J - j
| jail | kàso |
| jaw | dakala |
| jealous person | ɲɛngo |
| jealousy | ɲɛngoya |
| jelly shoes | lɛ̀kɛ |
| jerrycan | pàlan |
| job | baarada |
| joblessness | baarantanya |
| joking cousin | sènànkun |
| jollof rice | zaamɛ |
| joy | dàamu |
| joy | nisɔndiya |
| judge | latìgɛ |
| judgment | kiti |
| juice | -ji |
| juke | tìgɛ |
| Jula | jùlàkan |
| Jula ethnocultural group | jùla |
| jump | pan |
| jump down | cun |
| just | dɔrɔn |
| just as | dɔrɔn |
| just did [sth] | bɔ kà [f] kɛ |