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looru
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five [possible Jula variant]
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wolonwula
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seven [possible Bambara variant]
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-lu/nu
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"full" plural marker variant
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sannikɛla
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buyer; customer; client
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taw
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possessive pronoun in plural form (e.g., 'ours; yours')
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faama
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authority (figure); official; officer; person of means
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sumaya
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malaria; fever; flu
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bolifɛn
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vehicle; "set of wheels" [includes bikes, etc]
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ka bɔ
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to exit; come out of; be from
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ka se
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to arrive; to be able to
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Ala k'à ɲuman se!
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May God make him/her arrive properly!
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k'à
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infinitive marker + he/she/it [marks transitive verbs]
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k'à fo
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to greet/thank someone
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k'à fɔ
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to say something; to speak a language
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k'à mɛn
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to hear something; to understand a language
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k'à kalan
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to read/study something
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k'à faamu
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to understand something
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k'à sɛbɛn
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to write something
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angilɛkan/anglais-kan
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English
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k'à kɛ
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to do/make something
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k'à dɔn/lɔn [high tone]
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to know sb/sth
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k'à dɔn [low tone]
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to dance sth [e.g., a specific dance]
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k'à dun/dumu
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to eat something
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k'à min
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to drink something
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k'à feere
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to sell something
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k'à yira/jira
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to show something
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Ala ka sini yira an na!
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May God show us tomorrow!
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-li/ni
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action noun suffix
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ka kɛ
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to occur; to happen
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k'à dun
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to eat sth [Bambara]
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k'à dumu
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to eat sth [Jula]
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k'à dɔn [low tone]
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to dance sth (a particular step/song)
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k'à dɔn/lɔn [high tone]
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to know sth
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k'à sɛnɛ
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to farm sth (a particular crop)
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k'à kalan
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to read/study sth
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ka kalan kɛ
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to read/study
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k'à baara
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to work sth; to cast a spell upon sb
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ka fɔli kɛ
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to play/make instrumental music [≠ "to say"]
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k'à fɔ
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to say sth; to play an instrument
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k'à faamu
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to understand sth
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k'à boli
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to ride sth; to drive sth
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ka kuma
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to talk; to speak
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ka se
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to arrive; to be able to (e.g., "I can")
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ka wuli
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to rise; to get up
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k'à don
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to put on sth; to wear sth
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k'à sɛbɛn/sɛbɛ
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to write sth
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k'à wele/weele
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to call sth/sb
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ka bon/so jɔ
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to erect a house [Bambara]
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ka bon/so lɔ
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to erect a house [Jula]
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ka misi gɛn/gwɛn
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to herd cowns (Lit. "to chase cow")
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ka gese da
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to weave (Lit. "to create thread")
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ka jɛgɛ minɛ
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to fish (Lit. "to grab fish")
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duman [< diman]
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pleasing; tasty; pleasant
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-dennin
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little; wee [lit. 'little kid']
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belebeleba
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big; large [lit. 'big-big']
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misɛn(man)
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thin; skinny; small
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jan (janmanjan)
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long; tall; far
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jugu(man)
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bad; mean; evil
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goman
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displeasing; gross; unpleasant
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dɔgɔman
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small; few; young
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caman
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abundant; numerous; a lot
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bilen(man)
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red; brown [Bambara]
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wulen(man)
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red; brown [Jula]
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jɛ(man)
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white; clean; pure [Bambara]
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gwɛ(man)
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white; clean; pure [Jula]
