anglais

M - m

machete	mùruba
mad	fàtɔ, fàtɔ
made of	-lama, -nama, -rɔma
made of crocodile skin	bànbalama, bànbama
madness	fà, fàtɔya
madrasah	kàranbon
magazine	fɔ̀ɔbɛfɔɔbɛ
magic chart	kátimɛ
magic force	ɲàman
magic object	bási, jò
magic poison	kɔ̀rɔtɛ, kɔ̀rɔti
magician	sóma, wàyima
magnifying glass	wádo
mail	bìlańkàn, cébon, pòsti
main entrance to the compound	dábada
main entrance to the house (as opposed to súda)	dá
main riverbed	bákisɛ
main road	síla
mainland	gbére
maintain	mìda, mìna, mìra, sé, s'
maize	kàba, ɲɔ̀
maize variety	dɔ̀kɔrɔnin, gbɛ̀lɛnnin, ɲɔ̀nin
majority	fànba
make	dán, dɔ́bɛ̀n, lábɛ̀n, ládan, rɔ́bɛ̀n, sìdi, sín, sìri
make a claim simultaneously	gbàra
make a complete round, address everybody without exception	pédekù
make a fault	fùtinti, fùtunti
make a laoyout	dònjuluma
make a lump	mɔ́n
make a round	tíntan
make a sacrifice	sádaka, sáraka
make a vow not to do	dádɔla, dárɔlá
make a woman pregnant	kɔ́nɔ
make abunant	wàra
make acceptable	bɛ̀n
make agile	kùnkaliya
make agree	bɛ̀n
make an effort	tɛ́masìdi, tɛ́sìdi, tírin
make an exception	dàn
make angry	nílafìn
make appear	bɔ́
make bitter	lákùmu
make blow	fɛ́
make blue	lábùle
make boorish	dádɔgboya
make calm	básìi
make camp	dáa
make clear	gbɛ́ya, kɛ́nɛ
make cloudy	bùdu, bùdun, dɔ́bùdun, dùndu, rɔ́bùdun
make coagulate	lásìnbi
make conform	bɛ̀dɛmabɛ̀n, bɛ̀rɛmabɛ̀n
make crack	sɛ́nkɛ
make difficult	gbà
make disorderly	lásòorosáara
make doubt	lásika
make dream	lásìbo, lásùbo
make drunk	mílo
make elegant	bùubuu
make fade	wúran
make fail	lábàli
make fall in love	lájàrabi
make fall repeatedly	mábè
make famous	bɔ́
make flee	lábòri
make fly	lágban
make for	mágbɛn
make forget	láɲìna
make forlorn	lábayinbayin
make fun of	máyɛlɛ
make go	látaa
make grey	lábùdun, lábùrun
make guide	bìla
make happen	láse
make hiccup	lásìko
make ill	lábàna
make impudent	ɲádɔjà, ɲárɔjà
make incur losses	lábè
make indefinite	máfìli
make insufficient	ládoso
make known	bɔ́
make look old	kɔ̀dɔ, kɔ̀rɔ
make lose count	ɲákɛ
make merry	sáwa, sɛ́wa
make motley	ɲɛ̀ɛn
make mute	bóboya
make neat	bɛ̀sɛya
make noise	jɔ̀ɔjɔɔ, wɔ̀yɔ, yɔ̀ɔyɔɔ
make obvious	bɔ́
make offend	bìla
make out	látiin, nátiin
make over	sàyi, sàyin, sèyi, sèyin
make pleasant	dɔ́diya
make pregnant	lákɔnɔmaya
make put on weight	láɲaran
make red	láwùlen, wùle, wùlen
make red on the surface	máwùlen
make red-hot	wùle, wùlen
make redo	lásàyi, lásàyin, lásèyi, lásèyin
make revolve	lámurumuru
make rude	dádɔgboya
