Unit 4 Vocab

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Unit 4

Verbs in the Past

bada
transitive "recent" past marker
ka
transitive past marker
-da [-ra/la/na]
intransitive affirmative past marker
ma
negative past marker
N wada
I went; I left
N bada wa
I went; I left (recently)
N ma wa
I didn't go
N kà i fo [N k'i fo]
I greeted you
N bada i fo
I greeted you (recently)
N ma i fo [N m'i fo]
I didn't greet you
I bada à ye?
Did you see it (recently)?
I kà à ye? [I k'à ye?]
Did you see it?
I m'à ye?
Did you not see it?
faransikan
French language (lit. 'France language')
k'à lɔn
to know something/someone
ka sunɔɔ
to sleep
ka mɛɛn
to last; to occur a while back
ka mɛɛn yan
to be here for a longtime
ka mɔɔ deyi (fen na)
to teach someone ([about] something)
ka fen deyi
to learn something
kolo
bone

Imperatives

Taa!
Go!
Kana X!
Don't X!
Álu ye taa!
Go! (to multiple people)
Kana taa!
Don't go!
À fɛlɛ!
Look at it!
Kan'à fɛlɛ!
Don't look at it!
Álu ye à fɛlɛ!
Look at it! (to multiple people)
Kana o fɔ!
Don't say that!
Nin lamɛn!
Listen to this!
N dɛmɛn!
Help me!
Bɔ yan!
Get out of here! (lit. 'Exit here!')
manamanakan
nonsense; blabber
ka wuya fɔ
to tell a lie/fibbery
ka tuɲa fɔ
to tell the truth (lit. 'to speak the truth')
ka bori
to run; to flee
k'à bori
to drive/ride something
I sii!
Sit down (lit. 'Sit yourself')!
ka to
to remain; to stay
k'à to
to leave something/someone
ka kasi
to cry
ka yafa mɔɔ ma
to forgive someone
Yafa n ma!
Forgive me!
Sabari!
Have patience! (as in, 'Be forgiving!' or "Come on!")
Sabali!
Have patience! [Bambara]
nka
but [Bambara]
konin
but [Maninka]
k'à (ma)ɲininka
to ask someone
ka mɔɔ ɲininka fen na
to ask someone about something