"Kalan | Studies" Related Vocab

kitabu
book [< Ar.]
gafe
book
biki
pen [< Fr. bic]
kala
pen [Ar. qalam]
k'à durusi
to memorize sth [especially Quranic verses]
walanda
lesson
k'à ɲininka
to ask sb
ɲininkali
question
jebi/jabi

answer

k'à jebi/jabi

to answer sb

ka jebi/jabi di

to give an answer

k'à ɲinɛ
to forget sth
N hakili bɔra
I forgot [Lit. "My idea/intellect went out"]
k'à dege
to learn sth
ka mɔgɔ kalan fɛn na
to teach sb sth [Lit. "to study sb on sth"]
ka mɔgɔ dege fɛn na
to teach sb sth [Lit. "to learn sb on sth"]
kalankɛyɔrɔ
"study place" [e.g., a school or classroom]
kalanso
school [lit. "study house"]
lakɔli
school [Fr. école]
k'à dɔn
to know sth [Bambara]
k'à lɔn
to know sth [Jula]
k'à faamu
to understand sth
k'à mɛn
to hear sth [can be used to express the idea of "getting" what someone says]