M - m
| machete | bèse |
| machine | mànsin |
| mad (get) | dimi |
| madness | fàtɔ̀ya |
| madness | fǎ |
| maid | baarakɛden |
| maintain | ladòn |
| make | da |
| make | dilan |
| make | kɛ |
| make an effort | banban |
| make an effort | jijǎ |
| make an oath | kàli |
| make an offering to | sɔn |
| make appear | bɔ |
| make better | fìsàya |
| make brave | farinya |
| make change | fàlen |
| make change | wɛcɛ |
| make cruel | juguya |
| make deep | dùnya |
| make difficult | goya |
| make difficult | gɛ̀lɛ̀ya |
| make disappear | latunun |
| make excessive | caya |
| make fall | bǐn |
| make fiery | farinya |
| make flawless | jɛ |
| make fun | diya |
| make fun of [sb] | yɛlɛ [m] mà |
| make good at | girinya |
| make good tasting | diya |
| make gross | goya |
| make happy | nisɔndiya |
| make heavy | girinya |
| make money | wari sɔ̀rɔ |
| make more expensive | gɛ̀lɛ̀ya |
| make nice | diya |
| make peaceful | suma |
| make prilgrammage | hiji |
| make round | kòori |
| make severe | farinya |
| make skinny | fàsa |
| make spicy | farinya |
| make stupid | lagalaga |
| make suffer | tɔɔrɔ |
| make tough | fàsa |
| Malaria | sumaya |
| male | -kɛ |
| malfunction | tiɲɛ |
| Malinké | mànìnka |
| man | cɛ̌ |
| man | -kɛ |
| man (old) | cɛ̀kɔ̀rɔ̀ba |
| man (old) | cɛ̀kɔ̀rɔ̀nin |
| man up | farinya |
| manage | dɛ̀mɛ̀dɛmɛ |
| mango | mangòro |
| Maninka | mànìnka |
| manner | cogo |
| manners | mɔ̀gɔ̀ya |
| manure | nɔgɔ |
| many | ca |
| many | caman |
| marabout | mori |
| mark | cǐ |
| market | dɔgɔ |
| market | sugu |
| market | sugu |
| market (livestock) | garabali |
| market cycle | dɔgɔkun |
| marketplace | dɔgɔfiyɛ |
| marketplace | dɔgɔfiyɛ |
| marriage | furu |
| marriage | kɔɲɔ |
| marry | furu |
| marry | furu |
| master | ...la |
| master | matigi |
| master | màra |
| master | -tigi |
| mat | dɛ̀bɛn |
| match | alimɛti |
| match | takala |
| matter | ko |
| mattress | dalan |
| mattress | payasi |
| mature | kɔgɔ |
| mature | mɔ̌n |
| mature | yiriwa |
| maybe | i n'à sɔ̀rɔ |
| meal | fàna |
| mean | basi |
| mean | jugu |
| mean | juguman |
| meaning | kɔrɔ |
| measure | hakɛ |
| measure | sara |
| measure | suma |
| meat | sògo |
| meat (wild game) | kongosogo |
| medicine | basi |
| medicine | fura |
| medicine seller | furafeerela |
| meet | bɛ̌n |
| meet | bɛ̌n |
| meet up with | kǔnbɛ̌n |
| meet up with | ɲɔgɔn sɔ̀rɔ |
| meet with | kǔnbɛ̌n |
| meeting | tɔnsigi |
| meeting | ɲɔgɔnye |
| melt | yèele |
| memorize | dùrùsi |
| memory | hakili |
| menstrual cycle | kòli |
| mercy | hàkɛ̀to |
| mercy | màkari |
| mess (around) | kà tulon ̀ kɛ |
| mess up | tiɲɛ |
| mess with | dalabɔ |
| message | bàtàki |
| message | ci |
| messenger | ciden |
| method | cogo |
| method | cogoya |
| method | dàbàli |
| method | fɛ̀ɛrɛ |
| middle | camancɛ |
| middle | cɛmancɛ |
| migraine | kùnkòlòdimi |
| military serviceman | sɔrɔdasi |
| milk | bisi |
| milk | nɔnɔ |
| millet | ɲɔ̌ |
| mind | hakili |
| mind [sth] | jànto [f] la |
| mine | ta |
| mint | nànàye |
| misery | fàantànya |
| misery | sɛ̀gɛn |
| misfortune | kàsaara |
| misfortune | tàna |
| miss | ...la |
| miss | fɔ |
| miss | jɛ̌ |
| miss (to) | lɔgɔ |
| miss [sb.] | fɔ [m.] kɔ |
| mission | ci |
| mistake | fìli |
| mistake | fìli |
| mistake (make a) | fìli |
| mistaken (be) | fìli |
| mistreat | juguya |
| mix | lamàga |
| mix | nɔɔni |
| mix | ɲagami |
| mix up | fìli |
| mobilization | wuli-kà-jɔ̀ |
| mock [sb] | yɛlɛ [m] mà |
| mom | ba |
| mom | ma |
| moment | tùma |
| moment | waati |
| Monday | ntɛ̀nɛ |
| Monday | tɛ̀nɛ |
| money | wari |
| monitor | dɛ̀ndɛn |
| monkey | bubu |
| monkey | sùla |
| monkey | warabilen |
| month | kalo |
| mood | dùsu |
| mood | nisɔn |
| moon | kalo |
| moonlight | kaloyeelen |
| Moor | suraka |
| mop | jɔ̀si |
| mop | jɔ̀si |
| more | kà tɛ̀mɛ...kǎn |
| more (be) | caya |
| Moringa | àlìjìnɛ̀yiri |
| morning | sɔ̀gɔ̀ma |
| morning (mid) | wàlàha |
| mortar | kòlon |
| mosque | mìsiri |
| mosquito | sòso |
| mosquito net | sange |
| Mossi | mɔ̀si |
| mother | ba |
| mother | woloba |
| mother in-law | buranmuso |
| motherland | fàso |
| motive | kǔn |
| motive | sababu |
| motorcyle | sènba |
| mountain | kùlu |
| mourning | sànga |
| mouse | ɲinɛ |
| mouth | da |
| move | yɛ̀lɛ̀ma |
| mud | bɔ̀gɔ |
| mud | pɔ̀tɔ̀pɔtɔ |
| mum | ma |
| murmur | ŋùnùŋunu |
| muscle | fàsa |
| muscle | sògòbu |
| muscle | sògòbu |
| music | fɔli |
| musical instrument | fɔlifɛn |
| musician | fɔlikɛla |
| Muslim | mori |
| Muslim | sìlàmɛ |
| mute | bobo |