anglais

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habit	báarada, dáɲa, jóo
habitation	sìi
hadji	làáji
haemorrhoids	bòkunbɔ
haggle about	tɛ́lɛmɛ, tɛ́rɛmɛ
hail	sánbɛlɛnin, sánbɛ̀rɛle, sánbɛ̀rɛnin
hailstone	bɛ̀rɛkisɛ, sánbɛlɛnin, sánbɛ̀rɛle, sánbɛ̀rɛnin
hair	kùn, sí
hairsplitter	ɲàarańké, wáraninfàagbo
hairy	ɲúfu
hairy thorn-apple	bàa
hajj	híji
hajja	hájà
hajji	làáji
half	tála, tálańtɛ́, tɛ́lɛn
half-brother	fàden
hall	fóo
hallo	àhaba, ànba, ànban, àrahaba, màrahaba, márajàba, ǹba, ǹsé, sáha, sɛ̀dí, sɛ̀ɛdí, ùnsé
halo	nɔ́rɔ
halvah	áliwa, áluwa
hamlet	bùuda, bùufɛ, tóoda
hammer	jɔ́lan, jɔ́nnan, tódi
hammer in	bánban, gbángban
hammock	jɔ̀
hamper	bàli, dɛ́sɛ, fátandi, fátanti, kàɲa
hand	bólo, bólonɔ, dɛ́n, dòn, kɔ̀ɲɛ, kɔ̀ɲɔ, wɔ̀nsere, wɔ̀nsere
hand luggage	bólofen
handcuffs	bólokori, bólolakori
handful	bólodɔ, bólofa, bólofilafa, bólofilaɲa, bóloɲa, bólorɔ, dɔ́ɔman, lɔ́kɔma, mɔ̀ndɔ, mɔ̀ndɔ, mɔ̀ndɔn, mɔ̀ndɔn, tɛ́ɛdɔ
handful (must be followed by a quantifier)	tɛ́ɛ
handful of reaped ears of rice or fonio	bólomuu
handicraft	bólolabaara, bólolabaarafen, kɛ́kusanya
handing of cola	wòroba
handkerchief	jàla
handle	bólo, gbàli, kàla, mìda, mìna, mìra
handle matters swiftly and deftly	bólolakaliya, bólolateriya
handle with care	dɛ́bɛdɛbɛ
handlebars	làsin
handmade cloth	bájɔ
handspan	síbidi, síbiri
handwriting	bólonɔ
hang	dɛ́n, dún
hanker	ɲábɔ
haphazard	bìlańdɔ
happen	bɔ́
happen suddenly, without any visible reason	bàa
happen unexpectedly	bàra
happiness	búndɛ, búundɛ, dàamu, dàamun, hára, hɛ́ra, hɛ́rɛ, káyira, mɛ́ndiya
happy and peaceful life	búndɛ, búundɛ, hára, hɛ́ra, hɛ́rɛ, káyira
happy New year to you!	sànbɛnsànbɛn
harass	nílafìn
harassment	bìlańkɔ
hard	fàsan, gbɛ̀lɛn, wùle, wùlen
hard drinking	bàkili
harden	mákolo
hare	sánɛn, sánin, sánnɛn, sònsan
haricot	sɔ̀sɔ
harm	màntɔrɔ
harmful	júuman
harmful magic means	dàbari
harmonica	alimɔrika
harmony	bɛ̀n, díya
harness	níri
harp-lute	kóra, sɔ́rɔn
harpoon	bónsɔɔran, bónsɔran
harshness	kàdagbɛlɛya
hartebeest	tánko, tánkon, tánkɔ
harvest	gbédu, gbédun, gbéru, kà, ládan, sùman
Hassaniya (Mauritanian dialect of Arabic)	sóloka, sólokanin, súlaka
haste	káliya
hasten	bàra, bàra, lábàra
hat	bánbara, kóbon, sèyinɛn
hatch	mákɔɔ
hate	kɔ́n
haughty	jɛ̀dɛdɔba
haulm	ɲàma
Hausa	áwusa
Hausa country	áwusa, áwusala
have a breakfast	dábɔ
have a good rest	bádi
have a respite	ládaha
have admixture	ɲábàsan, ɲádɔbàsan, ɲárɔbàsan
have breakfast	kɔ́jɛbɔ
have confidence	lìmanaya, lìmɛnɛya
