ɗe (plural)

From the verbal stem jaŋg (“to study, learn”).


poofirgel

poofirgel ngel (canonical)
poofirkoy koy (plural)


koosaajo

koosaajo o (canonical)
koosaaɓe ɓe (plural)


jappaajo

jappaajo o (canonical)
jappaaɓe ɓe (plural)


duroowo

duroowo o (canonical)
durooɓe ɓe (plural)


golloowo

golloowo o (canonical)
gollooɓe ɓe (plural)


mahoowo

mahoowo o (canonical)
mahooɓe ɓe (plural)


buuru

buuru o (canonical)
buuruuje ɗe (plural)


maaro

maaro ngo (canonical)
maarooji ɗi (plural)

From Proto-Fula-Serer *mal/ro, whence also Serer maalo. From a root widespread in Atlantic and Mande languages. May be borrowed from Soninke máarò.
Related to Wolof maalo.


waandu

waandu ndu (canonical)
baaɗi ɗi (plural)


wahabiyyaajo

wahabiyyaajo o (canonical)
wahabiyyaaɓe ɓe (plural)


ngesa

ngesa mba (canonical)
ka (canonical)
gese ɗe (plural)


dannaajo

dannaajo o (canonical)
dannaaɓe ɓe (plural)

From Proto-Fula-Serer *ɗan, whence also Serer ɗaana.


waañoowo

waañoowo o (canonical)
waañooɓe ɓe (plural)


waɓɓugo

From Proto-Fula-Serer *gaaɓ, whence also Serer kaaɓ. Cognate with Laalaa kaaɓ (“cheek, jaw”), Wolof kaabaab (“jaw”), Saafi-Saafi kaɓaɓki (“cheek”), Bedik ɔ-hɔɓ (“cheek”).


ƴi'al

From Proto-Fula-Serer *giƴ/ʔ, whence also Serer hiiƴ/kiiƴ. Cognate with Laalaa ƴoh (“bone”), Karon kaa-cɛc, Wolof yax, Saafi-Saafi toh, Noon yoh.


bakkaatu

Possibly cognate with Wolof baakaar (“sin”).


nantinoowo

nantinoowo o (canonical)
nantinooɓe ɓe (plural)


balanngaaru

Borrowed from French brancard. Cognate with Wolof balankaar.


bayillo

bayillo o (canonical)
wayluɓe ɓe (plural)

From the root wayl- (“relating to change, transformation”).


kunnawal

trough, a hollow piece of wood (for livestock to drink from)


leggal

leggal ngal (canonical)
leɗɗe ɗe (plural)

(Adamawa, Pular) wood, piece of wood, cane, stick


binndo

binndo o (canonical)
winndooɓe ɓe (plural)

. Probably related to Wolof binda (“to write”).


bolol

(Pular) path, road, main artery of a village


bimmbi

bimmbi o (canonical)
bimmbiiji ɗi (plural)


jawdi

(Pular, Maasina) wealth, herd, livestock


daande

daande nde (canonical)
daaɗe ɗe (plural)
Adamawa (Pular)
Maasina (Pular)
Niger Fulfulde (Pular Western)


cokko

cokko o (canonical)
cokkooɓe ɓe (plural)


conndi

conndi ndi (canonical)
coneeli ɗi (plural)
coneele (plural)


ñallal

From Proto-Fula-Serer *ɲall (day). Whence also Serer ñaal.


gooto

Ko gooto e maɓɓe tun heɓi polgal.

Gooto kala e mo'on adda ko waawi kon.

Let everyone among you bring what they are able to.

Gooto araali.

Hay gooto haanaa nanngeede sokee walla yaltinee leydi tawa ko e dow wawnere.

Nobody should be arrested and imprisoned or expelled from their country by force.


wonaa

Ɗun wonaa goonga!

Wonaa footu an!


tabalde

tabalde nde (canonical)
tabalɗe ɗe (plural)


ñalaande

ñalaande or (canonical)
balɗe ɗe (plural)


hunnduko

hunnduko ko (canonical)
kunndule ɗe (plural)
Maasina (Pular)


diiwal

diiwal ngal (canonical)
diiwe ɗe (plural)


tafugol

Ultimately from Proto-Fula-Serer *Taf (forge). Possibly cognate with Serer dabax (“to forge”)

(transitive, Pular) to forge, to work (metal)


dolokke

dolokke o (canonical)
dolokkaaji ɗi (plural)


njanndi

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


toɗɗagol

(transitive) to designate, name (as a person to a position)


haray

it will happen that, it will be that, and thus, and consequently


taskagol

(Pular) to research, analyze, study, examine


suuperefee

suuperefee o (canonical)
suuperefeeɓe ɓe (plural)


suudu-depiteeɓe

(politics) national assembly, Chamber of Deputies, Parliament


diisagol

(transitive, Pular) to consult (with someone), confer with, take counsel with


moƴƴere

From moƴƴ- + -ere. Ultimately derived from Proto-Fula-Serer *moƴ Cognate with Serer moƴ (“to be good”), Saafi-Saafi moɗ (“to be beautiful”).


ngalu

ngalu ngu (canonical)
ngaluuji ɗi (plural)
Maasina (Pular)


aahiijo

aahiijo o (canonical)
aahiiɓe ɓe (plural)

(Western Niger Fulfulde) a Quran student


aanyeere

aanyeere nde (canonical)
aanyeeje ɗe (plural)


aawoowo

From aaw- (“sowing”) + -oowo (“agent suffix”).


adunaaru

adunaaru ndu (canonical)
Niger Fulfulde (Western)


mbedda

From Proto-Fula-Serer *mbedd (road), whence also Serer mbed. Cognate with Wolof mbédd (“road”), Badyara mbɛdɛ (“big road”), Mandjak umbɛra. Possibly an ancient Soninke borrowing. Compare Soninke béddè (“main street, road”).


aawugol

(Pular, transitive) to sow, to plant seed


adadu

adadu o (canonical)
adaduuji ɗi (plural)
Niger Fulfulde (Pular Western)
Maasina (Pular)


mbay

Manihot esculenta
Manihot esculenta#Translingual


bappa

bappa o (canonical)
bappiraaɓe ɓe (plural)


kawle

(Pular) period between September and October which marks the end of the rainy season, characterized by a burning sun


lelwa

red-fronted gazelle (Eudorcas rufifrons)


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


maako

(Adamawa) third person singular possessive pronoun his, her

himo

third person singular subject pronoun; long form


potal

(Pular, Pulaar) equality, harmony, uniformity


laalawal

laalawal ngal (canonical)
laalaje ɗe (plural)
Adamawa (alternative)

From Proto-Fula-Serer *labw, whence also Serer laɓ.


cukalel

cukalel ngel (canonical)
cukaloy kon (plural)


laawol

laawol ngol or (canonical)
laawi ɗi (plural)
laabi (plural)

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


baafata

(Maasina, Western Niger Fulfulde) aluminum


saññoowo

saññoowo o (canonical)
saññooɓe ɓe (plural)

From saññ- (“weave”) + -oowo (“agent suffix”). Ultimately from Proto-Fula-Serer *sanj (weave).


ngaynaako

ngaynaako o (canonical)
ngaynaakooɓe ɓe (plural)


bullal

bullal ngal (canonical)
bulle ɗe (plural)

(Pular, Maasina, Western Niger Fulfulde) thorn


tinndol

tinndol ngol (canonical)
tinndi (plural)


kaaɗo

Analysable as kaɓ- + -ɗo. From Proto-Fula-Serer *kab/ɓ, whence also Serer kab (“slave”).


haala

haala ka (canonical)
haalaajii ɗi (plural)

(Pular, Maasina) language, dialect, idiom


goonga

goonga o (canonical)
goongaa ɗi (plural)


kooho

kooho o (canonical)
koohooɓe ɓe (plural)

lord, chief (Especially the prophet Muhammad)


peewal

From feew- (“straight, just, right”) + -al.


meɗen

1st person plural inclusive pronoun;long form we


hiɓe

(Fouta-Jalon, Fouta-Toro) third person plural pronoun;long form


feewugol

From feew- (“straight, just, right”) + -u + -gol.

