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Bambara/Dioula Dictionary

 Manding (Bambara/Jula)

A - a

a   pron. 1 • Second person plural pronoun ('you, your, you all', etc.); vous.

2 • your, yours; votre, vos. Usage: In Jula, one typically uses "a" in greetings regardless of the number of people (e.g., "A ni sɔgɔma!") Emphatic: aw. Variant: a' Orthographic variant.

   pron. 1 • he, she, it; il, elle.

2 • his, her, its; son, sa. Emphatic: àle.

abada   adv. 1 • never (in negative sentences); jamais. Ne ̀ tɛ shɔ̀ dun abada. I never eat beans. Je ne mange jamais de haricots.

2 • forever, eternally (in affirmative sentences); toujours.

n. eternity; éternité. Variant: habada.

àbarika   See main entry: barika.

adàmàden   n. human being, human; être humain. Variant: hadàmàden.

ala   n. God (term used regardless of one's religious persuasion); Dieu (y compris pour les chrétiens).

ala.ka.mùrùjan1   n. rainbow; arc-en-ciel.

ala.ka.mùrùjan2   n. praying mantis; mante religieuse.

alamisa   n. Thursday; jeudi. Variant: lamisa.

alatanu   n. 1 • praise of God; louange de Dieu.

2 • prosperity; bonne santé, prospérité.

àle   pro. third person singular emphatic pronoun (you, your); pronom de la 3ème personne du singulier (forme emphatique). Non-emphatic: .

àlìjinɛ   n. paradise, heaven; paradis. From: Ar. al-janna. Variant: àlìjɛnɛ; àlìjana; àrijinɛ; àrìjana.

àlìjìnɛ̀yiri   n. Moringa tree; Moringa.

àlikuranɛ    See: kùranɛ.

àlìmami   n. imam; imam.

alimɛti   n. match; alumette. Syn: takala. From: Fr. alumette. Variant: alimɛtikala.

alimɛtikala   n. See: alimɛti match.

alù   Usage: Jula See: aw you (plural).

alugù   Usage: Jula See: aw you (plural) ; your.

àmi    See: àmiina amen.

àmiina   n. amen (response to all benedictions); amen, ainsi soit-il. From: Ar. amin. Variant: àmi.

an   pron. 1 • we; nous.

2 • our; notre, nos. Emphatic: anw.

àni    See: ni and.

anw   pron. 1 • emphatic 3rd person plural pronoun (we); nous.

2 • our; notre, nos. Non-emphatic: an. Variant: annu.

araba   n. Wednesday; mercredi.

arabu   n. Arab (persoṅ); arabe (personne). Variant: larabu.

àrìjinɛ   Usage: Jula See: àlìjɛnɛ heaven.

aw   [áẁ] pron. 1 • second person emphatic plural pronoun (you all; your etc.); vous.

2 • your; votre, vos. Non-emphatic: a. Variant: alù Jula.

àwɔ   interj. yes, yeah; oui. Variant: ɔ̀wɔ. Syn: ɔ̀nhɔn Jula.

àyi   interj. no; non. Syn: ɔn-ɔ̀n Jula.

ayiwa   interj. ok, alright, well; bon, d'accord, alors.

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