anglais

L - l

label	síndi
labia	byɛ̀fudu
labia majora	byɛ̀dagbolo
laboratory	tírinda
labour pains	tìn
labourer	báaraden
lack of money	bóloladɔɔya, bólomadɔɔya
lack of patience	sɔ́ɲɔn
lacking foliage	búluntan
ladle	kàlama, yɛ̀lɛ
lag behind	tó
lake	bùyi, dàla
lake water	báji
lamp of bread	búru
lamp or torch for fishing [hunting] at night	bìbilan
lancet	básakunnama
land	bànko, bànku, dùu, dùu
land covered with mud	bɔ́rɔn
landing-and-takeoff strip	tɛ́nda
landmark	bɔ̀lɔ
lands on the other side of river	bákɔla
lane	dànkun
Lanfiya	Lànfiya
language	kán
language of mutes	bóbo
lantern	tádun
lapse into silence	mála
large	bònba, kànkanba
large and strong male hartebeest	tánko, tánkon, tánkɔ
large busy road	fòndo, fòno
large donkey	báale
large intestine	bòbakun
large intestine (?)	bòfudu
large rat	bákasan, kàsan, kɔ̀kasan
large size	bèlebele, bònɲa, bùnɲa
large work with a small output	bɔ̀rɔkɔbɔrɔkɔ
largeness	bèlebele, bèlebeleya
larger	wádo
large-scale catastrophe	bàlau, bàlawu
lash	bìnsan, bìsan, bònsan, bɔ̀nsan, gbɛ́ɲɛ, gbíɲɛ, gbònsan
last	bólokada, kɔ́sa, kɔ́san, lában
last long	mɛ́n
last year	sáròn, sáròn
last-born	bólokada, sínnaban
late	kɔ́sa, kɔ́san
late rice	bája
late variety of sweet potato	bòrilamara
later	kɔ́la
lateral fin	jɛ́ɛ
lateral fin of a fish	bólo
latex	mána
latitute	dálatɛɛ
laugh	yɛ́lɛ, yɛ́lɛ
laught	máyɛlɛ
launch	láwìli, láwùli
lavatory	bándakɔtaayɔrɔ, sùtara, sùtura
lavish	búrunka, búrunkɔ
law	sàriya
lawful property	hàlala
lawn	mànsabin
lawsuit	kídi, kíti
laxative	bási
lay	báli, lála
lay down to sleep	lá, l'
lay eggs	lá, l'
lay matter	mɔ̀ɔko
lay off	bɔ́
lay out and unfold	dɔ́fɛ̀nsɛn, dɔ́la
lay siege to	dálasìi
Layi	Làayi
lazy	sàla
lazy gait	sòolosaala
lazybone	sàla
lazyness	sàlaya
lead	bɔ́, kùnnasìi, lèku, lɛ̀ku, lɔ̀, ɲɛ́bìla, tólon
lead out	bɔ́, bɔ́, lábɔ, nábɔ
leader	kánda, kùntii, ɲɛ́bila, ɲɛ́mɔɔ
leader of newly initiated	kɛ́nɛmasa
leaf	búlu, fída, fíra
leafless	búluntan
leak	bɔ́
lean	bánban, dènkentu, dènkentun, dɛ́n, dɛ̀nkɛntun, fánkan, sɛ̀nbɛ, sɛ̀nbɛ, sínsin
lean sth.	bánban
leaning	fánkan
leap	júran
learn	fàamun, fàmu, fàmun, kàran, lákolɔn, lɔ́n
learn by heart	dɔ́bù, dùrusi
learn sth.	mákàran
learn to walk	tɛ̀ɛtɛɛ
learning	kàran
lease	súfuru
leather	gbòlo
leather amulet	bàan
leather bag with a thong	fóroko
leather belt-amulet	bàan
leatherworker	káranke
leave	bìla, bìla, bɔ́, sìi, tó
leave as a guaranty	bìla
leave before smb's arrival	ɲákɔdɔkà, ɲɛ́kɔdɔkà
leave me in peace!	báda, bára
