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sababu1 n. 1 • cause, reason, motive; cause, raison. N cɛ̌ ̀ kɛra sababu ye n ka bamanankan ̀ dege. Because of my husband, I learned Bambara.
2 • providence; good fortune; divine guidance or care; providence, bonne fortune. Ala ka sababu ɲuman di an ma! May God give us good fortune! Que Dieu nous donne la bonne fortune !
3 • opportunity, connection; occasion, circonstance. N bɛ kà sababu ɲini. I am seeking an opportunity. Sababu ̀ man dɔgɔ! No connection is too small! (as in, "Anything can result from a connection!") Diɲɛ ̀ ye sababu ̀ ye. This world is about connections.
4 • estoteric knowledge or secrets that allows one to succeed; savoir esotérique, secrets. N taara sababu ̀ ɲini morikɛ ̀ fɛ̀. I went to get "sababu" from an Islamic holy man.. Je suis allé cherche du "sababou" chez le marabout.
5 • origin (as in, "one's parents"); origine. (parents). (parents).
6 • God (as the power guiding and sustaining human destiny); Dieu. From: Ar. Variant: sabu.
sababu2 vt. cause, be the cause of; être la cause de. Variant: sabu; saabu.
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