Unit Vocab | An ka taa

Greetings

i: you
álu: you (plural)
I/álu (ni) sɔɔma: Good morning
I/álu ni tele: Good day
I/álu ni wura: Good afternoon
I/álu ni su: Good evening
Nba: male greeting response
Nse: female greeting response
I/álu ni baara: Hi (to someone working)
I/álu ni fama: "It's been a long time"
I/álu ni tunun: "I haven't seen you in a while"
I/álu ni taama: You and travel
I/álu ni lɔɔ: You and the market
I/álu ni sɛnɛ: Welcome
I/álu dansɛ: Welcome [Jula]
I/álu ni ke: "thanks"; "hi"

Greetings Extended

Tana ma si?: You passed the night without an ill?
Tana ma telen?: You passed the day without an ill?
Tana tɛ X la?: Is there not an ill upon X?
i: you
kɛ: man; husband
moso: woman; wife
mɔɔ: person; people
i la mɔɔ: "your people"
fa: father
na: mother
denbaya: (nuclear) family
dennɛnnu: children (lit. 'little children')
dennɛn/dennin: child (lit. 'little kid')
den: kid
dennu: kids
teri: friend
X-kalu: people from X
X-ka: person from X
Tana tɛ X?: Is there not at an ill (at) X?
... i bada: ... at your place
... lu ma: ... in the courtyard (e.g., 'at home')
... yen: ... there
... yan: here
Tana si tɛ.: There isn't any ill.
Tana tɛ.: There isn't an ill
Alatando!: Praise be to God! (as in, 'All is well')
X ka kɛndɛ: X is healthy
Hɛrɛ dɔrɔn!: Peace only!
hɛrɛ/hɛɛrɛ/hɛra: peace
Tana (si) tɛ X la: There isn't (no) ill upon X
X ye yen: X is there (as in, 'X is doing well')
n/ne/nde: I
i/ile: you
à: he/she/it
an: we
álu: you all; you guys
álu: they
Hɛrɛ sida (ba)?: You passed the night in peace?
Hɛrɛ tilenda (ba)?: Have you passed the day in peace?
X ka kɛndɛ?: Is X healthy?
X ye di?: How is X?
X don?: And X? (How are they?)
Ile don?: And you?
I jɛdɛ don?: And yourself?
Tana tɛ?: Is there not an ill?

Goodbyes & Benedictions

An bɛn!: Goodbye!
K'an bɛn!: Goodbye! [possible Bambara variant]
An bɛn [...]: See you [...] (Lit. "May God unite us [...]")
kɔfɛ: later; afterwards [one word]
kɔ la: later; afterwards [two words]
sinin: tomorrow
bi: today
An bɛn dɔɔnin: See you in a bit
An bɛn sɔɔma!: See you in the morning!
An bɛn tele dɔ!: See you in the midday!
An bɛn wura la!: See you in the afternoon!
An bɛn su dɔ!: See you in the evening!
Ala ye ...: May (God) ...
Ka ...: (May God) ...
Ala ye tele/su hɛrɛ siyaya!: Have a nice day/night! (lit. "May God make the day/night's peace abundant)
Ka wura nɔɔya!: May God make the afternoon easy!
Ala y'an si!: May God have us pass the night!
Ka su kayira!: May God make the night peaceful!
K'an kelen kelen kunun/wili!: "May we wake/rise one-by-one!" [as opposed to all at once when there's an emergency]
Ka duu ɲuman gbɛ!: "May the day break peacefully!" (as in, 'May we have a good night!')
amiina: amen
duwau/dugawu/duga/duba: benediction; blessing
Ala ye duwau mina/mida!: May God fulfill the benediction!
Ala ye sila diya!: "Safe travels!" ('May God make the road pleasing')
Ala ye lɔɔ diya!: "Have a nice market!" ('May God make the market pleasing')
Ala ye bi diya!: "May God make today pleasing!"
Ko an ye X fola!: Say that we greet X!
I ye X fola n ye!: Greet X for me!
X di à mɛn: X will hear it
Ala ye nɔɔya kɛ!: Feel better / Get well soon (lit. 'May God do easing') [When someone is sick]
Ala y'i sɔn!: May God provide for you! [Said to a beggar to wish them well]
Ala ye den balo!: May God nourish the child! [Said especially to someone with a newborn or young child]
Ala y'à kɛ fudu di!: May God make it a marriage! [Said to wish someone a happy marriage]
Ala y'i sada!: May God repay you! [Said to thank someone for a good deed]