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jɛ   vq/adj. 1 • white; blanc. Cɛ̀ jɛ ̀ taara so ̀. The white man went home.

2 • clean; propre.

3 • faultless, clear, pure, innocent; pure, clair, innocent. À ka jɛ. It's white/clean/faultless. Adj: jɛman; V/N: jɛya. Variant: gwɛ ‘Jula’.

jɛ   Variant: gwɛ. vi. 1 • whiten, be white; blanchir. À jɛra. It whitened/became white/is white. Dùgu ̀ jɛra. Morning has broken.

2 • become clean, be clean; devenir propre, n.

3 • be sure, be certain. Cɛ̌ ̀ ka ko ̀ jɛra. This guy's story checks out.

...la/mǎ   be sure of; être certain. N ma jɛ à la. I'm not sure about it.

vt.

4 • whiten, bleach; blanchir.

5 • clean; nettoyer. Ù y'à jɛ. They whitened/cleaned it.

6 • clarify, make flawless; éclaircir. Sim: jɛya.

jɛ   Variant: gwɛ. adv. faultlessly, clearly, correctly; sans faute, correctement. À y'à fɔ jɛ! He told it like it is!

jɛ   n. 1 • white, the white; blanc.

2 • truth, clarity; vérité, clareté.

3 • cataract. Variant: gwɛ ‘Jula’.

jě₁    See: dě ‘hush up’.

jě₂   squash; courge.

jɛ̌₁   1 • vi. lack, miss, be absent; manquer.

2 • vt. deny, deprive, refuse; refuser, priver.

...la   Variant: jɛ̌n ‘Jula’. I ye n jɛ̀ dumuni ̀ na. You denied me food. Mɔ̀gɔ́ fìla jɛ̀ra. Two people are missing.

jɛ̌₂    See: jɛ̌n ‘unite’.

bùgùrìjɛ   n. ashes; cendres. Morph: bùgùri‑jɛ. Variant: bùgùrìnjɛ ‘spelling variant’; bùgùrìgwɛ ‘Jula’.

dùgùsɛjɛ   n. following day; lendemain. Variant: dùgùsagwɛ.

fàràjɛ   n. white person; personne de couleur blanche. Syn: tùbàbu. Variant: fàràgwɛ ‘Jula’.

farajɛla   n. "white people land"; pays des blancs, Europe, Amérique.

gàrìjɛgɛ   n. luck, fortune; chance, fortune. Variant: gàrìjigɛ; gàrìsɛgɛ.

jele   n. axe; hache.

jèli   n. Manding bard, "griot"; Manding bard or "griot"; griot.

jèni   vt. burn; grill, brûler, griller.

jèse    See: gèse ‘thread, string, yarn’.

jɛgɛ   n. fish; poisson.

jɛman   adj/n. 1 • white; blanc.

2 • clean; propre.

3 • faultless; sans faute. Variant: gwɛman. See: jɛ.

jɛ̌n   1 • vi. come together, unite; s'unir.

2 • vi. have sex, sleep with; coucher ensemble.

3 • vt. unite; unir, regrouper. Variant: jɛ̌.

jɛ̌n   n. 1 • union; union.

2 • sex, sexual relationship; rapport sexuel.

jɛ̌n₃   Usage: Jula See: jɛ̌₁ ‘lack ; miss ; deprive’.

jɛnbe   n. type of drum, "djembe"; "Djembe" drum; a traditional style of Manding drum; batterie traditonnelle mandingue.

jɛ̀ngɛ   vt. tilt, lean; pencher.

vi. bend; courber.

jɛ̀nkulu   n. group; groupe.

jɛnsɛn   vt. disperse, spread, spread out, diffuse, disseminate, broadcast, announce; disperser, diffuser, disséminer, annoncer. Syn: yɛrɛkɛ.

jɛya   1 • vt. whiten, bleach; blanchir.

2 • vt. clean; nettoyer.

3 • vt. clarify, clear of faults or wrongdoing; éclaircir.

4 • vi. become white; devenir blanc.

5 • vi. become clean; devenir propre.

6 • vi. be sure.

...la/mǎ   be sure of; être sure de. Ne ̀ ma jɛya kuma ìn mà. I'm not so sure of what you said.

jɛya   n. 1 • whiteness; blancheur.

2 • cleanliness; propreté.

3 • clarity, innoncence, purity; clareté, innocence, pûreté. Variant: gwɛya ‘Jula’. See: jɛ.

kɔnɔnajɛ   adj.

lajɛ   vt. 1 • watch, look, observe; regarder, observer.

2 • analyze; analyser.

3 • try; essayer. Syn: filɛ.

lajɛ̌   v. unite, group; réunir, rassembler. Ù bɛɛ lajɛ̀len, ò bɛ jòli bɔ? All together, how much does that cost? Tout ensemble, combien est-ce que ça coûte? Variant: lajɛ̌n.

manje   n. 1 • papaya tree; papayer.

2 • papaya; papaye.

ɲɛnajɛ   n. amusement, recreation, party, entertainment, fun; joie, récreation, fête. Variant: ɲanagwɛ.

sɔ̀gɔ̀sɔ̀gɔ̀jɛ   n. Tuberculosis; tuberculose. Variant: sɔ̀gɔ̀sɔ̀gɔ̀gwɛ.