leave smb.	lábìla
leave this as it is	súnkun
leave without supervision	bólomakà
leaven	búruyɛlɛfen
leaves	búlu
leaving meal one by one	bólobɔ
leavings	dátɔ
leech	nírikìti, nòdi, nòri, nɔ̀di, nɔ̀ri
lees	bùdu, bùdun, dùndu
left	màranbolo, núman
left eye	màran
left hand	màran, màranbolo, núman, núman
left hand (among Manding, people eat with their right hand, and hold the dish with their left hand)	kúnan
left hand (used in situation when an action should be performed only with the right hand)	bólo
left hand, left arm	bólo
left side	màran, màran, màranbolo, núman
left unnoticed	gbánńkùnta
leftover	dátɔ, sìda
leg	sèn, sènkala, tònda
legacy	fàcɛ
legal goods	ládàa, ládàha
legitimate	hàlala
legitimize	sìi
Lele	léle
lemon odour	wáyin
lend to	sínka
length	jànɲa, kùntaa, lɔ̀
length of cloth	lánkɔnɔ
lengthen	jànɲa
lenke	lɛ̀nkɛ
leopard	fɔ́lɔkɔ, koroso, ɲánfen, sóli, wáda, wára
leper	bàkitɔ, bàyitɔ, kúnatɔ
lepromathosis leprosy	bàki, bàyi
leprosy	bànaba, jànkaroba, kúna
lesson	wàlada
lest	álakò, álakosa, hálakò, wálakò
lest God should keep you among liars! (a traditional wish said to someone who finishes telling a tale)	fàna
let continue a long time	mɛ́n
let enjoy prosperity	ládaha
let fall	lábè, lábùdun, lábùrun
let go	lábìla
let grow	láto
let off	lábìla, lábìla
let out	lábɔ, nábɔ
let out a secret	dádɔterinya, dálakalinya:adj:babillard, dálaterinya, dárɔterinya
let pass	bìla
let repose	bólobɔ
let ripen	lákɔɔ
let smb. down	bólomanɔɔ
let spend a night	sì
let us act together	ná, `ná
letter	bàtaki, césɛbɛ, lɛ́tɛrɛ, pàtaki, pàtaki, sɛ́bɛden
letter o	dáfunun
letters	bìlańkàn
leucorrhoea	búsabusa
level	bɛ̀sɛnkɛ, dádɔkaɲa, dálakaɲa, dɔ́kaɲa, kábe, kásaka, lábàranɛn, lákaɲa
level a rifle at smb./sth.	dábudu
level tone	kánnabaranɛn
lexeme	kúmaden
liana	fàliwànjan, fìriɲan, lɔ́npɔn, nɔ́nbɔ, nɔ́nfɔn, sɛ̀
liana bridge	ɲìɲan, sɛ̀nbɛsɛnbɛ
liana Saba senegalensis	sàgba
liana with edible fruits	bíli
liane sp.	tírinɔnbɔ
liar	fàna
liberalism	jɛ̀dɛsawoya
liberate	bìla, kánnabìla, lábìla
liberation	bólobɔ, kánnabila
licence	dìɲɛ, dìɲɛsɛbɛ, dìɲɔ
lick	námun, nɛ́mun
lick one's wound	dɔ́namun, dɔ́nɛmun
lid	dábidinnan, dálatuun, dátuunnan, gbùturu
lie	bɛ́lɛ, bɛ́lɛn, fàna, fànaya, fàniya, lá, l', wúya
lie down	bɛ́lɛ, bɛ́lɛn, lá, l'
lie face down	bídi, bídin, bírin
lie in ambush	bɛ́lɛn, lábɛlɛn
lie in ambush for	mábɛlɛn, mánɛrɛn
lie on the back	ján
lie on top of each other	sóoro
lieutenant	dáatii
life	bálo, dúɲadɔtɛɛ, dúɲarɔtɛɛ, ɲánamaya, sì
