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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?
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.
gàwa n. clueless fool; beauf.
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.
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.').
wala "or" in questions; ou. I bɛ taa wala i tɛ taa? Are you leaving or not? Variant: waa.
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.
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.
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.
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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