(intransitive, Pular) to be straight (of a road)


accitugol

Analyzable as acc- (“leave”) + -it- (“reflexive”) + -u + -gol.


kamɓe

(Pular, Pulaar) third person plural;emphatic they, them


kaŋko

(Pulaar, Adamawa) third person singular;emphatic him, her, it


jalbugol

From Proto-Fula-Serer *jal, whence also Serer cal (“to shine brightly”). Cognate with Wamey cílá.


hiɗen

(Pular) Alternative form of eɗen (we) (first person plural inclusive pronoun; long form).


eɗen

first person plural (inclusive) pronoun; long form (we)


eɓe

(Pulaar, Massina, Benin, S.W. Niger, Sokoto, Zaria, Gombe, Dageeja) third person plural pronoun;long form (they)


keerol

keerol ngol (canonical)
keeri ɗi (plural)


oɗon

(Pulaar, Gambia, Maasina, Liptaako, N.W. Niger, Benin, S.W. Niger, Sokoto,) second person plural pronoun;long form (you)

N.W. Niger; S.W. Niger; N.W. Niger; S.W. Niger


tijjagol

(transitive, Pular) to wait for, count on, hope for


kiikiiɗe

From Proto-Fula-Serer *hir, whence also Serer hir (“stay awake, be awake”), ngirin (“staying awake”).


ɓe

Noun class indicator for nouns (plural) especially humans


ɓe

yimɓe ɓe

Nyannde fuu sukaaɓe ɓe na njakkoo taa kulle naata gese muɓɓen.

Every day the children diligently guard against the animals getting into their fields.

(definite) the (when it follows the noun)


ɓe

ɓe yimɓe


ɓe

Ɓe adi donle maɓɓe ɗen.

O yamiri ɓe yahugol.

Delegasiyon ittaama ko yahana ɓe.

Mi yi'ii yimɓe ɓe coonnirnoomi baali ley luumo hannden.

I saw the people to whom I had sold the sheep in market today.


alaadu

alaadu ndu (canonical)
galaaɗi ɗi (plural)


hoorugol

Hiɗa hoori hannde?

(intransitive, Pular) to fast, abstain from eating or drinking


waawugol

From waaw- + -u + -gol. Ultimately from Proto-Fula-Serer *(b)waag/w, whence also Serer waag (“can, be able”).

(transitive) to defeat, win against, defeat, conquer


kulikuli

kulikuli o (canonical)
kulikuliiji ɗi (plural)


sikkugol

(Pular, intransitive) to think, be of the opinion that, believe


misiide

village-parish, a village which traditionally contains a mosque


aadanagol

(transitive) to commit oneself, to promise (to do something), to swear


aadagol

(intransitive) to make a decision, decide

to conclude an accord, make an agreement, give one's word


laabudda

From Arabic لَا بُدَّ (lā budda, “it is absolutely necessary”).


laaɓal

(figurative) clarity, honesty, sincerity, justice


laamiiɗo

laamiiɗo o (canonical)
laamiiɓe ɓe (plural)


laañal

laañal ngal (canonical)
laañe ɗe (plural)


laaɓugol

(Pular, intransitive) to be clean, sanitary

to be clear, neat, and correct (of language)


fellugol

(transitive, Pular) to shoot at, execute


waɗugol

(intransitive) to pass (of time), to happen, to take place, to come about


homanagol

(transitive, Pular) to covet, be jealous of, to lust after


rerɗingol

(transitive, Pular) to encourage, to incite


dakmugol

(intransitive) to taste good, have an agreeable flavor


ɗuuɗugol

(intransitive) to be numerous, abundant, many


ɗuɗɗingol

(transitive, Pular) to raise, multiply, increase


coggu

coggu ndu (canonical)
cogguuli ɗi (plural)


honugol

(transitive, Pular) to war, to wage war, combat


hippagol

(transitive, Pular) to seize, plunder, loot, capture, pillage, raid


enɗingol

(intransitive) to be someone who respects family bonds, participates in the life of one's community


ƴellitagol

(intransitive) to ascend, climb to the summit of


ƴettitagol

(intransitive, Pular) to be proud, arrogant


joɗɗingol

(transitive, Pular) to seat, install, put down, place


mooɓugol

(transitive, Pular) to unite, gather, rally, assemble


yewtugol

(intransitive) to talk, dialogue, discuss, chat


yewtidugol

(intransitive) to chat with, discuss with, dialogue with


yirbugol

(intransitive) to fall into ruin, be ruined, be dilapidated, be collapsing, crumble


yewugol

(transitive) to destroy, decimate, eradicate


tummbondiral

tummbondiral ngal (canonical)
tummbondire (plural)


toraare

(Pular) prayer, supplication, implication


kurkanagol

(transitive, Pular) to serve (someone), to be subjected to servitude towards someone


hollitugol

(transitive, Pular) to announce, declare, inform


tawegol

(intransitive, Pular, passive voice) to be a part of, be a member of, participate


sawrugol

(intransitive, Pular) to voyage, travel, journey


ferugol

(intransitive) to emigrate, go into exile, take part in an exodus


toowugol

(intransitive, Pular) to be high, raised, elevated

(figurative) to be raised, elevated, glorious, splendid


ɗowugol

(Pular, transitive) to guide, lead, direct


honcugol

(transitive, Pular) to melt, liquify (especially of a metal)


mahugol

(transitive, Pular) to construct, build, erect


kawtital

(Pular) council, assembly, association, union


maccingol

(transitive, Pular) to enslave, subjugate


hanndugol

(intransitive, Pular) to merit, be worthy of, deserve, have the right to


dahugol

(transitive, Pular) to conquer, subjugate, subdue, take as spoil of war


karhugol

From Arabic كَرْه (karh). Analyzable as /karh-/ + -u + -gol

(transitive) to oblige, subject, impose one's force on


heyɗintingol

From hey- (“new (a variant of hes-)”) + -in + -tin + -gol.

suffix

new (a variant of <i class="Latn mention" lang="ff">hes-</i>)

(transitive, Pular) to renew, renovate, refurbish, restore


marsingol

From mars + -in + -gol. The root -mars- being from French marché.


maslaha

(Pular) conciliation, conciliatory spirit, an amicable resolution


demal

agriculture, farming, culture (of plants)


mawnugol

Probably from maw- (“big”) + -n- + -u + -gol.

(intransitive, Pular) to grow, increase, rise

to be big, be significant, be considerable


ɓeynguure

(Pular) family, (all the people living under the same roof, under the authority of a single head of the family, whatever their relation to that person)


remugol

(Pular) to farm, cultivate, grow (crops)


heege

From Proto-Fula-Serer *xeex/g (hunger), whence also Serer nqeex.


ɓanngugol

(intransitive, Pular) to appear, be manifest, be visible, be perceptible


hoondu

hoondu ndu (canonical)
kooli ɗi (plural)


wuurugol

(intransitive) to be living, be alive, live


maccuɗo

maccuɗo o (canonical)
maccuɓe ɓe (plural)


musidal

(Pular) descendance, ancestry, clan, family


mooƴu

From Proto Fula-Serer *max/ƴ Cognate with Serer max.


abbere

abbere nde (canonical)
gabbe ɗe (plural)

From Proto-Fula-Serer *(G)Waɓ/b, whence also Serer ɓaɓ.


ñiire

From Proto-Fula-Serer *ɲiɲ, whence also Serer ñiiñ.


honndu

honndu ndu (canonical)
kolli ɗi (plural)

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


tonndu

From Proto-Fula-Serer *Ton, whence also Serer to/don. Cognate with Wolof tuñ (“lip”), Bidyogo kɔ-tɔnɔ, Laalaa júun.


nden

Noun class indicator for nouns (singular)


nden

(definite) the (when it follows the noun)


sagataa

a strapping young man, a strong young man, youth


lunndagol

(transitive, Pular) to contradict, contravene, oppose, transgress


nganndi

From Proto-Fula-Serer *ngand, whence also Serer ngand.


yaakaare

Cognate with Wolof yaakaar. (Pular, Pulaar)


miijo

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


baalii

From Proto-Fula-Serer *mbaal, whence also Serer mbaal (“sheep”).


ngaari

From Proto-Fula-Serer *ngɔɔx, whence also Serer nGoox/qoox.


howru

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

(Pular, Western Niger Fulfulde, Maasina) knee


nowru

From Proto Fula-Serer *nof, from Proto-Atlantic. Cognate with Serer nof, Wolof nopp, Laalaa nof, Noon nof, Nalu naw, Biafada nufa, Palor nuf, Mbulungish nop. Possibly related to Sherbro nui, Mmani nu, Mansoanka ni, Gola kenu.


ɓurugol

(Pular) to exceed, surpass, be better, be superior, excel


ɓurtugol

(intransitive, Pular) to exceed the limit, be exaggerated


ɓowrugol

(Pular, intransitive) to be smooth, sticky, slimy, viscous


falawal

falawal ngal (canonical)
falaaje (plural)


faayugol

(intransitive, Pular) to make an error, err, be wrong


faalegol

(transitive, passive voice) to want, desire, wish


noddugol

From nodd- + -u + -gol. Cognate with Serer nod (“to call to prayer”).


kawtaljo

kawtaljo o (canonical)
kawtalɓe ɓe (plural)

Probably cognate with Serer kentand (“neighbor”).


makko

E nder moƴƴuki makko ki alaa kattudi, Allaahu yottini yurmeende mu'un e maɓɓe.