life conditions	báloɲa
life in exile	báyinbayinɲa
life term	mɔ̀ɔya
lifespan	sì
lifespan, lifetime	bálo
lift	kɔ́dɔtà, wùtu
light	fɛ́, fɛ́n, kɛ́nɛ, kɛ́nɛya, támɛnɛ, wùlenman
light blue	bándakololama
light blue colour	báa
light cotton factory-made textile	báyi
light fingered	bólokɔdɔmisɛn, bólokɔdɔmisɛn, bólokɔrɔmisɛn, bólokɔrɔmisɛn, bólolamisɛn, bólolamisɛn
light red/ pink (water with blood, sunset, etc.)	wùle, wùlen
light talk	bàdokuma
light up	dɔ́yeren
light-azury color	báa
lightblue	sánkololama
light-blue color	báa
lightblue colour	móla
light-brown	bínkɛndɛ
lighten one's skin	wùle, wùlen
light-fingerish	bólolafɛ, bólolafɛ
light-green	bín, bínkɛndɛ, bínkɛndɛnaronnama, bɔ̀fidalama
light-grey colour	bùudigbɛ, bùurigbɛ
lightning	mɛ́ɛmɛɛ, sán, sánfɛdɛn
light-red	wùlenman
light-skinned fulbe ("classical type", with European features and a light skin)	fúla
lignt up	mɛ́nɛ, mɛ́nɛn
like	ládiya, yó
like an idiot	jɔ́njɔnjɔn
liken	lá, l'
limb	sìnfon, sɔ̀ɔran
limit	dákun, dàma, dàn, dàn, dànnin
limit of a field	dá
limp	séedengbe
line	àran, bólon, kɛ̀rɛndɛ, kɛ̀rɛndɛ, kìdin, kìdin, sáfa, sìtari
line of verse	sùku
line up	dɔ́kaɲa, lɔ̀
lineage	bòlonda, kàbila, kɔ́rɛ
lineage name	jàmu, jànbu
linguistics	kánkankeya
liniment, (medical) ointment	bási
lining	báli
lion	jàda, jàra, ɲánfen, wáda, wára
lip	dágbolo
liquefy	wènsen
liquid	jí, wènsen
liquid clay	bɔ̀ɔ
liquid medicine	bási
liquid mud on the road	bɔ̀ɔ
liquid stool	bòji
list	sɛ́rɛdɛ
listen	lámɛn, tólomalɔ̀, wɛ́lɛmalɔ̀
listening	tólomalɔ
literacy campaign	sɛ́bɛsunya
literacy program	bálikukaran
literate person	sɛ́bɛlɔnna
literature	mélekuya
litre	tóngba
little by little	dóyin, dɔ̀nɛndɔnɛn, dɔ̀nindɔnin
little rascal	dénbo
live	bálo, bálo, básìi, lábalo
live embers	bùrunburun, tákisɛ
live eternally	dúma
live in peace with each other	bɛ̀n
liver	bíɲɛ
liverwort	bíɲɛlama
livestock	béyan, bɛ́kan, bíyan, kólofen
livestock farming	kólofenya
livestock raising	bíyannamɔ
lizard	bása
lizard's skin	básagbolo
lizard's slough	básagbolo
load	dònin, dònin
loaf of bread	búrukun
loafer	bàanabaana, bándi, bátaramɔɔ, fàra, sàla
loam pit	bànkuda, tòda
loan	sínka
loan on interest	yìriba
loan with interest	bɔ̀rɔkɔ
loathe	ɲáin, ɲánin, ɲáɲin, ɲéin, ɲɛ́ɲin, ɲóyin
locality	só
localization	dìnkira
lock	bálan, dɔ́kànkan, fɛ́rɛmɛbara, gbáson, kónbada, kónbara, nɛ̀ɛ
lock in	bálan
lock with sth.	bànamini
locust	tɔ̀n
locust tree	nɛ̀dɛ, nɛ̀rɛ
locust tree peduncle	jénjènrin
lodge	jètiiya, jìiya, jìya, lájìiya, lájìya
