buy

sweet drink made of this fruit by adding water, sugar, milk, and other ingredients


koor

the ninth month of the Islamic lunar calendar, Ramadan


banaana

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⇒? Hebrew: בָּנָנָה

⇒? Hebrew: בָּנָנָה

⇒ Irish: banana

⇒ Italian: banana
→ Maltese: banana

→ Macedonian: бана́на (banána)

→? Portuguese: banana (see there for further descendants)

⇒? Spanish: banana (see there for further descendants)

Unknown, potentially from Arabic بَنَان (banān, “fingertip”).


banjooli

Struthio camelus
Struthio camelus#Translingual


coof

A fish of the species Epinephelus aeneus.


taw

Cognate with Fula toɓo, Laalaa fetoɓ, Serer teƥ.


suq

young wrestler, who is often part of the entourage of older wrestlers,


jaam

a slave; someone belonging to the lowest tier of society


nawet

shuttle (sliding thread holder in a sewing machine)


naana

form naana ji (definite)
naanaa (alternative)

bor

Arabic نَعْنَاع (naʕnāʕ)


xeer

Possibly cognate with Fula hayre (“stone”).


kër

form kër gi (definite)
keur (alternative)


sabar

Probably from Wolof sab (“to sing, yell, resonate, chirp, echo”). Both possibly borrowed from Serer.

cog

a traditional drum used in Wolof and Serer music


akara

form akara bi (definite)
aakara (alternative)


liit

Cognate with Serer liit (“flute”), Fula liital (“flute”), Badyara ka-liit.

a woodwind instrument made of a reed, flute


coggal

Cognate with Badyara cokal. Probably both borrowed from Fula coggal.


jabar

Coordinate term: jëkkër


paaka

From Upper Guinea Creole, from Portuguese faca. Cognate with Guinea-Bissau Creole faka.


dibéer

altine · talaata · àllarba · alxames · àjjuma · gaawu · dibéer [edit]


altine

Borrowed from Arabic الْاِثْنَيْن (al-iṯnayn).

bor

الْاِثْنَيْن


talaata

Borrowed from Arabic ثَلَاثَاء (ṯalāṯāʔ).

الثَّلَاثَاء

Arabic ثَلَاثَاء (ṯalāṯāʔ)


àllarba

From Arabic اَلْأَرْبَعَاء (al-ʔarbaʕāʔ).

der

اَلْأَرْبَعَاء

Arabic اَلْأَرْبَعَاء (al-ʔarbaʕāʔ)


géwal

form géwal bi (definite)
géwél (alternative)
géwël (alternative)


ganaar

form ganaar gi (definite)
ginaar (alternative)


caabi

From Upper Guinea Creole, from Portuguese chave. Cognate with Guinea-Bissau Creole tcabi.


mbubb

→ French: boubou
→ English: boubou

boubou (type of robe worn by men in Senegal)


bët

form bët bi (definite)
gët (alternative)


óom

form óom bi (definite)
wóom (alternative)


yóor

form yóor gi (definite)
yuur (alternative)


mbote

form mbote mi (definite)
mburtu (alternative)


bëy

form bëy wi (definite)
béy (alternative)


tëng

A female animal that has not produced offspring.


giléem

form giléem gi (definite)
gëléem (alternative)

An old borrowing, likely from Tamahaq aɣlam (“young adult camel”).


mbaam-xuux

head

mbaam-xuux (definite form mbaam-xuux mi)


janax

form janax ji (definite)
jinax (alternative)


xojox

Gambian sun squirrel (Heliosciurus gambianus)


ñey

form ñey wi (definite)
ñay (alternative)


kancóoli

Gambian pouched rat (Cricetomys gambianus)


pàppaaya

From French papaye and Spanish papaya, cognate with Arawak papáia.


pampëlëmuus

pampëlëmuus (definite form pampëlëmuus bi)

form pampëlëmuus bi (definite)
pàmpalmuus (alternative)


xaalu tubaab

xaalu tubaab (definite form xaalu tubaab bi)


areen

Cognate with Laalaa ërin, Serer a'aareer.


kànja

form kànja gi (definite)
kànje (alternative)


kaani-salaat

kaani-salaat (definite form kaani-salaat gi)


ñeeño

A "casted person"; someone who belongs to the middle tier of society, mostly artisans.


géer

A "noble"; someone who belongs to the highest tier in society.


saabu

bor

Arabic صَابُون (ṣābūn)


pàppaay

From French papaye and Spanish papaya, cognate with Arawak papáia


jamano

form jamano ji (definite)
jamono (alternative)

From Arabic زَمَن (zaman) or زَمَان (zamān).


seytaane

Arabic شَيْطَان (šayṭān)


ceebu jën

/ˈcɛːbu ˈɟən/


jàngalekat

head

jàngalekat (definite form jàngalekat bi)


boroom njabot

Coordinate term: boroom kër

head of the children, in reference to a mother figure.


njabot

Coordinate term: doom

children, said in relation to the mother


jëkkër

Coordinate term: jabar


jibar

form jibar bi (definite)
jabar (alternative)


naanaa

bor

Arabic نَعْنَاع (naʕnāʕ)


Bawol-Bawol

Someone from the Baol region in central Senegal


Jolof-Jolof

Someone from the Jolof region of Senegambia


Waalo-Waalo

Someone from the Waalo region of Senegal


Saalum-Saalum

Someone from the Saloum region in central Senegal


Siin-Siin

Someone from the Siin region of Senegal.


Ndar-Ndar

Someone from Saint-Louis, Senegal (known in Wolof as Ndar)


Kajoor-Kajoor

Someone from the Cayor region, spelled Kajoor in Wolof.


yaasa

A Senegalese dish made of rice, a lemon sauce and onions, along with grilled meat


xaftaan

Ultimately from Classical Persian خفتان (xaftân).


turandoo

namesake, the person who a child is named after


tubaab

→ French: toubab


tàngaay

From tàng (“to be hot”) + -aay (“abstract noun suffix”).


kooraa

Probably from a Mande language. Compare Bambara kɔ́ra.

the kora, a lute or harp-like musical instrument of western Africa


miimara

From mīm (Arabic) in the shape of rāʾ (Arabic).


soow

Cognate with Fula kosam (“milk”), Serer fosoow.


riiti

Borrowed from Fula riiti, possibly through Serer riiti.

a one or two-stringed viol used in Fula traditional music, goje


junjuŋ

the junjung, a traditional ceremonial drum used by Serer people


jiit

a yellow or brown scorpion (Buthidae spp.)


jombos

Cucurbita pepo
Cucurbita pepo#Translingual


kaabaab

Cognate with Fula waɓɓugo, Serer kaaɓ, Laalaa kaaɓ, Saafi-Saafi kaɓaɓki.


saaka

crevalle jack, horse crevalle (Caranx hippos)