have doubts	síka
have draught	kɔ́ɔlɔ
have nervous shock	kùnmagbán
have no fear	yílilatɛ̀ɛ
have numerous branches	bólonbolonbɔ
have one's source	bɔ́
have several activities	bólomayɛ̀lɛman
have too frequent pregnancies	séde, sére
have tributaries	bólonbolonbɔ
have you enough money for this?	sɔ̀nkɔ
having a mouth	dáma
hawk	bólomayɛ̀lɛman, máyìda, máyìra, wáfu
hawker	bólomayɛlɛmanna
haze	búun
he	à, àlê
he became walleyed	búun
he carries weight/ he has a high position	dá
he comes from time to time/ rarely	bìla
he controls his speeches	dá
he did not know what to do	dàbari
he does not carry much weight	bá
he does not know anything	dá
he doesn't know his duty	báara
he fell: bang!	bè, bèn
he had no body hair that would protect him against cold	sí
he has a blessing (i.e., everything he does is a success)	báraka
he has a poor articulation	dɔ́bɔɲɔɔnkɔnɛn
he has a walleye	búun
he has a white spot on his eye	gbɛ́
he has arrived in good time! (lit.: "his umbilical cord has dropped into the palm", in the situation when a person comes just before the beginning of a meal)	bàdajulu
·	bàrajulu
he has been mistaken	sèn
he has been sentenced to ten lashes	sàriya
he has been taken aback, he has been dumbfound	dàbari
he has capitalized his sufferings	mánankun
he has diarrhea	bòri
he has enough food	bálo
he has failed to master the situation	dàbari
he has fallen out of the bed	bè, bèn
he has fucked (= he is a man)	sùsuli
he has fulfilled the task that had been entrusted to him	dá
he has had an erection, he has had a hard-on	kàya
he has no blessing	bá
he has not enough money (for sth. concrete)	bólo
he has nothing to do with it	nɛ̀
he has remembered	jàn
he has spinned a top	sɛ̀
he has stumbled	sèn
he is twaddler, prattler	nɛ̀nkun
he is a know-nothing	dá
he is a windbag/ a twaddler	dádɔ, dárɔ
he is able to provide for himself	sé, s'
he is anxious and restless, he cannot sit calmly (because of anxiety)	jɔ́njɔnjɔn
he is as jealous as a ratel	dàamɛ, dɔ̀ɔmɛwada
he is as lazy as a redbuck	kɔ́nkɔ̀dɔn
he is bleeding	bási
he is disobedient	tólo
he is eloquent	dádɔ, dárɔ
he is eloquent, he is talkative, loquacious, garrulous	nɛ̀nkun
he is eloquent/ he has a glib tongue/ he is a phrasemonger	dá
he is famous	bòn
he is far from here	jànman
he is hungry	bàla
he is in apathy	búdɛ
he is indiscreet (he cannot keep secrets)	dáma
he is not in honour	bá
he is sitting in apathy, dully	búdɛ
he is soaked to the skin	dígba
