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Bambara/Dioula Dictionary

 Manding (Bambara/Jula)

P - p

pàlan   n. bucket, plastic jerrycan; seau, récipient, bidon.

pan   v. 1 • jump; sauter.

2 • fly; voler.

pankurun   n. airplane; avion.

parata   vt. spin (cotton or wool); filer.

pàsan    See: fàsan leathery, tough.

payasi   n. mattress; matelas.

pe   only; seulement. Usage: Used after numbers and typically the number "one". Mɔ̀gɔ̀ kelen pe nànà. Only one person came. Une personne seulement est venue.

pewu   adv-exp. completely, entirely; complètement, en entier. Sim: pe; Ant: fewu.

pɛrɛn   vt. split; scinder, fendre.

vi. 1 • burst, pop, blow up, explode; éclater, se scinder, se fendre.

2 • scream, yell; crier.

...kǎn   yell at.

pɛtu   n. sneakers; chaussures, baskets. Gen: sàbara.

pòròkòto   v. stumble, escape, fall; trébucher, échapper, tomber.

...la   escape from, fall from one's grasp; échapper de. Tasa pòròkòtòtòra í la kà bǐn.

pɔ̀tɔ̀pɔtɔ   n. mud; boue.

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