make salient	kùdu, kùru
make set about	lásàyi, lásàyin, lásèyi, lásèyin
make sit down	lánɔ̀mɔ, lásìi, make smb take retirement
make sloven	dàngbaya
make sly	cìya, kèwuya, kìya
make smb a present with sth readily available	bólomasɔ
make smb a wanderer	báyinbayintɔya
make smb busy	lɔ̀
make smb incur losses	lábɔ̀nɔ, láciron
make smb shelterless	báyinbayintɔya
make smb.'s life unbearable	bólomanɔɔ
make sour	lákùmu
make sth commensurate	bɛ̀dɛmabɛ̀n, bɛ̀rɛmabɛ̀n
make sth difficult to get	bólokɔya
make strippy	ɲɛ̀ɛn
make succeed	nɔ̀dɔsìi
make suffer	gbà, jànkáta, sɛ̀ɛ
make superior	láfìsamannteya
make terminate	ládafa
make the acquaintance with	lɔ́n
make thin	bára, lábara
make tidy	bɛ̀sɛya
make tired	lákùmu
make turbid	bùdu, bùdun, dɔ́bùdun, dɔ́dùndu, dùndu, rɔ́bùdun
make turn	lámurumuru
make unable	kòri
make unclear	mágbu
make understandable	gbɛ́ya
make unrecongnizable	máfìli
make up one's mind	wàkali
make useless	bɔ̀dɛbɔ́, bɔ̀rɛbɔ́, fáwo, lágbàsi
make visible	lábɔ, mákà, nábɔ
make vomit	lábaaji, lábaayi, nábaaji, nábaayi
make work	lábaara
malaria	dénbalen, jòkajo
male	cɛ̀, cɛ̀, cɛ̀man, cɛ̀man, jíi, kɛ̀, kɛ̀man, kɔdɔn, kɔrɔn
male baboon	jíi
male bushbuck	gbángba, gbángba, mìnan
male chimpanzee	gbànkun, gbànkunba, wòdon, wòron
male genitals	fɔ́dɔ, fɔ́rɔ, kàya
male genitals disease	kàya
male hyena	súlukucɛ
male in-law	bídankɛ, bírankɛ
male papaya tree	yírijècɛ
male patas monkey	sùlawulen
male porcupine	bàla
male red marmoset	jíi
male red monkey	gbànkun, gbànkunba, kúnbàlan, kúnbalanba
male roan antelope	dágbɛ
male sex	cɛ̀ya, kɛ̀ya, kòlonkalan
malediction	dánka
malice	ɲángboya
malicious person	júumante, ɲángbo
Malikit	bólolajiila
Malinke	mànenka, màninka
Mamadi	Màmadi
mammiferous	yɛ́rɛma, yɛ́rɛma
man	ádabaden, ádamaden, búnuadamaden, cɛ̀, cɛ̀, kɛ̀
man of letters	mélekuyala
man's cap	fúla, fúula
man's sex	dɛ̀ɲɔɔn, dùɲɔɔn, nàɲɔɔn
manager	kólatɛɛ
manager's office	cétiida
manatee	mà
man-crazy	cɛ̀kotɔ
mango	mánkoro, mánkòron
manifest a respect to	mábɛ̀n
manifest hostility toward	mángboya
manifest its relation	bánki
manifest one's generosity	bólobìla
Maninka	mànenka, màninka
manioc	bànanku, bànnuku, bàntara, mànaku, mànanku
manner	cóo, cóoya, ɲá, ɲɛ́
manual weeding	bɔ̀bɔ
manufacture	bɔ́, dán, dɛ̀ɛn, lábɔ, nábɔ
manufacturing of medicaments	básiya
manufacturing of medicines	sírigbidiya
manure	bíyannɔɔ
map	pàpada
marc	ɲàa
March	táraba
march	sáada, sáara
marchmaker	bóloma
mariner	bámɔɔ