he is the warrantor of my debt	bóloma
he is thievish	bólokɔdɔmisɛn, bólokɔrɔmisɛn
he is too tall for the door	jànman
he is unable to distinguish between good and bad	dá
he is unaware of the purpose of this	dá
he is very clean	bɛ̀sɛya
he is very stingy!	bòkunan
he lost the battle	kálabɛn
he made a slip of the tongue	dá
he misses one thousand francs	dɛ́sɛ
he remembered everything	jà
he speaks good Maninka now	dá
he stopped suddenly and said...	bàra
he supports it, he expresses solidarity with it	bólo
he was dumbfounded/ thunderstruck	dá
he was lucky	bɛ̀n
he went beyond the sea (i.e., to Europe, to America)	bá
he's a boaster	yéren
head	dátii, kùn, kùnnasìi, sála, sín, sín
head for	mágbɛn
head louse	ɲímin
head money	nísɔnkɔ
head of a finger ring	kɔ̀yinan, kɔ̀yinɛn
head of camp	kɛ̀lɛtii
head of family	sótii
headboard	bílikun, bílinnɛnkun
heading	sálala
headman	ɲɛ́bila
head-man	ɲɛ́mɔɔ
headquarters	dáadɔ
headscarf	fátara, kánmacɛ, kánmakɛ, kùnnajala
headwaters	bùyida
headwaters, upper reaches of a river	bá
heal	dánda, kɛ́ndɛya, kɛ́nɛya, lò
healing	dándali
health	kɛ́ndɛya, kɛ́nɛya
healthiness	kɛ́ndɛya, kɛ́nɛya
healthy	bánbannɛn, bánbannin, gbérengberen, kɛ́ndɛ, kɛ́ndɛ, kɛ́ndɛ, kɛ́nɛ, kɛ́nɛ, kɛ́nɛ
heap	sára, tòn
hear	mɛ́n
hearse	gbàaragbaara
heart	jùsu, sɔ̀n
heart seed	básakun
heat	fùntanin, kála, kálaya, káliya, tára, wúyen
heat up	fàfa, gbà, kálaya
heathen	Álantan, Álantan, bànbaa, bánbàran, káfiri, sùnunke
heavenly body	bálabala
heaviness	gbílinya, gbíliya
heavy	gbílin, gbílin
hectare	bèfɛdɛ
hedgehog	bàlajɔn, júunɛn, jùuru
hefty fellow	bòkudun
hegira	fúndi
he-goat	bàjii, bàkɔdɔn, bàkɔrɔn
he-goat's tail	bàkɔdɔnko, bàkɔrɔnko
heifer	jàa, nìnsi, nìsi, yɛ̀rɛ
heigh!	àsiké
height	kɔ́be, lɔ̀, lɔ̀gban
helicopter	náanaa
hell	jàhánama
help	bólomagbɛn, dɛ̀mɛn, dɛ̀mɛn, dɛ̀mɛnnin, mádɛ̀mɛn, màgbɛn, mágbɛn
help in sth.	ɲà
help smb out	kùnbɔ́
help smb. to get out	bòsi
help to get down	lájìi
help with money	bólomagbɛn
helpful	kɔ́nɔdɔdi
helpfulness	kɔ́nɔdɔdiya
hem	mála
hem a cloth	mála
hem cloth	bìrindi, bìrinti
hemisphere	dálatɛɛ
hemlock	tàli
hemp	dàlen
hemp-leaved hibiscus	dàlen
henchman	dùukɔdɔkaba
henhouse	sùlu
henna	jàbe
henna tree	jàbe
hepatic	bíɲɛlama
hepatitis	sáyi
her	à, à
her husband	cɛ̀
her man (husband, lover, acquaintance -- various types of relations can be implied)	cɛ̀
herb	bàtɛɛn, bɛ̀nɛjɔ̀n, bɛ̀sɛlen
herb sp.	kɔ̀nɔnɛnnafanin, ɲɔ̀fɔɲɔfɔ
herbaceous plant	bàjàado, bàkɔ̀yɔ, bínnaka, kɛ̀rɛnnatìya
herbivore	dáaba
