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