In His infinite graciousness, Allah poured His mercy upon them.


luttugol

(transitive) to visit someone's home and find them absent


moƴƴingol

(transitive) to make, fabricate, produce, construct


tippugol

tippude e

(intransitive) to place one's foot somewhere


teddugol

(intransitive, Pular) to be heavy, weighty

Alqur'aana Teddunde


honnde

Enee, ko honnde tuma yaheten?

Honnde saa'i?

Honnde tuma?


gonngol

gonngol ngol (canonical)
gonɗi ɗi (plural)


gomɗal

Possibly related to Serer ngim (“faith”).


sewngol

sewngol ngol (canonical)
cewɗi ɗi (plural)


mboddi

mboddi ndi (canonical)
bolle ɗe (plural)


limugol

Cognate with Wolof lim. Analyzable as lim- + -u + -gol.


fuɗɗagol

(Pular, transitive) to begin, commence, be the first to


leñol

(Pular) clan, lineage, tribe, ethnic group, race


tagugol

(transitive, Pular) to found, build, create (of God)


sincugol

(transitive, Pular) to found, build, create


nokkuure

nokkuure nde (canonical)
nokkuuje ɗe (plural)


hikkagol

(intransitive, Pular, middle voice) to be located, be situated, be (in a certain place)


feeñugol

(intransitive, Pular) to appear, be manifest, be visible, be perceptible


hunnditagol

(transitive, Pular) to surround, encompass


meeɗen

(Pular, Adamawa) first person plural inclusive possessive pronoun, our (including the listener)


sennditugol

(transitive, Pular) to share, distribute


luggugol

Maayo luggungo

Himo e ganndal luggungal


barkingol

intransitive to have divine grace, be blessed


kuugal

kuugal ngal (canonical)
kuuɗe ɗe (plural)

Compare huuwugol (Pular), huuwgo (Adamawa).


ewnaandu

ewnaandu ndu (canonical)
ewnaali ɗi (plural)


wifugol

(transitive) to refresh, ventilate, aerate


farñitere

farñitere nde (canonical)
parñite ɗe (plural)

(Pular) a thunderclap, roll of thunder, lightning strike


nduuguse

a young circumcised man old enough to marry


ontigi

that one over there, that last one, that (thing just mentioned)


mofte

mofte ɗe (canonical)
moftanuuji (plural)


anndintinagol

(intransitive, Pular) to announce oneself, declare oneself, make a sign of one's presence


darnugol

(transitive) to stop, halt, erect (a tent or structure)

to begin prayer, recite the introduction to prayer


ganndiɗugol

(intransitive, Pular) to be wise, have wisdom


fitaare

fitaare nde (canonical)
pitaaji (plural)


moƴƴugol

Ɗee golle ma'a no moƴƴi.

(intransitive, Pular) to be good (of people and objects)

to be well-natured, benevolent, generous, kind, gentle


junuubu

From Arabic ذُنُوبُ (ḏunūbu), the Nominative plural construct form of ذَنْب (ḏanb, “sin”).


luttitugol

(transitive, Pular) to take the place of


taakanjo

(Pular) a native, person originally from the country


tetekol

tetekol ngol (canonical)
teteki ɗi (plural)


laatagol

to happen, occur, take place, come about, come to pass

Seeku Aamadu laatii ardiiɗo laamateeri Fulɓe Maasina
Sekou Ahmadu was the leader of the Fula Kingdom of Maasina

O laatike ko O tummbiiɗo e mooɗon reenuɗo golleeji ko huuwoton

He (God) is among you, and observes all your deeds

Dewgal laatike woo si tawii gorko on e debbo on faamondirii

A marriage cannot succeed unless the man and woman get along with one another


peeral

From Proto-Fula-Serer *beeʈ (dawn), whence also Serer mbeet (“dawn”).


reenugol

(Pular, transitive) to guard, protect, surveil, defend


hamdinagol

From Arabic حَمْدَلَ (ḥamdala) from Arabic ٱلْحَمْدُ لِلَّٰهِ (l-ḥamdu lillāhi, “praise be to God”).

(intransitive) to praise Allah using the phrase alhamdulillah


sinnjahi

(Pular) Cassia sieberiana, drumstick tree


cappanɗe

Cappanɗe tati

Cappanɗe nayi

a term which marks dozens starting at 30


dewgal

(Pular) marriage, married life, conjugal relations


wano

Wano no mawɓe men ɓen wi'irta non: "lekkun kala e ndookal mun".

As our elders like to say: "to each stick, its quantity of ash".


timmugol

(intransitive) to finish, accomplish, complete


ngeenaari

reward, recompense, retribution, salary, wage


janano

janano o (canonical)
jananɓe ɓe (plural)


hebilagol

(intransitive, Pular, middle voice) to prepare, get ready


julde

festival of the end of Ramadan, Eid al-Fitr


arugol

O ari, o naati, o jooɗii takko mawɓe.

He arrived, entered and sat down next to the elders.


anndal

anndal ngal (canonical)
annde ɗe (plural)

(Western Niger Fulfulde, Adamawa) knowledge, science


balangol

balangol ngol (canonical)
balaɗi ɗi (plural)
Niger Fulfulde (Western)


ñeeñal

skill, cleverness, astuteness, shrewdness, ingeniousness, knowledge


suƴƴagol

(intransitive, middle voice) to fall on one's face


suumugol

(transitive, active voice) to hide, dissimulate, conceal (especially of the face by a veil)


suƴƴugol

(transitive, active voice) to make (somebody) fall on one's face


mokobaa

From Mandinka mɔgɔba. Cognate with Bambara mɔgɔkɔrɔba (“adult”), Maninka mɔ̀ɔba (“adult”).

an adult, a person who is responsible, respected, wise and virtuous


nelal

(Pular, Pulaar) message, messenger, commission


nafitorgol

(transitive, Pular) to utilize, use, employ


sifagol

(transitive, Pular) to explain, describe, relate


faandaare

faandaare nde (canonical)
faandaareji ɗi (plural)

(Pular) objective, goal, intention, meaning


joga-hare

joga-hare o (canonical)
jogaaji-hare (plural)


ngorgu

virility, bravery, courage, strength, prowess


ɗowtude

to accompany someone a short distance, see somebody to the road


jawdiri

jawdiri ndi (canonical)
jawɗi ɗi (plural)


jinngu

jinngu ngu (canonical)
jinnguuji ɗi (plural)


woyndu

woyndu ndu (canonical)
boyli ɗi (plural)


jabbaaruujo

jabbaaruujo o (canonical)
jabbaaruuɓe ɓe (plural)


ɗowtugol

(transitive, active voice) to accompany, escort, lead out


ngeera

ngeera ka (canonical)
ngeeraaji ɗi (plural)


asugol

(transitive, active voice, Pular) to dig, excavate


corfol

corfol ngol (canonical)
corfi ɗi (plural)

(Maasina, Western Niger Fulfulde) path, trail


senaare

(Western Niger Fulfulde) holiness, sanctification


baawɗe

baawɗe ɗe (canonical)
Niger Fulfulde (Pular Western)


munyal

From Proto-Fula-Serer *muɲ (to wait), whence also Serer muɲ (“to be patient, wait”). Analyzable as muññ- + -al.

(Western Niger Fulfulde) patience, fortitude


hisnoowo

hisnoowo o (canonical)
hisinooɓe ɓe (plural)


liital

liital ngal (canonical)
liite ɗe (plural)

From Proto-Fula-Serer *liit, whence also Serer liit (“flute”). Cognate with Wolof liit, Badyara ka-liit


hoodere

hoodere nde (canonical)
ɗe koode (plural)

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


dandude

From daɗ- (“safety, saving”) + -n- + -u + -de.


sendude

(transitive, Western Niger Fulfulde) to separate, divide


rewde

(Pulaar) to follow, persist, conform, pursue, revere, venerate


nandude

From nand- (“resemble, look like”) + -u + -de. Ultimately from Proto-Fula-Serer *nand (resemble), whence also Serer nand (“to look alike, resemble”).


luural

luural ngal (canonical)
luure ɗe (plural)

(Pulaar, Western Niger Fulfulde) dispute, disagreement, conflict


laaɓinde

(Western Niger Fulfulde) to clean, cleanse, wash, clean up


tinndinoore

(Western Niger Fulfulde) advice, recommendation


waylugol

(transitive) to change, transform, modify


fenaande

fenaande nde (canonical)
penaale (plural)


woncitugol

(Pular, transitive) to put in order, fix, clean up, arrange


yaltugol

Yaltu e suudu ndun!