herd	kúru
herd ahead	gbɛ̀ngbɛn
herder	bíyangbɛnna
here	yàn, yàn
here is	tére
here!	àndɛ
heritage	cɛ́, cíyɛn, kɛ́
hero	jùla, wánjàlanka, wánjàlankan
heron	bálansàma, bálasàma
hesitate	gbílinya, gbíliya, yílanyilan
hesitation	fìlanfìlan, síkasika
hew	búndan, dɔ́bundan
hey!	hé, hée, hɛ̀n
hiccough	sìko
hiccup	sìko, sìko
hide	bùu, dɛ́dɛ, dɛ̀ndɛn, dòon, gbàla, ɲámadòon, sùtara, sùtura
hide from eyes with	wànwan
hide oneself	dòon
high	gbɛ̀lɛn
high and strong	wónson
high boot	bòotijan
high building	pónkin, sánbon
high level tone	kánmayɛlɛ, lábàra
high tone	kánmayɛlɛ
higher	sándɔta
highly	pónkin
high-tone apostrophe	làkisɔ
highwayman	bènkanninna, bènnkanninna, gbánan, kòrogba, sílakanbela
hijab	bítìran
hill	kùru, tíndi, tíni, tínti
hill by a river	bátindi, bátini
hina	jàbe
hind legs	bòsen
hinder	dɔ́sà, fátandi, fátanti, kànkan, kàɲa, sà
hinder in sth (?)	bàlanbalan
hinder in sth.	kànkan
hinder smb.	bàli, dɛ́sɛ, kànkan
hindrance	bálan, bàliko
hip	tɔ̀ɔ
hippopotamus	màli, màlin, màni, mànin
hips	tɔ̀ɔ
his	à
his belly has swelled	kɔ́nɔ, sìi
his excrement	kɔ́mataa
his self-appraisal	dá
his sight has become worse	ɲá, ɲɛ́
his speech is incomprehensible	dɔ́kuran
his teeth are as red as a cane rat's	kánsòli
his true name	bɛ̀dɛ, bɛ̀rɛ
his turn has come to become the elder of griots	bélenda, gbélenda
his wound	dá
his, him	à
hiss-tiss	bɔ̀rɔn, bɔ́rɔndɔbɔ, bɔ̀rɔnsɔsɔ, bɔ̀rɔnsɔsɔ, lábɔ̀rɔnsɔsɔ, síibɔ, súrundu, súrundubɔ
historian	dɔ̀fɔlɔnna
historic	dɔ̀fɔlaka
history	dɔ̀fɔ
hit	bùɔ, dàdi, dèdi, fódon
hit smb.	bón
hit violently	tìnba
hit with	láse
hit with sth.	bón
hitch	bálan, bálan
hive	gbònkan
hobble	gbádan, kádan
hoe	bolaben, dàba, dàbajo, sá
hoe blade	dàba
hoe soil	kɔ́dɔbɔ
hoe to make furrows	wálan
hoe with a long blade	dàbalen, dàbanin
hog	lɛ̀
hog plum	nìnkɔn
hold	bólokɛ, lámàndi, máfɛlɛ, máfɛnɛn
hold back	láɲaran, lásàyi, lásàyin, lásèyi, lásèyin
hold on lease	súfuru
hold the calabash! (at the common meal, younger people must hold the calabash in order to prevent it from swinging)	fɛ́
hole	tón, wò
hole in clothes	lábɔdiya
holiday	bìla, fònjo, fònjon, ɲáaɲaa, tólon, wùdan, wùdu
holidays	bólokaba
holiness	sáninɲa, sániya
hollow of the knee	nàmari
holy	sáninman, wàliju, wòliju
home	báda, báda, bára, bára
home folk	bádamɔɔ
home of wife's parents	bídanna, bíranna
home secret pet-name	bátɔɔ
homeland	fàbada, fàso
homeless	báyinbayin, béyinbeyin
homeless poor devil	báyinbayintɔ
honest	hɔ́rɔbɛdɛ, sɛ̀bɛ, sɔ̀bɛ
