b

female name {often given to first of female twins}.

Bagirmi {Muslim people related to the Sara living between Sarh and Njamena in areas near Bousso.

Bahai faith.

Bande {Central African people}.

Central African Republic.

name of town, capital of the Day canton encompassing towns of Bouna and Bengoro.

Gbaya {Central African people}.

Lord, Christ {chr.}.

Bouna {Day town northwest of Moissala}.

molars.

beginning.

great one.

type of wild onion [Cissus quadrangularis] (see also tāŕ).

be numerous, plentiful.

down, at the bottom.

in time, by waiting.

for a moment, briefly (commonly shortened to bàa-bè)

crowd.

problem from a long time ago.

type of grass.

father, oh father.

type of evil spell.

type of plant [Stylochiton sp.].

slowly.

bar.

barefoot (in expression ṵ̀ṵ̄ à 'go barefoot').

place where fork occurs in road.

fork of tree (followed by kāgɨ̄ or pronominal suffix).

interrupt (obj. is tàa).

jump (ɓày bàl 'to jump').

goat, billy goat.

jump (ɓày bàlà 'to jump').

quickly, suddenly (go out).

European style broom.

type of fish {perhaps [Distichodus sp.]}

quickly, with a quick movement.

useless, stupid (chatter).

bamboo, bamboo-like reed.

worthless bum, good-for-nothing.

hustler, street urchin.

type of dance.

tightly (tie).

more than once, several times (with verb ùr).

exactly, precisely.

lines {on ground}.

place where initiation ceremony takes place.

debauchery; loose living.

Masa {Chadic people living in Mayo-Kebbi prefecture around towns of Bongor and Guelendeng}.

banana tree.

elephant bull, leader of elephant herd.

paternal aunt.

rhinoceros.

type of fish [Schilbe uranoscopus].

board, plank.

lower back, flat part of lower back.

thanks to, by the grace of.

pompousness, obnoxiousness.

machete.

woven straw plate.

long metal river boat.

hole, slit in earth for planting peanuts.

teapot.

be a young man.

disease caused by spell that attacks teeth.

assistant to truck driver responsible for baggage, collecting money, etc..

cat.

trunk [elephant].

type of yam (ngúl̄-ɓēe) which ripens very slowly.

sheep.

winter month around December.

bowl made of black clay, used to serve 'boule' or sauce (see also hánjɨ́ 'black clay'; hánjɨ́ 'clay pot').

ulcer of skin that lasts for a very long time.

type of clay pot with base.

front of pirogue.

type of fish [Alestes nurse].

be debauched, sleep around.

slowly (in expression ɔ̀r̄ bà̰a̰ 'really take one's time, drag one's feet').

type of tree {reed-like}.

paternal aunt.

be numerous.

young woman undergoing initiation rites (see ndòo 'initiation').

Abyssinian roller.

how much, how many.

turn back (obj. always tà).

hatred, rancor, spite (see ngè-bà̰ā̰ 'enemy').

type of plant.

tightly; with strength, determination (desc. of hɔ̀).

exactly, precisely.

type of playful dance.

door (as separate from frame) (see also tà-bītɨ́, tà-bītɨ́).

be able to.

gonorrhea.

blanket.

ferry.

ring.

white cotton cloth.

completely (off).

deceit, lies.

falseness, deceipt.

ball.

small stool.

be of worth or value; work out; amount to something.

type of bush.

pubic hair.

type of manioc (normally with ngàrì).

net.

loudly (cry, laugh).

extremely (stretchy, loose).

extremely (hot).

hammering.

very (bitter).

trace of, tracks of.

with a thumping sound (pound).

type of playful dance.

form of gambling played with cards.

bad (hernia) (in expression ngónjɨ́ ɓà [déē] báǹg [s.o.] to have a hernia').

color, paint (always with kàm 'in').

a handful (take with fingers).

door (not including frame).

furrow; row, line.

entirely (too much for) (in expression yál̄ [dèē] à 'be entirely too much for [s.o.]).

crotch, between legs.

crowd of people.

out, outside.

onion.

canvas, canvas covering.

only, but.

draw, tie (in card game kòsɨ̀).

never, not at all.

neatly (cut through).

for a long time.

huge one of, leader of.

type of large reddish snake.

sound of thunder (desc. of ndīi ndán̄g).

as hard as a rock.

completely (dead).

scorpion tail (see also gɨ́ná 'scorpion').

bench (see also yá̰a̰-ndì).