(intransitive) to come out, go out, exit

to appear, happen (of a sign or phenomenon)


yaggingol

From Proto-Fula-Serer *yɛgg, whence also Serer yeg. Cognate with Saafi-Saafi yeg, Wolof yëg, Kobiana yeg.


ngoƴaare

(Fouta Toro)

(Maasina)

(Adamawa) owl; (in particular) the Western barn owl


njaggu

oppression, arbitrary injustice, domination


tefoowo

From tef- (“mediate, pacify”) + -oowo (“agent suffix”).


tilliisa

From Arabic تِلِّيسَة (tillīsa, “pallium, blanket, covering”).


lefol

lefol ngol (canonical)
leppi ɗi (plural)


wojere

wojere nde (canonical)
bojel (diminutive)
bojal (augmentative)


meetelol

meetelol ngol (canonical)
meetelli ɗi (plural)

From Proto-Fula-Serer *mer/t (Piece of cloth), whence also Serer mer.


Senegaali

From either French Sénégal or English Senegaali,


𞤅𞤫𞤲𞤫𞤺𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭

Adlam spelling of Senegaali: Senegal (a country in West Africa)


giiɗe

From Proto-Fula-Serer *Giʈ, whence also Serer ngid/kid, from Proto-Atlantic *giʈ.

E giiɗe an


wowru

From Proto-Fula-Serer *babw, whence also Serer faɓ/paɓ.


ndoondi

ndoondi ndi (canonical)
ndooɗe ɗe (plural)

From Proto-Fula-Serer *ndɔw, whence also Serer ndow.


dutal

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


mbeelu

mbeelu ngu (canonical)
beeli ɗi (plural)

From Proto-Fula-Serer *mbel (shadow), whence also Serer mbelyook.


weendu

weendu ndu (canonical)
beeli ɗi (plural)

Analyzable as /weel/ + /-ru/. From Proto-Fula-Serer *Beel, whence also Serer mbeel/peel (“lake”).


mbeɗu

From Proto-Fula-Serer *mbeɗ (circle), whence also Serer mbeɗ/peɗ.


koyngal

koyngal ngal (canonical)
koyɗe ɗe (plural)

From Proto-Fula-Serer *Qoos, whence also Serer xoos/qoos (“leg”) From a Proto-Atlantic and possibly, a Proto-Niger-Congo root.


cuddi

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


holsere

From Proto-Fula-Serer *hwoos, whence also Serer foxos. Possibly from Proto-Atlantic root *kwɔɔʈ, and hence Cognate with Bassari ɛ-kwʌr, Wamey xwər, Badyara kiir, Nalu gbɔrɔ, Mbulungish cì-fó kì.


ɗowdi

ɗowdi ɗowle (canonical)
ɗowɗe ɗe (plural)

From Proto-Fula-Serer *ɗVkw, whence also Serer ɗiif, ɗiiɗiif (“shadow”).


linngii

From Proto-Fula-Serer *li(ɓ), whence also Serer liɓ. Possibly cognate with Nalu lan.


yuɓɓugol

From Proto-Fula-Serer *yurɓ, whence also Serer yuuɓ.


yarugol

From Proto-Fula-Serer *yɛr, whence also Serer yer.

(Pular, active voice, transitive) to drink


yoomugol

From Proto-Fula-Serer *yoom, whence also Serer yoom. Cognate with Wolof yoom (“to be impotent (sexually)”)

cog

(intransitive) to be sad, depressed, discouraged, morose


njuumri

From Proto-Fula-Serer *yuum, whence also Serer yuum. Cognate with Kobiana joom, Laalaa kúum.


yawagol

From Proto-Fula-Serer *yakw (to despise), whence also Serer yaf.


ngowla

From Proto-Fula-Serer *ngowl, whence also Serer ngol.


ɗaamol

ɗaamol ngol (canonical)
ɗaami ɗi (plural)

From Proto-Fula-Serer *ɗaam(ɓ), whence also Serer ɗaamɓ.


saafaandu

From Proto-Fula-Serer Cognate with Serer saafaandu, Wolof saafaandu

Lycaon pictus
Lycaon pictus#Translingual


jippaade

From Proto-Fula-Serer *jip (descend) Analyzable as jipp- + -aa + -de.


albasaare

albasaare nde (canonical)
albasaaje (plural)

Ultimately from Arabic الْبَصَل (al-baṣal).


araawa

araawa nga (canonical)
araaji ɗi (plural)

(Maasina, Western Niger Fulfulde) donkey


kekuwal

kekuwal ngal (canonical)
kekuuje ɗe (plural)


baañaaru

baañaaru ndu (canonical)
baañaaji ɗi (plural)


balawal

balawal ngal (canonical)
balaaje ɗe (plural)


barkeewi

barkeewi ki (canonical)
barkeeje ɗe (plural)


bantineewi

bantineewi ki (canonical)
bantineeje ɗe (plural)

Ceiba pentandra
Ceiba pentandra#Translingual


bakureewi

bakureewi ki (canonical)
bakureeje ɗe (plural)

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


bummewi

bummewi ki (canonical)
bummeeje ɗe (plural)

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


boroore

(Maasina) Clarotes laticeps (widehead catfish)


mburuuti

mburuuti ngu (canonical)
buruuti ɗi (plural)


Booboojo

Booboojo o (canonical)
Boobooɓe ɓe (plural)


baafal

baafal ngal (canonical)
baafe ɗe (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)


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)


ɗojjere

ɗojjere nde (canonical)
ɗojje ɗe (plural)


dunkeejo

dunkeejo o (canonical)
dunkeeɓe ɓe (plural)

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


ɗoforde

ɗoforde nde (canonical)
ɗoforɗe ɗe (plural)


yimre

Ultimately from Proto-Fula-Serer *gim, (sing), whence also Serer kim (“song”).


mbiriiwu

mbiriiwu ngu (canonical)
biriiji ɗi (plural)


gawlo

From Proto-Fula-Serer *gawul (griot), whence also Serer gawul (“griot”).


móóról

Ultimately from Proto-Fula-Serer *mod/r (braid, tress), whence also Serer mod (“to tress, bend a rope”).


nordi

nordi ndi (canonical)
norɗuuli ɗi (plural)


duulere

duulere nde (canonical)
duule ɗe (plural)


ɗaatde

(Pulaar, intransitive) to be soft, smooth


daɗugol

From daɗ- (“safety, saving”) + -u + -gol.

(Pular) to escape, save oneself, survive


royrugol

(Pular) to raise, elevate, cause to ascend (as to heaven)


parawol

(Pular) a marshy streambank with a clayey soil with good water retention, which is good for agriculture


dunkiire

(Pular) a marshy lowland which is good for agriculture.


senngo

senngo ngo (canonical)
cenɗe ɗe (plural)

senngo ñaamo


sentere

sentere nde (canonical)
cente ɗe (plural)

sentere banndi


sooro

sooro ngo (canonical)
soorooji ɗi (plural)


banntara

From a Mande language, possibly Soninke bantara (“manioc”).


bonɗo

(Pular) a mischievous, nefarious or dangerous person


aññeere

aññeere nde (canonical)
gaññeeje ɗe (plural)


yandinde

(transitive) to make fall, topple, demolish


haabiiru

haabiiru ndu (canonical)
kaabiiji ɗi (plural)

Momordica charantia
Momordica charantia#Translingual


hottollo

hottollo ko (canonical)
hottollooji ɗi (plural)


hoorre

hoorre nde (canonical)
ɗe koode (plural)

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”).


maaroori

maaroori ndi (canonical)
maarooje ɗe (plural)


leppol

leppol ngol (canonical)
leppi ɗi (plural)


masarru

masarru ndu (canonical)
masarji ɗi (plural)

From Egyptian Arabic مصر (maṣr, “Egypt”).


lisaafi

Ultimately (but not necessarily directly) from Arabic اَلْحِسَاب (al-ḥisāb).


mboynaawu

mboynaawu ngu (canonical)
boynaaji ɗi (plural)

(Adamawa) West African lungfish (Protopterus annectens)


mboodi

mboodi ndi (canonical)
boɗɗe ɗe (plural)


rawaandu

rawaandu ndu (canonical)
dawaaɗi ɗi (plural)


nuunuuhi

nuunuuhi ki (canonical)
nuunuuje ɗe (plural)

Parkia biglobosa
Parkia biglobosa#Translingual

(Adamawa) African locust bean, Parkia biglobosa


paaɗawu

paaɗawu ngu (canonical)
paaɗaji ɗi (plural)


ngilngu

ngilngu ngu (canonical)
gilɗi ɗi (plural)


puccu

Ultimately from Arabic فَرَس (faras, “horse”).


njamndi

njamndi ndi (canonical)
jamɗe ɗe (plural)

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


nyaaku

nyaaku ngu (canonical)
nyaaki ɗi (plural)


