Bambara/Dioula Dictionary

Manding (Bambara/Jula)

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haali part. 1 • really, very; très, énormément. Ù ka sɛ̀nɛ̀fɛnw sàbàtira haali Leurs récoltes furent très réussies.

2 • exactly; c'est exact, absolument, tout à fait.

habada See: abada.

hadàmàden See: adàmàden ‘human being’.

hakɛ₁ From: Ar. n. 1 • level, measure; niveau, mesure.

2 • quantity, sum, amount; quantité, total, montant.

3 • average; moyenne.

4 • human or legal right; droit de l'homme. Variant: hɛkɛ.

hàkɛ₂ n. sin, guilt; péché, culpabilité. Hàkɛ ̀ to! Excuse me/us.

hàkɛ̀to n. forgiveness, mercy; pardon. Hàkɛ̀to ̀ b'à la.

hakili n. 1 • mind, spirit, wit; esprit. k'i hakili sìgi calm down reassure.

2 • intelligence; intelligence.

3 • memory; mémoire. hakili ̀ bɛ…lá remember. k'i hakili jìgin remind, remember, recall. k'i hakili ̀ bɔ forget. N hakili ̀ bɔra à kɔ. I forgot about it.

4 • opinion, thought, idea; opinion, pensée, idée. N hakili ̀ la… In my opinion.

5 • wisdom, reflection; sagesse, réfléxion. kà hakili ̀ sɔrɔ gain wisdow, become wise. kà hakili ̀ jakabɔ reflect, brainstorm.

hakilila n. opinion; opinion.

hakilintan adj. stupid, pointless; stupide.

hàlàki vt. destroy; détruire.

hali part. 1 • even; même. À taara cogoya ̀ min ̀ na, hali à ba m'à dɔn Not even his/her mom knew how s/he left. Fìni' nìn ma jɛ hali dɔɔnin This fabric isn't even a bit clean.

2 • "to the point that/where"; au point que... Sògow tɔɔrɔla kɔngɔ fɛ̀, hali ù tɛ kɛta dɔn tuguni. The animals suffered from hunger to the point they no longer knew what to do. Les animaux souffraient de la faim, au point qu'ils ne savaient plus que faire.

hali bǐ still; encore. Lit: even today

hali sisan / sa

hami vi. worry, fret; s'inquiéter.

hami la worry about. Kàna hami ko nìn na! Don't worry about that affair!

hami n. worry, preoccupation; souci, préoccupation.

haminako

hàmìnànko préoccupation. N hàmìnàko fɔlɔ ye baarako ye. Mon premier souci est le problème de travail.

han part. particule marking insistance or criticism, "huh"; hein (marque l'insistance ou le reproche). À ka di han C'est bon hein!

hàràmu vt. 1 • consider something as illicit (typically religious), forbid or ban; interdire.

2 • abstain from; se priver de.

hàràmu n. something that is forbidden, taboo, or considered illicit (typically for religious reasons); tabou.

hɛɛrɛ n. peace, peacefulness, tranquility; paix, tranquilité. Variant: hɛrɛ.

hɛkɛ See: hakɛ ‘level, average’.

hɛrɛ See: hɛɛrɛ.

hiji vi. make the pilgrammage to Mecca; faire le pèlerinage à la mecque.

hiji n. pilgrimage to Mecca; pèlerinage à la mecque.

hinɛ vi. 1 • pity, have compassion or mercy; avoir pitié. Ala ka hinɛ à la! May god have mercy on his soul. E ̀ tɛ hinɛ wà? Don't you have any compassion?

...la have pity, compassion, mercy for, feel sorry for. N hinɛna à la k'à dɛ̀mɛ̀. I felt sorry for him and helped him.

vt.

2 • relieve, satisfy, please; satisfaire. Ji ̀ ye jàmana hinɛ. Water relieved the country. Ò yɔrɔ ̀ y'ù hinɛ. That place pleased them. Syn: màkari.

hinɛ n. 1 • pity, sympathy, compassion; pitié, compassion.

2 • satisfaction; satisfaction. Variant: hina ‘Jula’.

hɔn vi. here, take it; tiens, prends.

hɔrɔn n. noble, uncasted person; homme libre, noble, personne honnête.

hɔrɔnya n. nobility, freedom, independence; noblesse, liberté : indépendance, honnêteté.

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