only, just (bèé when followed by suffix).

anyway, in spite.

just, this very second (must begin sentence; clause which follows ends with yé).

that's how, that's the way (=bèē-tā is also possible).

bobbing up and down {in water}.

bicycle.

feather.

eye brows.

eyelid, eyelids.

fried dough.

beer residue.

type of millet, which like wàā normally has bran removed (wàā) before grinding into flour.

type of millet with large grains (type of gɔ̀jɨ̀).

wheelbarrow.

with reflection, carefully considering matter.

only, just, etc. (suffix -à (interrogative) becomes -à following -à, which can then become -à).

for a long time.

down.

type of grass.

gradually, little by little. in a bit, shortly.

fine (powder); heavily (pour down [powder]).

glean, search for remains of [crop] in field.

in expression òy yòo à 'be badly done, cooked poorly'.

type of plant with edible tuber.

type of bush.

evenly (cut).

extremely short.

right (down {sit}).

completely (dead).

sound of sheep, 'baaa'.

very (big).

extremely (wide).

blazing hot.

all (black).

extremely (wide).

horribly fat (Can be desc. of bòo).

thigh.

with fluttering sound.

garbage pile; trash heap.

thick black wasp (see also yētɨ̄, yētɨ̄).

powerful sorcerer.

off (black); very (angry).

chicken pox; skin disease.

useless, worthless.

bad taste.

residue.

hair.

somewhat (dry).

perfectly (straight).

loudly (bark).

all (red).

completely (astonish).

mortar (see also gòy 'pestle').

unpleasant scent secreted by african civet (gījā).

ground bees.

tobacco residue found in pipes.

be twisted (mouth or lip).

body hair (not head).

pubic hair.

eye brows.

obscurity {lit: hair on back of civet}.

beard around mouth.

buzzing, with a buzzing noise (desc. of ɓày 'rise, go up, come out').

smallpox.

pen.

quickly, hastily (come out, leave).

millet beer.

dragonfly.

with a slam (closing door).

extremely (sweet).

suddenly (start up).

suddenly (appear).

hard (fall).

badly (split, cut {skin}).

strong and energetic person.

never.

type of straw mat made with flexible palm.

dog.

jackal, wolf.

type of small ant (about the size of the ant kɨ́-tìtè).

no matter what, regardless of obstacles.

door made of woven straw.

completely (spoiled, obnoxious) (desc. of dùm̄).

never.

extend [hands] (see bíī).

porridge.

goal {soccer} (in expression lā bíì 'make a goal').

shake, shake out.

be lukewarm.

lukewarm.

with a thud (put/get down).

chin; jaw.

dirty (white) {color of skin when covered with dust}.

Friday (normally preceded by ndɔ̄ɔ̄).

leaf of type of palm tree {màr}.

be big, large.

boar.

warthog.

cracker, biscuit.

variety of sesame (leaves also serve in preparation of sauce nɨ́má-bótɨ̀l).

badly (shrivel up, deformed).

gluttony.

glutton.

extremely tough.

with a thud (fall) {small animal or bird}.

extremely (tough).

stopped up, blocked.

as hard as a rock.

loan; credit.

quickly spreading (burn).

type of bush [Amaranthus cruentus].

remains of s.t. dry.

freely (flow).

with tears streaming.

very slippery, slimy.

tool for carving pirogue.

wooden bowl used to serve 'boule' (see also bày 'clay bowl').

spark plug.

with a rush (flow).

hole {dug for a purpose}.

tiny piece of straw or grass.

with a bang (explode, go off).

dust, dust [from s.t.].

type of grass [Imperata cylindrica].

light (blue) (in expression ndàa à).

in rows, columns (march, walk).

lukewarm (with tíngā or tíngā).

dust from ground.

descriptive of wiping.

noisily (walk, go).

soft and appetizing.

horn, trumpet.

sound of leaves crunching.

completely (cut {s.t. soft}).

be muddy, unclear, dirty (water).

winged termites.

suddenly (appear).

millet flour in water (used in ancestral rites).

white liquid excreted by toads.

caterpillar blood, removed before preparing them to eat (see tàw̄).

type of tree with thick white sap in branches and leaves; small white flowers, large white globulous inedible fruit [Calotropis procera].

button.

vigorously (boil).

in large quantities or numbers (come out). quickly and carefully (measure).

mild craziness.

anus.

blurry, unclear (in expression kùm [dèē] gà à '[s.o.] to not see clearly').