ñiiwa

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


ngalalayhi

ngalalayhi ki (canonical)
ngalalayje ɗe (plural)


ngabbu

ngabbu ngu (canonical)
gabbi ɗi (plural)


ngaska

Compare wasgo. Possibly related to Serer yas (“to make a hole”).

ngaska aawre

(lit. "seed hole" a little hole in which to sow seeds)

ngaska gawri

(lit. "sorghum hole" a subterranean granary for storing sorghum)


ngalbiihi

ngalbiihi ki (canonical)
ngalbiije ɗe (plural)

(Adamawa) blackberry tree, plum tree, Vitex doniana


nelɓi

(Adamawa) Diospyros mespiliformis (jackalberry, African ebony)


ladiri

ladiri ndi (canonical)
ladiije ɗe (plural)

From the root lad- (“to slither, crawl”). Compare ladgo (“to slither”).


girayngii

girayngii ngi (canonical)
girayɗi ɗi (plural)


kusel

kusel ngel (canonical)
kuselji ɗi (plural)


tenngu

tenngu ngu (canonical)
tenɗi ɗi (plural)


tandawre

tandawre nde (canonical)
tandawje ɗe (plural)

Colocasia esculenta
Colocasia esculenta#Translingual


suundu

suundu ndu (canonical)
cuuli ɗi (plural)


tekkeenga

Compare tekkugo. Ultimately from Proto-Fula-Serer *Teng/kk (thick).


taytawol

taytawol ngol (canonical)
taytaaji ɗi (plural)

From taytugo (“to cross, go right through”).

(Adamawa, agriculture) secondary canal, distribution canal (in an irrigation system)


teɓgo

(Adamawa) to pick (fruit, leaves, flowers etc... by hand)


tagaadi

tagaadi ndi (canonical)
tagaale ɗe (plural)

Compare taggo/tagugo (“to create (said of God)”).


taɓɓere

taɓɓere nde (canonical)
taɓɓe ɗe (plural)

Nymphaea lotus
Nymphaea lotus#Translingual

(Adamawa) Nenuphar bulb, the edible bulb of Nymphaea lotus


soorugo

From the root coor- (“to sell”). Compare soodgo.


sollaare

sollaare nde (canonical)
collaaje ɗe (plural)


sodgo

(Adamawa) to harvest (grains) by cutting the stem


sonndu

sonndu ndu (canonical)
colli ɗi (plural)


soɓɓundu

soɓɓundu ndu (canonical)
coɓɓuli ɗi (plural)


siilde

siilde nde (canonical)
ciile ɗe (plural)

Milvus migrans
Milvus migrans#Translingual


soodgo

(Adamawa) to conduct a commercial transaction (either buying or selling)


soccoonde

soccoonde nde (canonical)
coccoɗe ɗe (plural)


semmbe

semmbe o (canonical)
semmbeeji ɗe (plural)


senndugo

(Adamawa) to share, distribute, separate


baatal

baatal ndal (canonical)
baate ɗe (plural)


ɓellere

ɓellere nde (canonical)
ɓelle ɗe (plural)


ɓattarre

ɓattarre nde (canonical)
ɓattatte ɗe (plural)


bumɗo

bumɗo o (canonical)
wumɓe ɓe (plural)
bumɓe (alternative)

Probably cognate with Serer puul (“blind person”), Wolof gumba (“blind person”).


caayoori

caayoori ndi (canonical)
caayooje ɗe (plural)


danngo

danngo ngo (canonical)
dawɗe ɗe (plural)


derkeejo

derkeejo o (canonical)
derke'en ɓe (plural)

(Adamawa) young boy or girl (from 6 to 17 years old)


ceeɗu

ceeɗu ndu (canonical)
ceeɗuuji ɗi (plural)

Cognate with Serer ƈiid (“dry season”).
From seeɗa.

(Pular, Adamawa) the dry & hot season between February and May, dry season


silɓere

silɓere nde (canonical)
cilɓe ɗe (plural)


dabbunde

dabbunde nde (canonical)
dabbuɗe ɗe (plural)

(Adamawa, Pulaar) the dry and cold season between November and January winter


ciwto

From Proto-Fula-Serer *siwd, whence also Serer siid (“twin”).


ɓinngel

ɓinngel ngel (canonical)
ɓikkon kon (plural)

Possibly related to ɓiɗɗo (“child, offspring”), ɓii (“fruit, progeny, child”).


ayiibe

ayiibe nga (canonical)
ayiibeeji ɗi (plural)


bammbaaɗo

bammbaaɗo o (canonical)
wammbaaɓe ɓe (plural)


luuro

luuro ngo (canonical)
luurooji ɗi (plural)


riggaango

riggaango ngo (canonical)
diggaali ɗi (plural)


loohoowo

loohoowo o (canonical)
loohooɓe ɓe (plural)


baskoore

baskoore nde (canonical)
baskooje ɗe (plural)


ommbal

ommbal ngal (canonical)
ommbe ɗe (plural)


ribinoore

ribinoore nde (canonical)
dibinooje ɗe (plural)


pallaandi

pallaandi ndi (canonical)
pallaaɗe ɗe (plural)


kosngal

kosngal ngal (canonical)
kosɗe ɗe (plural)


kurol

Possibly related to Serer qas (“arrow”).


unordu

unordu ndu (canonical)
unorɗi ɗi (plural)


ulumwu

ulumwu ngu (canonical)
ulumji ɗi (plural)


nokkannde

nokkannde nde (canonical)
nokkanɗe ɗe (plural)


njawdi

njawdi ndi (canonical)
jawɗi ɗi (plural)


kiikorwal

kiikorwal ngal (canonical)
kiikorwe ɗe (plural)


laamu

power, leadership, sovereignty, authority, royalty


nofru

From Proto Fula-Serer *nof, from Proto-Atlantic. Cognate with Serer nof, Wolof nopp, Laalaa nof, Noon nof, Nalu naw, Biafada nufa, Palor nuf, Mbulungish nop. Possibly related to Sherbro nui, Mmani nu, Mansoanka ni, Gola kenu.


nyiindere

nyiindere nde (canonical)
nyiiƴe ɗe (plural)

From Proto-Fula-Serer *ɲiɲ, whence also Serer ñiiñ.


baaɗiraawo

baaɗiraawo o (canonical)
baaɗiraaɓe ɓe (plural)

(Pular) nephew, niece (one's sister's child)


hirke

From a Mande language. Cognate with Serer kerxe.


kaawu

kaawu o (canonical)
kaawiraaɓe ɓe (plural)

→ Hausa: kawu (“maternal uncle”)


siinaa

siinaa o (canonical)
siinaaɓe ɓe (plural)


denɗu

denɗu o (canonical)
denɗiraaɓe ɓe (plural)

(Pular) cross cousin (child of one's maternal uncle or paternal aunt)


yaaye

yaaye o (canonical)
yaayiraaɓe ɓe (plural)


ɓuuɓugol

From ɓuuɓ + -gol. Cognate with Serer ɓuuɓ.


jaangingol

From jaang + -in + -gol. Cognate with Serer jogoñ.


feññingol

(transitive, Pular) to unveil, divulge, bring to light, manifest, clarify, reveal


fewtugol

From feew- (“straight, just, right”) + -t- + -u + -gol.


fewnugol

From feew- (“straight, just, right”) + -n + -u + -gol.


ceɓal

ceɓal ngal (canonical)
ceɓɓe ɗe (plural)


suumagol

(intransitive, middle voice) to be hidden, concealed, covered (especially of the face by a veil)


ƴentugol

(intransitive, Pular) to rise, go up, be a hill


juɗugol

From juɗ- + -u + -gol. Cognate with Serer juɗ.

(transitive, Pular) to grill, roast, cook (bread)


murugol

From Proto-Fula-Serer *mur, whence also Serer mur (“suck loudly while eating”).


munnugol

From muɓ- + -n + -u + -gol. Ultimately from Proto-Fula-Serer *muɓ (close, seal), whence also Serer muɓ (“to close the mouth”).


muññagol

From Proto-Fula-Serer *muɲ (to wait), whence also Serer muɲ (“to be patient, wait”). Analyzable as muññ- + -a + -gol.

(intransitive, Pular, middle voice) to be patient, have patience, be tolerant, be endurant


móññude

From mooɲ- + -u + -de. Ultimately from Proto-Fula-Serer *mooɲ/*morɲ (crush, smash, squish), whence also Serer mooɲ (“to crumble, grind, knead”).

