f
flooding
fried dough of manioc flour
friend, companion
for a long time
cannot end sentence, another clause must follow
for a long time {requires a continuation -- can not end clause}
fruit of parkia africana
fat, grease [of meat]
food with doughy uncooked center
filthy
five
filth, dirt
'hɔ̀ ^MB^' 'be filthy'
first wife
female [animal]
fly
fencing for livestock
for, for the benefit of [s.o.]
fruit of the ^^ tree
face
food made of cooked beans and bean leaves wrapped in a leaf
fishhook
finish
obj. always 'tà (yá̰a̰)'
fist
Fulani milk gourd with woven opening and leather lid
fortune teller {using rock (^^)}
fat person
flea, fleas
force [oneself]
flood (water)
for a long time
finger
pl. 'ngán-jī-gɨ̄'
for a long time (chew)
fisherman caste among Sara at Bedaya, known as anti-social people
female jealousy
fertilize
fall on (rain)
forehead
fail to
fisherman
farming
fortune telling
fortune teller
funeral, funeral site
flat of back
firstborn child
fear
foolish, stupid
female
always 'kɨ́ dḛ̀ḛ́' 'who is female'
fifty
forty
foreign country/place
first drink {traditionally to ensure that it has not been poisoned}
flower
female initiation rites
fried dough
for a long time
flute
fried millet dough
falseness, deceipt
freely (flow)
fog
ferment
fuzz or hairy growth on insect or plant
fish
fertilizer for cotton
furiously (boil)
forest
fingernails
forever, for good
firefly
food made of ground beans, pumpkin and other ingredients
'kásɨ̄ ^MB^' 'make this dish'
fourteen
fifteen
fishing line
for nothing, to no avail
first {of several steps} {see also ^^}
form of tuberculosis
four cornered basket with round top {used commonly to winnow millet}
form of tuberculosis
false
fried dough, donut
fortune telling
fallow field
food prepared in large quantities {for soldiers, hospital, etc.}
freeloading, mooching
foam
'ɓà húlùḿ' 'to foam'
faraway {implies desire to leave}
force
in expression 'kɨ̀ ^MB^' 'by force'
forest fairy, tree dwarf
furious rage
fruit of ^^ tree [Parinari curatellifolia]
finally, at last
form [balls of dough] with hand
fever
form [balls of dough] with hand
forgotten {fig.}
flour from parkia africana tree
fluffy part of cotton
first light of dawn
for a long time
for a long time (burning fire)
fruit of ^^ tree [Hymenocardia acida]
fatigue, tiredness
force, strength
force, push or knock out of the way; push into, run into
fire [employee]
favor
fail to develop
fruit of ^^ tree
flapping {in wind}
fall apart (s.t. rotting)
fury, anger
for good (lost)
filth; filthy
favorite wife
fatigue {as the result of extra strain on body}
finally, at last
finger joint
female cricket
fried dough
flashing several times (lightning)
face
fortune telling power
'ndò̰o̰ ^MB^' 'fortune telling'
flesh [of meat]
fetch [water]
by letting water in bucket to allow it to sink to bottom of well; see also 'ɔ̀dɨ̀'
four
fame
from 'tɔ̄ɔ̄ [dèē] kōo' '[s.o.] be famous'
fold
follow, be found near
in expression '^MB^ rō-ǹ gō'
fever
finish {doing s.t.}
always follows the activity which is completed
fried dough
fat person, huge person
flatten
fetch, fill bucket with [water]
by letting some water in bucket and then dropping it to bottom; see also 'ɔ̀dɨ̀'
frequently
fangs
famous person
fine, well
forcefully (pour in/out)
for a long time
fame
from 'tɔ̄ɔ̄ [dèē] kōo' '[s.o.] be famous]
front of pirogue
forming stripes
flower of tamarind tree
fruit of Grewia venusta tree
foot [of elephant]
friend! oh friend!
flatter
in expression '^MB^ tàa'
flashlight
fire [employee]
fruit of karite tree
female name {often given to first of female twins}
filter used in manufacture of millet beer
woven ('jō/kāgɨ̄-mbī màr/ndíī') using stem of leaf of palm tree (^^); also used to clean spice (^^)
food; drink
flock, animals {raised}
food prepared by a woman who is having her period
find on ground
February
fish net {kotoko style}
fish spear with 3 forks, made in ^^ style
fish spear with three prongs
fertilizer for cotton
fertilizer for cotton
fleeing, running; darting; flowing
flat
in expression 'ndà ^MB^' 'be flat'
first quality of [drink]
firm, firmly entrenched
food
frame of roof made in shape of cone {from poles, stalks and grass tied together}
field
female name {often given to 2nd of female twins, or to 1st when second is male named ^^}
female name {often given to second born twin, first of whom is male <named ^^>}
farmer, skilled farmer
lit 'champion of the hoe'; see also 'ngè-ndɔ̀ɔ̄'
free-loader
forest
flaming (coming out from sorcerer)
fetish against theft
flower of this tree
float [on net]
French; European
fatigue
foreign place
French
ferry
fearfully (flee), taking to one's heals
desc. of 'à̰ӯ' 'flee'
female name {often given to firstborn twin <second is named ^^ if male and ^^ if female>}
first girl to be circumcised
filaria
lit: itchy body
flashing several times
faint
Fulani {considered distinct from ^^ herdsmen}
fertile area where trees have been burned
fertile area
form of gambling played with cards
fetish tree
form of tuberculosis
food to dip in drink
falcon
flycatcher
filthy
factory
fall (in large quantity)
fish sorcerer
uses magic to aid fisherman, put after some years fish come out of water at night and bite him at his home
fish with round snout [Marcusenius isidori]
flat
finish
flashlight
female
faintness, dizziness
finger
pl. 'kɨ́-ngán-jī'
fruit of Ziziphus mauritiana tree (^^ or ^^)
fetish serving to prevent sale of merchandise
force
in expression 'pàr ^MB^' 'by force'
float for fishing line
flea, fleas
for no real reason (go about)
for a moment, briefly (commonly shortened to bàa-bè)
fifty (see dɔ̀-mḭ́ḭ).
forty (see dɔ̀-sɔ́ɔ́).
fertilizer for cotton.
fried dough.