Unit 4 Vocab

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Unit 4

Question Words

wa
yes/no question marker
jɔn
who
min
where
mun
what
di
how
cogo
manner
cogo di
how (lit. "manner how")
jumɛn
which
jumɛnw
which [plural]
joli
how many/much
tuma jumɛn
when (lit. 'which time')
munna
why (lit. 'on what')
mun kosɔn
why; because of what
mun kanma/kama
why; what for
bawo
because
sisan-sisan
right now
don/lon
day
dɔgɔkun/lɔgɔkun
week/market cycle
kalo
month
san
year
ɲinan
this year
salon
last year
kini
rice [typically Bambara]
malo
rice [typically Jula]
k'à ta
to take something
ɲamakuji
ginger juice
kungo [kongo]
the bush; the wilderness
foro
(farming) field
pankurun
airplane
dunan
foreigner; guest
jatigi
host

Verbs in the Past

ye
transitive past marker
-ra/la/na
intransitive affirmative past marker
ma
negative past marker
N taara
I went; I left
N ma taa
I didn't go
U wulila
They got up
U ma wuli
They didn't get up
À karila
It broke
À ma kari
It didn't break
An nana
We came
An ma na
We didn't come
N y'i fo
I greeted you
N m'i fo
I didn't greet you
I y'à ye?
Did you see it?
I m'à ye?
Did you not see it?
faransikan
French language (lit. 'France language')
k'à dɔn
to know something/someone
k'à lɔn
to know something/someone [Jula]
k'à tobi
to cook sth
taayɔrɔ/tagayɔrɔ

destination [Lit. 'go-place']

ka fɛn taayɔrɔ dɔn/lɔn

to know where something went (lit. "to know something's destination")

ka mɛɛn
to last; to occur a while back
ka mɛɛn yan
to be here for a longtime
ka mɔgɔ dege (fɛn na)
to teach someone ([about] something)
ka fɛn dege
to learn something
kolo
bone

Imperatives

Taa!
Go!
Kana X!
Don't X!
Á ye taa!
Go! (to multiple people)
Kana taa!
Don't go!
À filɛ!
Look at it!
Kan'à filɛ!
Don't look at it!
Á ye à filɛ!
Look at it! (to multiple people)
Kana o fɔ!
Don't say that!
Nin lamɛn!
Listen to this!
N dɛmɛ!
Help me!
Bɔ yan!
Get out of here! (lit. 'Exit here!')
manamanakan
nonsense; blabber
k'à lajɛ
to look at / watch something [synonym of "k'à filɛ"]
ka nkalon tigɛ
to tell a lie (lit. 'to cut a lie')
ka tiɲɛ fɔ
to tell the truth (lit. 'to speak the truth')
ka boli
to run
k'à boli
to drive/ride something
I sigi!
Sit down (lit. 'Sit yourself')!
ka to
to remain; to stay
k'à to
to leave something/someone
ka kasi
to cry
ka yafa mɔgɔ ma
to forgive someone
Yafa n ma!
Forgive me!
Sabali!
Have patience! (as in, 'Be forgiving!' or "Don't be like that!") [Bambara]
Sabari!
Have patience! [Jula]
nka
but
k'à ɲininka
to ask someone
ka mɔgɔ ɲininka fɛn na
to ask someone about something