(transitive, Pulaar) to crush, squish, squeeze, mash, smash, squash


muuɗde

From muuɗ- + -de. Ultimately from Proto-Fula-Serer *muɗ (to eat something starchy), whence also Serer muɗ (“to eat something starchy”). Likely also related to Proto-Fula-Serer *mʊd/ɗ (to swallow)

(Pulaar) to eat a floury, starchy substance


mutde

From muuɗ- + -de. Ultimately from Proto-Fula-Serer *muʈ (to sink), whence also Serer mud (“to plunge underwater”).


moorugol

From moor- + -u + -gol. Ultimately from Proto-Fula-Serer *mod/r (braid, tress), whence also Serer mod (“to tress, bend a rope”).


sancugol

(Pular) to undo one's braids, unknot one's hair, comb one's hair


moɗugol

From moɗ- + -u + -gol. Ultimately from Proto-Fula-Serer *mʊd/ɗ (to swallow), whence also Serer mud (“to drink a liquid from a large vessel”). Likely also related to Proto-Fula-Serer *muɗ (to eat something starchy)


bonugol

From bon- + -u + -gol. Cognate with Serer bon (“to be bad”), Wolof bon (“to be bad”). Ultimately from Proto-Fula-Serer *bon (bad).

(Pular) to be bad (of persons or things)

Ñiiri ndin bonii, ñaamotaako!

The meal is ruined; it is no longer edible!

si go'o bonii ɗiɗi moƴƴataa

if the one goes badly, two won't be good.


giddugol

(intransitive, Pular) to attack, assault


tunndugol

(transitive, Pular) to miss, misunderstand, fail to understand


lancugol

(transitive, Pular) to break, destroy, shatter


rentagol

(intransitive, Pular, middle voice) to pay attention, take precautions


muuragol

From muur- + -a + -gol. Ultimately from Proto-Fula-Serer *muur/nd (to veil), whence also Serer muur (“to veil, cover (as with an article of clothing)”).

(transitive, Pular) to cover one's head, to veil


nawlan

Ultimately from Proto-Fula-Serer *nawl (co-wife), whence also Serer nawle (“person of the same age, equal, comrade, companion”).


soobinagol

(intransitive, Pular) to take seriously, make an effort, persevere


fennugol

(transitive, Pular) to reject, deny, call a lie


sumugol

(intransitive, Pular) to burn, catch fire, be consumed (by fire)


sennugol

Mi sennii Alla

(transitive, Pular) to take (someone) as one's witness


wurnugol

From wuur- (“life, living”) + -n- + -u + -gol.

suffix

(transitive, Pular) to take care of, feed, care for (a person)


tawugol

(transitive, Pular) to find, encounter, understand, realize


wawtagol

(transitive, Pular) to take the upper hand, gain the advantage


wisitagol

(intransitive, Pular) to splash oneself with water, rinse oneself off quickly


takkugol

(transitive, Pular) to add, associate, join together


fewjugol

(transitive, Pular) to decide, make a decision, command, govern, manage


wowtugol

(transitive, Pular) to take up the habit of (doing something), become habituated to (doing something)


nanndugol

From nand- (“resemble, look like”) + -u + -gol. Ultimately from Proto-Fula-Serer *nand (resemble), whence also Serer nand (“to look alike, resemble”)

(intransitive, Pular) to resemble, look like


ñappudi

Ultimately from Proto-Fula-Serer *ɲap (roof), whence also Serer ɲap (“a branch used to build a roof”).


ŋaañugol

Ultimately from Proto-Fula-Serer *ɲaxaɲ (scratch), whence also Serer ɲaxaɲ (“to scratch, itch, swarm”).


yaafaade

(transitive, Pulaar) to spare, pardon, forgive


ñilkugol

From ñilk- + -u + -gol. Ultimately from Proto-Fula-Serer *ɲell (to tickle), whence also Serer ɲelem (“tickle”).


maɓugol

(transitive, Pular) to encircle, besiege


ñaaƴugol

From ñaaƴ- + -u + -gol. Ultimately from Proto-Fula-Serer *ɲaaƴ (to walk in a proud manner), whence also Serer ɲaaƴ (“to walk, travel by foot”).

(intransitive, Pular) to peacock, strut, to walk around proudly


ñeñugol

From ñeñ- + -u + -gol. Ultimately from Proto-Fula-Serer *ɲɩng/ɲ (to decorate, engrave), whence also Serer ɲiing (“to engrave”).

(transitive, Pular) to decorate, engrave


ñifugol

From ñif- + -u + -gol. Ultimately from Proto-Fula-Serer *ɲəf (to go out, extinguish), whence also Serer ɲəf (“to go out, extinguish”).

(intransitive, Pular) to extinguish, go out (as a fire)


ño'ugol

From ño'- + -u + -gol. Ultimately from Proto-Fula-Serer *ɲoʔ (to sew), whence also Serer ɲo (“to sew”).


alarba

From Arabic الْأَرْبَعَاء (al-ʔarbaʕāʔ).

der

الْأَرْبَعَاء

Arabic الْأَرْبَعَاء (al-ʔarbaʕāʔ)

(Pular, Western Niger Fulfulde, Maasina) Wednesday


turugol

Ultimately from Proto-Fula-Serer *tuɗ/r (bend).


hanɗugol

(intransitive, Pular) to lose one's reason, to go mad, go crazy


jaɓɓagol

(transitive, Pular) to receive (as a guest), host, welcome, entertain


yeebagol

(transitive, Pular) to neglect, not take seriously


hoɓɓitugol

(transitive, Pular) to peel (bark), decorticate, debark


heyɗugol

From hey- (“new”) + -i + -ɗ + -u + -gol. Ultimately from Proto-Fula-Serer *xas (new), whence also Serer xas (“new”). Possibly related to Wolof yees (“to be new”)

(intransitive, Pular) to be new, become new


cagaajo

cagaajo o (canonical)
cagaaɓe ɓe (plural)

From caga- + -a + -jo. Ultimately from Proto-Fula-Serer *caga.


fuyre

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


bennjaare

bennjaare nde (canonical)
bennjaaje ɗe (plural)


tuumde

(intransitive, Pulaar) to allege, suspect, suppose


sottirgal

sottirgal ngal (canonical)
sottirɗe ɗe (plural)


sok-

cognate with Serer soox (“to lock, to load a gun”).


dogugol

From dog- + -u + -gol. Possibly cognate with Wolof daw/dow (“to flee”).

(intransitive) to run, flee, escape
(figurative) to have diarrhea


mortugol

(transitive, Pular) to be slippery, cause to slip


tappugol

(transitive, Pular) to strike, hit, beat


teenugol

(Pular, transitive) to gather wood, (especially firewood)


hiɗɗugol

From hiiɗ- (“old, worn”) + -ɗ + -u + -gol. Ultimately from Proto-Fula-Serer *hid/ɗɗ (old, worn).


nodditugol

(transitive, Pular) to call back, reconvene, re-invite


wuppugol

(Pular, transitive) to wash laundry, do laundry

(intransitive) to finish the period of mourning (of a widow)


hoynugol

From hoy- + -n + -u + -gol. Ultimately from Proto-Fula-Serer *xooƴ.

(transitive, Pular) to soak, wet, dampen, moisten


bayɗo

(historical, Pular) slave, captive, serf, the lowest group on the social ladder of the theocratic state of Fouta


ƴoƴugol

From ƴoy- + -u + -gol. Ultimately from Proto-Fula-Serer *ƴoƴ.

(intransitive, Pular) to be clever, astute, crafty, wily

to have a mature intellect, to be discerning


haawagol

(intransitive, Pular, middle voice) to be stunned, surprised, shocked


heññugol

From heƴ- + -n + -u + -gol. Ultimately from Proto-Fula-Serer *xeƴ.

(transitive, Pular) to put together, join, assemble


ƴakkugol

From ƴakk- + -u + -gol. Ultimately from Proto-Fula-Serer *ƴax.


waylitugol

(transitive, Pular) to reverse, put backwards


ndolinwal

ndolinwal ngal (canonical)
ndolinje (plural)


senndugol

(transitive, Pular) to share out, distribute, allot

to decide between (two disputing parties), arbitrate


huccitugol

(Pular, intransitive) to turn around, go back, turn one's back

to continue one's route, continue one's course, set off for


wesugol

From wes- + -u + -gol. Ultimately from Proto-Fula-Serer *bes (winnow), whence also Serer fees (“to winnow”).


heefugol

(transitive, Pular) to scrape, scrape off (with a bladed tool)


ŋaaɓugol

From ŋaaɓ- + -u + -gol. Ultimately from Proto-Fula-Serer *y/ŋaaɓ (yawn).