bachelor.

ample, large (clothing).

flaming (coming out from sorcerer).

type of large tree [Ficus sp.].

fog.

cotton [Gossypium sp.].

pour out.

gourd used by lion-men to roar like lions.

completely (worm-eaten) (desc. of ndūsɨ̄).

type of mild millet beer (see also bìl-bíl̀).

cover, lid.

cover, lid (búgɨ̀ḿ tà [yá̰a̰] '[s.t.'s] cover').

lung.

completely (cracked, split,torn).

thoroughly (wash).

missing target.

completely (dump on).

very (old).

completely (crushed, pounded).

pitch (dark).

play about in [water] (obj. is always màn̄).

perfectly (white).

rifle, gun.

machine gun.

pipe for distilling alcoholic drink yérgɨ̀.

perfectly (white).

suddenly (start).

a lot (eat).

evenly (cut).

stamping, tracking.

widely, a big part of (burn).

with a crack (split).

type of tall grass [Andropogon gayanus].

type of grass {3 to 4 feet tall} [Andropogon gayanus].

type of grass.

dust. ash.

ash, ashes.

collection of burned stalks used in the fabrication of salt.

flour from parkia africana tree.

how dumb!.

fluffy part of cotton.

corn silk.

cotton tree seeds in cotton like clusters.

pin-tailed whydah {small bird with long tail}.

type of small bird (whydah sp.).

pin-tailed whydah.

with a bang (explode).

pay.

river.

sea, ocean.

satchel, bag.

pocket.

circle (in expression lā à 'go around, circle').

rabies.

bandage.

clod of mud, piece of mud brick.

be hard.

sweet potato [Ipomoea batatas].

red sweet potato.

white sweet potato.

type of small tree.

type of tree (see bāngá-tīw).

type of small tree, leaf used in sauce (see bāngá).

type of bitter manioc {possibly [Manihot glaziovii]}.

type of small tree, leaf used in sauce (see bāngá).

type of tree {possibly rubber tree [Landolphia owariensis]}.

leprosy.

disease of scalp.

anteater.

penis, tip of penis (see also mɔ̀tɨ̀).

type of briar.

extremely (stale, mealy) (desc. of sàtɨ̄).

hot season.

thing with piece broken off.

club with thick dried mud at top, formerly used as throwing weapon.

stick of, piece of [wood, metal].

customs, traditions.

type of grass [Eleusine indica].

firm, firmly entrenched.

type of tree {probably [Canarium schweinfurthii]}.

stump of sweet potato plant.

hot season {encompassing months of March and April}.

April {hot month}.

goat (see also bàl 'billy goat').

round house.

type of fish [Alestes macrolepidotus].

upper side {under arms}.

type of white mushroom.

type of small sand turtle (see also mḛ̀ḛ).

weed [dry ground].

ostrich.

pollen.

iguana, large land lizard [Varanus exanthematicus].

weeds in a field.

gap in [s.t.].

stump of sweet potato plant.

cancel (always būsɨ̄r tà).

weeds in a field.

small potatoe.

candy.

mud.

type of whip (made of branches of gum tree with leaves stripped off).

thick bottom part of millet beer.

next year.

wipe.

type of flock bird.

cluttered.

ace {cards} (worth 11 points in kósɨ̄).

type of grass.

type of small tree [Crateva adansonii].

burp, smelly burp (ndà à 'to have a smelly burp'; see also ndà à).

father.

large red-headed lizard (large male kɨ́-bɔ̀ɔ̄).

bull.

type of bamboo chair.

be misformed, have shape lost.

with a bad stuttering (desc. of ɓādɨ̄ tàa).

small

pubic hair.

assistant; servant.

shoulder.

riverside, river bank.

blade of [grass].

shirt - sleeveless and open at sides (ndáa 'stalk' (sara)).

side of road.

crotch, space between legs.

coop, pen.

be numerous.

string of [crop] tied together for harvesting.

hole in ground for defecating.

nostrils.

eye of needle.

well.

brutally {strong against weak} (desc. of ndà ?? plural,).

bend.

bran.

in groups (in expression ndà à 'be/put in groups,piles,bunches').

large red ants.