lodger	súfurutala
logo	yìdasere
loin	báyin, bàyinkudu, sòbo
loincloth	fòngban, gbèta, kóbolon, kòfira, kòfura, kɔ́sɔrɔn, míningban, ɲɛ́sɔrɔn, pàtakura
loincloth for boys	tɔ̀ɔte
loincloth for newly initiated	bɔ̀ɔya
loincloth of girls	pòo
loincloth protective charm	kɔ́nɔwɔrɔnwula
loins	kòdo
loll	bàdi, bàri
lollipop	bɔ̀nbɔn
loneliness	ɲànasuma
long	jàn, jàn, jàn, jànman, kùndɔjan
long absence	fàma
long boat	kànke
long gown	dùubɛn
long narrow trousers	gbánjan
long neck	kánfala
long snout	sóngban
long term	wùsubɔ
long vacation	àrababa, wàlabila
long-crested hawk-eagle	bíbi
longhaired dog	sàfo
longing	lɔ́ɔ
longitude	tɛ́lɛn
long-liver	sìma
long-trailing herbaceous perennial plant	báforoko
look after	kádan
look at	dɔ́gbɛ, fɛ́lɛ, fɛ́nɛn, máfɛlɛ, máfɛnɛn
look attentively and with an interest	ɲábɔ
look fixedly	bása
look for	ɲínin
look forward	kɔ́rɔtɔ
look like	bɔ́
look out!	íyo
loom	kɔ̀rɛ
loose	círon, fɔ́, látunun
loose and abudnant	bódobadi, bórobari
loose baggy trousers	bámuu, kòsabalen, kùrusiba, múuba
loose chance	pɛ́rdi
loose force	dɛ́sɛ
loose in intensity	másìi
loose one's markmanship	bólolagboya, bólolangboya
loose track	bɔ́
loose trust	jìi
loose weight	bára
loosen	dɔ́bìla, dɔ́yoron, rɔ́bìla
loquacious person	dádɔkomisɛn, dádɔkonte, dákosiyamannte
loquacity	dádɔkomisɛnya
Lord	màari
lorry	dùukulun, kánben
lose	bè, bè, bèn, bèn, bɔ̀nɔ, jɔ́lɔn
lose count	ɲákɛ
lose one's way	fèlenfelen
lose sth.	bùdun, bùrun
loser	bɔ̀nɔla
loss	bɔ̀nɛ, bɔ̀nɔ
loss of confidence	tɛ̀ɛńdɔ, tɛ̀ɛnsoya
lost profit	bɔ̀nɛ, bɔ̀nɔ
lot	báara, kàlabe, kàlabɔ, nàkan, sára
lot of bun	fáadɔkɛ
loudspeaker	fálanko
lounge	wáranka
love	bádamuso, báramuso, díyaɲɛ, jàrabi, jàrabi, kànin, kànin, ládiyaɲɛ, tìn, yàrabi, yàrabi
lover	ɲàmɔɔkɛ
low level tone	kánmajii, lábàra
low tone	kánmajii
low wall between two huts	kɔ̀lɔkɔ
lower a little	májìi, májìi
lower abdomen	nàa
lower one's voice	mála
lower part	dùula
lower part of abdomen	bàdakɔdɔla, bàrakɔrɔla
lower reaches of a river	bá
lowering sky	bána, bánda
low-tone apostrphe	làsándi
L-shaped	dàbalama
luck	hàrijɛɛ, nɛ̀rɛ, nɔ̀rɔ
luckily	bɛ̀nsenma
luckiness	bànaya
lucky person	nɔ̀rɔɲi, nɔ̀rɔɲiman
luggage	kùnkiti
luminary	fìtinan
lump	kùdu, kùru
lump of clay mortar	bànkuden, bɔ̀ɔden
lump of saline soil	bɔ́ɔden
lump of shit	bòkudun
lunch	dàdaka, dàraka, dàrakala, tèledɔ
lung	fɔ́ɔfɔɔ, jɔ̀fɔ
lungfish	fàralafagban
lure	mánɛɛn
lurk	bùu
lust	hílɛ, ɲábɔ
lute	kònin
lying-in	jùbaatɔya
lymphadenitis	gbɔ̀ɔyɔ