ɗayɗugol

From ɗaay- + -ɗ + -u + -gol. Ultimately from Proto-Fula-Serer *ɗaay.


yarirde

Ultimately from Proto-Fula-Serer *yɛr-n (trough).


rottugol

(Pular, transitive) to serve a meal, allotting each person a portion using a spoon


irugol

(Pular, transitive, active voice) to bury


haaɗugol

(intransitive, Pular) to be bitter, spicy


haaɗugol

(intransitive, Pular) to stop, finish, end


jawlal

jawlal ngal (canonical)
jawle ɗe (plural)

Ultimately from Proto-Fula-Serer *jaaw (Guinea fowl), whence also Serer saaw (“Guinea fowl”).


ubbugol

From ubb- + -u + -gol. Ultimately from Proto-Fula-Serer *ʔuf (bury), whence also Serer 'uup (“to bury”).

(Pular) to bury, fill over, cover (with soil), inter


yahugol

(intransitive, Pular) to go, walk, move, travel


artugol

(intransitive, Pular) to return, come back


taariika

bor

Arabic تَارِيخ (tārīḵ)


janfa

(Pular, Pulaar) treason, trickery, deceit


wowlugol

(transitive, Pular) to talk, speak, converse


hawtindirgol

Si en hawtindirii jowi e tati ko jeetati

If we add together five and three, that makes eight


hawtagol

(Pular, intransitive) to jump (in fright, surprise etc...), to get up suddenly


hilnitagol

Mi hilnitii e sonko iwrungo hella ka buruure.

(Pular, intransitive) to note, notice, perceive


ñuɗol

Ultimately from Proto-Fula-Serer *ɲud/ɗ (wrinkle).


hawtugol

(Pular, transitive) to share, to have something as a group


hokkugol

Ɗee ɗoo balɗe hino hokki

(Pular, intransitive) to cease, stop (of rain and bad weather)


musiɗɗo

musiɗɗo o (canonical)
musiɓɓe ɓe (plural)


diwngal

diwngal ngal (canonical)
diwle ɗe (plural)

(Pular) burden, load (carried on an animal's back)


hayrere

(Pular) destruction, perdition, loss, error


danndoowo

danndoowo o (canonical)
danndooɓe ɓe (plural)

Ko Alla woni danndoowo.


hannde

Hannde ko dimaasi, golle alaa.


hiirugol

(Pular, intransitive) to spend the evening somewhere, stay up doing something,

Gorko on woni ka ngesa haa hiiri.

The man stayed in his field untilit was late in the evening.


jippagol

(Pular, intransitive) to descend, go down, come down, land

Jippagol oo aaya woniino e nokkure wonnde hakkunde Makka e Madiina.

This verse was revealed in a country between Mecca and Medina.


wonugol

Neene Faatimatu woni Makka duuɓi jeetati.

Ɓunndu Ɓalewo ko Maamun woni.

The source of the Senegal river is located in Mamou.

to be located, be situated, be, live, stay, reside (in a certain place)


diisondiral

Funnaange e hirnaange, nano e ñaamo: Fuuta fow nodditaa fii diisondiral.

From the East to the West, and from the North to the South, all the Fula were summoned for the council.


dañal

(Pular, Pulaar) gain, profit, advantage, benefit


hawtitugol

Dewal jaɓetaake si hawtitaama e bidi'a.

The religious practice is to be rejected if it is associated with heretical practices.

(Pular, transitive) to unite, unite, assemble, associate

Ɓe hawtitani fii lammingol sabuna jihaadi gasataa e ɓaawo laamɗo.

They gathered together to elect a chief, because jihad is not possible without a chief.

(intransitive) to unite, assemble, meet up, congregate


diwnugol

(Pular, intransitive) to tremble, quake, shiver, shake


majaango

majaango ngo (canonical)
majaali ɗi (plural)


janginde

From jang- (“learn, read”) + -in (“causative”) + -de.

suffix

(Pulaar, transitive) to educate, instruct, lecture, teach


mahde

(Pulaar) to build, construct, edit, mold


ekkaade

(Pulaar, middle voice) to learn by trial, experiment


woondugol

(Pular, intransitive) to swear, take an oath


maaɗa

Ley orol wo miin dobii e maaɗa.

(Adamawa, Maasina) second person singular possessive pronoun

aɗa

second person singular subject pronoun; long form


meeɗon

(Pular, Adamawa) second person plural possessive pronoun, your

hiɗon

second person plural subject pronoun; long form


maɓɓe

(Pular, Adamawa) third person plural possessive pronoun, their

eɓe

third person plural subject pronoun; long form


jullere

jullere nde (canonical)
julle ɗe (plural)


ndaarugol

(Pular, transitive) to watch, look at, observe, examine


paykun

paykun kun (canonical)
fayɓe ɓe (plural)
paykoy (alternative)


jonnugol

From jog- + -n + -u + -gol. Cognate with Serer coox (“to give”), Wolof jox (“to give”). Ultimately from Proto-Fula-Serer *Coox.


naatugol

(Pular, intransitive) to enter, re-enter


fijugol

Possibly cognate with Wolof fo (“to play, amuse”).

(Pular) to play, amuse oneself, have fun, entertain oneself


daragol

From dar- + -a + -gol. Ultimately from Proto-Fula-Serer *daar, whence also Serer daar (“to stand with the feet apart”) and possibly Wolof teer.

cog

(intransitive, Pular) to stand, be standing


ɓirugol

From ɓir- + -u + -gol. Ultimately from Proto-Fula-Serer *ɓir (to milk), whence also Serer ɓir (“to milk”).


hutaare

(Pular) a loss of confidence, suspicion, disappointment, loss of trust


herƴugol

(transitive, Pular) to cut up, chop up (of food)


jaabere

From a Mande language. Compare Eastern Maninkakan jáabɛrɛ (“taro”), Bambara jàbere (“taro”).

(Pular) taro, arrowroot, Colocasia esculenta


saltagol

(Pular, transitive) to refuse, to unconditionally refuse, absolutely refuse


mettugol

(intransitive, Pular) to have little flavor, be bland, be bitter, be unpleasant, be difficult


eggugol

(Pular, intransitive) to move, move house, relocate, emigrate

(transitive) to copy, copy down (a text)


juurngól

juurngól ngól (canonical)
juurli ɗi (plural)


welugol

Ultimately from Proto-Fula-Serer *bel (pleasant).

(intransitive, Pular) to be pleasant, be good, be sweet, be agreeable


hartugol

(Pular, intransitive) to be too much (of salt, sugar, sauce etc...)


suutugol

(transitive, Pular) to extract, remove, take out, pull out


tellaade

(intransitive, Pulaar) to alight, dismount


teetde

(transitive, Pulaar) to take a place by force, usurp


haaju

haaju o (canonical)
haajuuji ɗi (plural)

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


nanugol

From nan- + -u + -gol. Ultimately from Proto-Fula-Serer *nan (hear), whence also Serer nan (“hear”). Possibly cognate with Wolof nànd (“to understand”).


tékkude

Ultimately from Proto-Fula-Serer *Teng/kk (thick). Possibly cognate with Wolof dëgër (“to be hard, solid”).


-oowo

(Pulaar) agent suffix, indicates a person who performs the action


jangde

(Pulaar) education, instruction, literacy


saaynude

Ultimately from Proto-Fula-Serer *sɔɔy (melt). Cognate with Wolof seey/sooy (“to melt, dissolve”).


jangude

(Pulaar, active voice) to read, study, learn


sekkondirgal

(intransitive, Pular) to support one another


tummbondirgol

(intransitive, Pular) to meet one another, encounter one another


jangoowo

From jang- (“to read, learn”) + -oowo (“agent suffix”).


caññagol

(Pular, intransitive) to take a fistful or a mouthful of food


maɗɗagol

Maɗɗagol sayre ñiiri

to put a mouthful of food in one's mouth


libitiwal

(Pular) a conical hat worn by Fulani herdsmen


heyniiɗo

heyniiɗo o (canonical)
heyniiɓe ɓe (plural)

(Pular) a widow, a woman in mourning after the death of her husband


naarejo

naarejo o (canonical)
naareeɓe ɓe (plural)

Ultimately from Proto-Fula-Serer *naar (Moor). Cognate with Serer naar (“Moor, Mauritanian”), Wolof naar (“Moor”).


heynagol

(Pular) (of a widow) to enter into the period of mourning, characterized by reclusion and wearing all white garments


lootam

(Pular) bathwater, water to be used for cleaning, laundry


loopal

Ultimately from Proto-Fula-Serer *loof (mud).


ɓoorugol

Wuyɓe ɓen ɓoori mo conci e kaŋŋe fow.

The brigands robbed him of all his clothes and of all his gold.

(Pular, transitive) to derobe, despoil (someone) of one of one's goods, rob


sonnjaa

(Pular) problem, difficulty, inconvenience, trouble, stress


geɓagol

Nodduɗo kilee on geɓoo koyngal ngal et gurii ngin.

He who calls to collective labor takes as his portion leg and skin.