honesty	bɛ́dɛbɛdɛya, bɛ̀dɛya, bɛ́rɛbɛrɛya, bɛ̀rɛya, hɔ́rɔbɛdɛya, lásɔn, mɔ̀ɔbɛdɛya, télen
honey	lí
honey badger	cɛ̀damaɲàari, dàamɛ, dɔ̀ɔmɛwada
honeybee	líkisɛ
honeycomb	líba
honour	dɔ́bon, jàmu, jànbu, kùnnayeren, mábònɲa, mábùnya, tànka
honour smb.	bònɲa, bùnɲa
honour smb., express one's respect to	bònɲa, bùnɲa
hoodlum	kùnnabila
hoof	tɔ́rɔn
hoofed animal	tɔ́rɔnma
hook on	bálan
hook oneself	bálan
hoopoe	kónkodòndon
hope	jèe, jèyi, jìi, sìi, tàmayi
horizon	ɲámilo
horn	bíɲɛ, búdu, búru, kére
hornbill	dìbon
horrible	másilannɛn
horse	sò
horse's dung	bò
horseman	sòfa
hospital	dándaso
host	jètii
hostage	bóloma
hostility	júuya, màngboya
hot	gbàn, kála, kálaman
hot part of the dry season	tára
hot pepper	kɛ́lɛkɛlɛ
hotel	jìyabon, jìyada, lóndanjiyabon
hotly	bídibidi, páyipayi
hot-tempered	jùsumangbo
hour	tùmaren
house	bón
house door	bónda
house door (both doorway and the door itself)	dá
house dweller	bónkɔrɔmɔɔ
house key	bónɲin
house roof	bónti
house wall	bón
household item	bólomayɛlɛmanfen
household work	bónnaya
householder	dénbatii
housekeeper	bónna
how	dì
how many	jèli
how much	jèli
how much is it?	dá
however	kàni, kànin, kònin
however it be	jáate
however it can be	bɛ́
hub	bɔ̀lɔwo
hubub	bɔ́ɔkɔkɔ
huckster	bàanabaana, wáfulila
huddle up	bùu, mɔ́sɔ, mɔ́sɔn
huge	dɛ̀gbɛ, kùnba, kùnba
huh?	á
hull	bòsi
human	ádabaden, ádamaden, bólofilatii, búnuadamaden
human being	mɔ̀ɔ
human life	mɔ̀ɔya
human matter	mɔ̀ɔko
human relations/ social relations	ádamadenya
humanity	ádamadenya
humbleness	álamina, fánmajii, jɛ̀dɛmajii
humiliate	lájàrabi
hump	dàn
hunchback	dàntɔ
hundred	cɛ̀mɛ, kɛ̀mɛ
hundredfold	báli
hundredth	cɛ̀mɛnan, kɛ̀mɛnan
hundred-year-old	cɛ̀mɛlaka
hunger	kɔ́nkɔ
hungry millet	fánin, fónin
hungry rice	fánin, fónin
hunt at nigh	bìbi
hunter	dònso
hunter bard	dònsojeli, sɛ́rɛ, sɛ́rɛwa
hunter spirit	gbɛ̀dɛ, gbɛ̀dɛnɛ
hunter's hat	màmaturu, nàmaturu
hunters' harp-lute	sínbin
hunters' whistle	sìnbon
hunting	dònsoya
hunting dog	nɔ́ɔnsiwulu, nɔ́wɔsi, nɔ́wɔsiwulu
hunting net	kòrofo
hurl	bón, bón
hurrah	àsɔ́ɛ
hurrah!	àawe
hurry	bólodɔgbɛdɛn, bólogbɛdɛn, bólorɔgbɛrɛn, gbára, kɔ́rɔtɔ
hurry up	kíɲɛn
hurt	mábon, mátɛ̀ɛ
hurt smb.	dímin
husband	cɛ̀, cɛ̀, kɛ̀
husk	bòsi, bù, fòlofòlo
hut	bùu, tóo
hut made of straw mats	bùu
hut of newly initiated boys	fáfa
hydrogen	jísun
hyena	játùru, kéndekàraba, nàma, nàmatòroko, súluku, súlukuba
hyena mane (is believed to be a lucky charm attracting wealth	súluku, súlukuba
hymn	báyiti, béiti
hypothesis	bìsiki