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wà1   part. question marker; marque de l'interrogation : est-ce que? Usage: Appears at the end of a sentence and formally marks it as a yes-no question. Màli ka di wa? Is Mali nice?

wà2    See: taa go, leave.

wà3   conj. and, and then, so; et puis, donc, alors. Lòko ̀ ka di. Wǎ à ka ɲì. Plantains are tasty. And they are good.


waa   n. thousand; mille. Mɔ̀gɔ waa kelen nànà. One thousand people came. Usage: Must be used with a number (e.g., waa kelen 'one thousand' and never just waa on its own) Syn: bà. Variant: waga.

waa   conj. "or" in questions; ou bien. Variant: wala.


Partial Matches

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

bwǎ    See: bàba dad.

cɛ̀gwana    See: cɛ̀gana bachelor.

gàwa   n. clueless fool; beauf.

gwa   Variant: gwata Jula. See: ga overhang, "hangar".

gwǎ    See: gǎ hearth.

gwàbugu    See: gàbugu kitchen.

gwan    See: gan Gumbo, Okra.

gwǎn   Usage: Jula See: gǎn hot, heat up.

gwana    See: gana bachelor.

gwangwan    See: gangan dust.

gwansan    See: gansan free, ordinary, simply.

gwàsi   Usage: Jula See: gòsi hit.

gwata   Usage: Jula See: gwa overhang ; hangar.

kɛwale   n. action, deed; action, acte.

lawale   n. olden days; jadis, autrefois, dans le temps.

waajibi   n. obligation, necessity, requirement; obligation, nécessité, exigeance.

waajibiya   vt. require, necessitate, force; exiger, forcer. Variant: wajibiya.

waanɛ   adj. expert; expert.

waasa    See: walasa.

waati   n. moment, time; moment, temps, heure, durée. Syn: tùma. From: Ar. waqt. Variant: wagati.

waati dɔ (la)   sometimes; parfois.

waati ye [m] mìnɛ   Lit: Time has grabbed [sb] be late. Hakɛto! Waati ̀ ye n mìnɛ̀. Sorry! I am late. (Lit. 'Time grabbed me'. Cf. 'I got caught up in things.').

wagati    See: waati time ; moment.

wala   "or" in questions; ou. I bɛ taa wala i tɛ taa? Are you leaving or not? Variant: waa.

wàlàda    See: wàlànda lesson.

wàlàha   n. mid-morning (9-10am); mi-matin (9-10h).

walaka   vt. take apart, disassemble, take down, destroy; démonter, défaire, détruire.

wàlàka   n. chalkboard slate, wooden slate for Islamic studies; ardoise. Variant: wàlan.

wàlan    See: wàlàka slate ; Islamic wood slate.

wàlànda   n. school exercise or lesson; exercise, leçon. Variant: wàlàda.

walasa   conj. so that, in order to; pour que, afin de. N b'à fɔ walasa à kàna bɔ i kɔnɔ. I'm saying it so that you don't forget. Je le dis pour que tu n'oublies pas. Variant: walisa; waasa; yaasa; yalasa.

walawala   vt. 1 • untie, untangle; défaire.

2 • explain carefully, elaborate upon; expliquer avec soin.

walayi   interj. interjection from Arabic expression "in the name of God"; interjection de l'arabe pour jurer sur le nom de Dieu. From: Ar.

wale   n. action, activity; action, acte, activité.

wàlen   n. traditional checkers game; jeu d'échecs.

wali1    See: walima "or" in affirmative statements.

wali-2   det. prefix placed in front of noun X to mean "someone else's X"; autrui. waliden someone else's child. l'enfant d'autrui. walikan the language of someone else. la langue d'autrui.

walima   "or" in statements; ou. Variant: wali.

walisa    See: walasa in order to ; so that.

wara   n. Member of the "big cat" genus; fauve.

waraba   n. lion; lion.

warabilen   n. "Red Monkey"; singe rouge.

wari   n. money; argent.

wari bɔ   spend; dépenser. N ye wari caman ̀ bɔ I spent a lot of money. J'ai dépensé beaucoup d'argent.

wari sɔ̀rɔ   make money; gagner de l'argent.

waribon   n. bank; banque.

warimisɛn   n. change (in terms of money); monnaie.

waritigi   n. rich person; personne riche. Syn: nàfàlòtigi.

wàsa1   n. satisfaction; satisfaction.

wàsa2   vt. satisfy; satisfaire.

vi. suffice; suffire.

waso   vr. brag; se vanter.

waso   n. bragging; vantardise. Waso ̀ man ɲì. Bragging is bad. Se vanter, c'est mauvais.

wàye   n. butcher; boûcher.

yiriwa   vi. develop, grow, mature; développer, mûrir.

vt. develop, increase, augment, strengthen, foster; augmenter, renforcer, développer.

yiriwali   n. development; développement.


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