(Pular, transitive) to take one's part, one's portion


eɓɓere

(Pular) mesure, plan, intention, project


yuɓɓo

Artirgol ɗenɗe leydi ɗen e nder yuɓɓo needi e jannde ngon.

To lead the national languages into the education and teaching system


ɓoomugol

(Pular, intransitive) to be bent, crooked, deformed, shriveled, changed from its original shape


talenru

talenru ndu (canonical)
talenji (plural)


bareeru

bareeru ndu (canonical)
bareeji (plural)

From bare- + -e + -ru. From Susu baré (“dog”).


yeeyugol

From yeey- + -u + -gol. Probably cognate with Wolof jaay (“to sell”).

(Pular, transitive) to sell, do commerce


haldigal

Ngeyngu ko haldigal hakkunde yeeyoowo e soodoowo.

A sale is a contract between a vendor and a buyer.

(Pular) accord, convention, contract, agreement


yeeyoowo

yeeyoowo o (canonical)
yeeyooɓe ɓe (plural)

From yeey- (“sell, trade”) + -oowo (“agent suffix”). Probably cognate with Wolof jaay (“to sell”).


lurral

(Pular) disagreement, disaccord, division, conflict, discord


yeeyirde

From yeey- + -ir + -de. Probably cognate with Wolof jaay (“to sell”).


haanugol

(intransitive, Pular) to be correct, right, appropriate, seemly, normal

Hiɓe haanunoo hewtude ado saa'a tataɓo on.


aldaa

Possibly from a root al-?, hence al + -d + -aa.

Ko aldaa e ella

O aldaa e gere.

expresses the lack of a quality or characteristic: there is not, is not, no


duwaa

French doit, the third person present indicative form of to need to, should, must.

Miɗo duwaa yaade ton hannde.


nanndal

From nand- (“resemble, look like”) + -al. Ultimately from Proto-Fula-Serer *nand (resemble), whence also Serer nand (“to look alike, resemble”)

Nanndal alaa hakkunde maɓɓe.


taalol

taalol ngol (canonical)
taali ɗi (plural)


bunnjugol

Manngo hino bunnji telen funnaange laral ngal e telen nano maggal.

Mangoes grow abundantly in the East of the country and in the North.

(intransitive, Pular) to grow abundantly, teem, flourish


telemma

Telemma e fanaa on mi yahi ka on debbo.

Around the afternoon, I went to the house of that woman.

(Pular) at, around, to (a place or time)

relative to, in relation to, on the subject of


hettaare

Ndimu tagaaɗo e piide misal ko wano hettaare nden telemma ka fonndo (miijo), mo kala miijoo ko faalaa, wowla maa winnda ko faalaa, yaha ka faalaa.

Personal freedom is, for example, freedom of opinion, that everybody can think what they want to, say or write what they want to, and go where they want to.

Wakkilo-ɗen fii no hettaare e ɓuttu tabitira ka leydi me'en.

We are working to strengthen liberty and peace in our country.


ɓeynge

ɓeynge nge (canonical)
ɓeyɗi ɗi (plural)

(Pular) a cow with young, a cow which has calved, milk cow, dairy cow


ƴamugol

(transitive, Pular) to demand, request, claim

to ask for the hand of a woman (in marriage)


mawningol

Probably from maw- (“big”) + -n + -in + -gol.

(transitive, Pular) to glorify, celebrate, magnify


joofugol

(intransitive, Pular) to finish, come to an end


woloowe

(Pular) cow with a copper-brown colored coat


domdomal

domdomal ngal (canonical)
domdome ɗe (plural)


mbaggu

mbaggu ngu (canonical)
baggel (diminutive)


humpeede

(passive voice, Pulaar) to ignore, be unaware of, be without news of


innugol

Ko honɗun innu-ɗaa?

(transitive, Pular) to say (something) to someone


faamondirgol

From faam- + -ondir + -gol. Ultimately from Arabic فَهْم (fahm).

(intransitive, Pular) to get along, understand one another


lettagol

(middle voice, intransitive) to suffer, feel pain


immaa

Afirik ɗo’o, ko hasii kon, si yimɓe jommbindirii, ɓe wondii duuɓi heewuɗi e ɓaawo jiidi, ko piiji ɗiɗi: immaa ɓe seeda, immaa gorko on jommba debbo ɗimmo.

Here in Africa, in general, when two people marry and live together for a long time without bringing any children into the world, there are two things to do: either they separate, or the husband marries a second wife.

(Pular) either... or, expresses an option or alternative


lettugol

(active voice, transitive) to torture, make suffer, inflict pain upon


maarasi

(Pular) the culminating point of the dry season, characterized by intense heats (around the month of March)


samaa'imu

(Pular) the end of the dry season, and the beginning of the rainy season(from the end of june to the beginning of july, the period of the strongest rains)


tugalal

tugalal ngal (canonical)
tugaale ɗe (plural)

Kaa korka ko tugalal e tugaale diina Lislaamu ɗen jowi.

The fast in question is one of the five pillars of Islam.

(figurative) foundation, basis, principal, pillar


yanugol

Ɓe pooɗiri mo doole, o yani, o barmi.

They forcefully pulled him; he fell and hurt himself.


marugol

O ñaama haa o haara, ko heddii kon o mooɓindira o mara.

He eats until he is satisfied, collects what is left, and keeps it for later.

(transitive, Pular) to keep, retain, conserve, save, spare

Himo mari ganndal e faamu.

He possesses knowledge and intelligence.

Miɗo mari rewɓe tato.


mottindirgol

(transitive, active voice, Pular) to gather, collect, assemble


seedugol

(intransitive, Pular) to separate, divorce

Ko sabu ɗii sartiiji ɗiɗi ɗoo wootinɗinɓe ɓen seediri e yimɓe sanamu.

It was by these two points that the unifiers are different than the idolaters.

to be different, differ, be distinguished by


awƴugol

Ɓe awƴidi haa e fonngooji.


taƴoral

Kala ñaamuɗo ɗum o sumay taƴoral.

Whoever eats this shall surely go to Hell.


moomore

moomore nde (canonical)
moomori (plural)

(Pular) a cow with a black hide with white spots


lunndal

lunndaare laamu


melmeltugol

Si a ndaarii maayo ngon, a yi'ay ndiyan hino melmelta.

If you look at the river, you'll see the bubbling water.


liirde

(transitive, Pulaar) to spread out to dry


naywude

(active voice, intransitive, Pulaar) to be old


gaawal

gaawal ngal (canonical)
gaawe ɗe (plural)


yaactaade

(Pulaar) to accelerate, hurry up, speed up


saanga

saanga o (canonical)
saangaaji ɗi (plural)


waalo

(Pulaar) low-lying land next to a riverbank


jarabi

From Arabic جَرَّبَ (jarraba, “to test, try, tempt”).


helmere

helmere nde (canonical)
kelme ɗe (plural)


bantakuure

bantakuure nde (canonical)
bantakuuje ɗe (plural)

(Western Niger Fulfulde) manioc, cassava


yaafuya

(Pulaar) amnesty, pardon, apology, mercy, clemency, grace


kawral

(Maasina, Western Niger Fulfulde) sum, total


nelde

(active voice, transitive, Pulaar) to send, dispatch (a person)


yaayre

yaayre nde (canonical)
jaaye ɗe (plural)

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


keeɗu

keeɗu ngu (canonical)
keeɗuuji ɗi (plural)

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


mbolla

mbolla nga (canonical)
bollaage ɗe (plural)


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)


jetami

jetami ki (canonical)
jetame ɗe (plural)

Tamarindus indica
Tamarindus indica#Translingual

(Maasina) tamarind tree, Tamarindus indica


jeldol

jeldol ngol (canonical)
jeldi ɗi (plural)

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


foondu

foondu ndu (canonical)
pooli ɗi (plural)


Jelgooji

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


kaanankaaku

(Maasina) sovereignty, royalty, kingship, chieftaincy


kaananke

kaananke o (canonical)
kaanankooɓe ɓe (plural)


kaaleyal

kaaleyal ngal (canonical)
kaleeje ɗe (plural)


jaɓɓehi

(Pular) tamarind tree, Tamarindus indica


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.


kaasorgal

kaasorgal ngal (canonical)
kaasorɗe ɗe (plural)


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.

Imo yayyayta sabo inniiko dillii, yoppii o.

He was stamping his feet because his mother went out and left him.

to stamp one's feet (as a child having a tantrum)


jaagaade

Miɗo yiɗi jaagaade kulle hakkunde Mali e Burkina.

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


haddu

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

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

Si caara nanngii na'i maa, imo waawi hantude haddu na'i maa fuu nde wootere.

If rinderpest affects your cows, it can kill up to all of your cattle at one time

as far as possible, up to the limit, all of


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)


mbayeeri

mbayeeri ndi (canonical)
mbahe ɗe (plural)