October.

chief; boss.

woven decorative top of straw roof.

woven decorative top of straw roof.

farmer, skilled farmer (lit 'champion of the hoe'; see also ngè-ndɔ̀ɔ̄).

godfather of [boy being initiated].

identification card.

type of bush.

applause, (in expression ndà à 'to applaud').

covered porch.

galago (type of animal).

dark blue; dark green.

brick (see also dèrɨ̀ngēl).

office.

infection {caused by s.t. left in skin} (ɗāa à 'cause an infection').

bottle.

elder who behaves like young person, refusing to recognize his age.

old person (can precede a second noun: bɨ́gá bɔ̀ɔ̄-ḿ 'my old father').

all set up (in life, housing, etc.).

old person.

type of white yam.

all, all of it/them.

form [balls of dough] with hand.

be excessively thick.

excessively (short: suggests a dwarf) (desc. of bɨ̄rā 'be short').

in small pieces, completely (cut up).

in small pieces, completely (cut up).

game played with rocks in holes in the ground.

sound of fast drum.

form [balls of dough] with hand.

type of blue bird.

extremely (dry {manioc,sweet potato}).

evil spirit.

curse (ndà bɨ̄lā-gɨ̄ dɔ̀ [dèē] tɨ́ 'to curse [s.o.]).

type of small bird {red bishop, considered variety of gōý-gɨ̄}.

club {for fishing}.

type of fish net.

be short.

stamp down.

brain disease {causing person to act foolishly}.

grow.

person with big eyes.

woman with huge breasts.

plastic shoes commonly worn by the Fulani.

type of river bird.

type of small fish [Ctenopoma petherici].

act tough {to intimidate s.o.}.

dry, not enough water (boule).

lily pod [Nymphaea sp.] (large dark yellow flour; root is called mērē).

watch out, you're going to get it.

round net.

rainy season {May through early October}.

curse, put a curse on.

rag, old piece of cloth.

early in the morning (commonly kɨ̀-sḭ́ḭ ɓàtɨ̀).

piece of skin.

come from

find on ground.

mound (man-made, often for growing sweet potatoes or making bricks; see also dīí).

souls of the dead (see also dà-ɓádɨ́).

oh really? {indicates realization of previous deception}.

hard, unripe fruit.

stripes.

in a tantrum.

suddenly and hard (fall, knock down}.

extremely (heavy).

tightly (tie).

Bata {name of village cluster in Bekourou cantonate}.

Bata - tiny Mbay subgroup; dialect very similar to dominant ɓēe-jùu dialect.

carefully (cut 'long sauce').

do bit by bit, piece by piece.

extremely (bitter).

precisely, exactly (someone).

yet {negative} (

mushroom, toadstool.

type of reddish mushroom.

type of mushroom.

type of mushroom.

type of inedible mushroom.

type of mushroom.

type of mushroom.

type of light blue mushroom.

type of brown mushroom.

type of mushroom, first of season to appear.

type of mushroom.

type of yellow mushroom.

type of mushroom.

type of light red mushroom.

type of whitish mushroom.

type of reddish mushroom.

type of dark-colored mushroom.

type of whitish mushroom.

type of reddish mushroom.

type of white mushroom.

type of mushroom.

type of white mushroom.

type of mushroom.

slave.

disease caused by spell.

presiding over initiation (see mò̰ō̰)

barely (escape, avoid) (tèē tà [yá̰a̰] 'escape [s.t.]).

monkey.

patas monkey.

straight and narrow.

pretending otherwise.

after, later.

completely (removed, broken, out of joint}.

do gradually, bit by bit.

extremely (stiff) (desc. of ndèr̄).

wrap around {one time}.

large clay jar.

extremely (rough and uneven).

wind up, wrap, roll up.

fine, well.

type of large tree [Daniellia oliveri].

very thickly (appear {scar,rash}).

wind, wrap up; tangled.

heavily (fall) {person or animal}.

tightly (tie).

with a shock; with force (bump, crash).

idiot, fool.

November.

steal, rob.

tail.

type of plant.

back of pirogue.

hyena.

put [s.t.] together (ɓòo [yá̰a̰] nà̰ā̰-tɨ́ kɨ̄ [yá̰a̰] 'put [s.t.] together with [s.t. else]').

you hear.

waist.

today.

today.

damn it! (followed by tā̰á̰ when sentence continues).

round and hard.

hard unripe fruit.

straight and (tall).

vigorously (cook).

thoroughly (wrap [s.t. big]).

slave.

type of tree [Pterocarpus lucens].

carefully search for.

smell.

rain that starts early and lasts all day.

subgroup of Sar (Madjingay).

rainy months, July and August.

August.

twisting off (remove).

dump out.