mark	báaranɔ, kànsɛbɛ, màsére, màsere, màsɛbɛ, nɔ̀nɔ, nɔ́ti, tɔ̀ɔmasere, tɔ̀ɔmasere, tù
mark with landmarks	bɔ̀lɔya
market	lɔ́ɔ, lɔ́ɔfɛ, sáa
market tax	sáale, wúsuru
market town	lɔ́ɔduu
market visit	lɔ́ɔlɔ
marksman	bólolandi, bólolandi, tɛ́ɛlandi, tɛ́ɛlandi
markup	bìlańdɔ, bìlańna, gbàasu, tɔ̀nɔ
marriage	fúdu, fúru
marriage without bridewealth	álamandi
married woman	bɔ̀lɔnka, cɛ̀bonnasiimuso, kɛ̀bonnasiimoso
marrow	bá, sɛ́nbɛ, sɛ́nbɛdɛ, sɛ́nmɛdɛ
marrubio	sòsogbɛnna
marry	fúdu, fúru, lákɔ̀ɲɔma, sìi
marry a woman	lásìi
marsh	bòroboro
masculin	cɛ̀laka
masculine	cɛ̀, kɛ̀
mask	bɔ̀dɔ, bɔ̀rɔ
mason	mɔ̀nsɔn
mason wasp	dòndoli, dòndooli
massage	bɔ́rɔ, bɔ́rɔn, dɔ́dii, mábɔrɔn
master	máari, ɲáye
master of initiation	kɛ́nɛkɛla
master of one's word	kántii
master of the house	bóntii
master sergeant	bólontii
mastery	bólolandiya
mat	dɛ̀bɛ, kànkan
match	ádamaɲɔɔn, àlimɛti, àlimɛtikala, àlumɛti, sánka, sé, s', tákala
match head	àlimɛti, àlumɛti
mate	ádamaɲɔɔn
materialist	búnbunnaka
maternal clan	bábon
maternal curse is upon him	dánka
maternal kin	bábon, bári, bárin, bén, bérin, bórin, nálaka
maternal lineage	nábon
maternal uncle	bári, bárin, bárinkɛ, bérin, bórin
maternal uncle and his nephews	bárinɲɔɔnma
mathematics	dàmalɔn
matter	búmun, búnbun, kó, kóɲa, wáliya
mattress	bùtu, dòforo
mattress made of burlap bag	bùtu
mature	bònbaya, búlanya, súrubanya
mature man	cɛ̀kun
Mauritanian Arab	sóloka, sólokanin, súlaka
maw	dá
maximum	bònbaba, kɔ́dan
May	dàbata, mɛ́
may God bless you!	báraka
may God grant you life! (is said to a child after he has sneezed)	bálo
may God not let us get up together (a playful wish before going to bed: it is implied that everybody get up together when there is a sudden calamity)	wìli, wùli
may God recompense you!	bàraji, bàrayi
may you wake up calmly! (lit.: may you get out of the night!)	sú
maybe	à dó dɔ́, tùmadɔ
mbola	kòra, kùra
me	nê
meal	báloyilima, dáyilima, sùman
mean	mìsɛn
meaning	kɔ́dɔ, kɔ́rɔ
meaningful	kɔ́dɔma
meaningful group of syllables (word, morpheme)	gbèn
meanness	bɛ̀sɛkunuya, bɛ̀sɛnkɔninya, bɛ̀sɛnkɔnɔtɛya
means	dàbari, fɛ̀rɛ, jífa, násuru
measure	bɛ̀rɛ, dàma, súman
measure of length	fònan
meat	sòbo
meat with bones	sòbo
meat with bones (as opposed to loin, sòbo báyin)	kólo
mechanics	tòrokoya
mechanism	tòroko
meconium	nɔ̀mɔ, sɔ́lɔ, sɔ́rɔ
meddler	kàkala
medecine	dándali
medical doctor	dándala
medicinal	básima
medicinal herb	bási
medicinal plant	bùsun
medicine	bási, dàbari, sírigbidi
medicine man	básibɔla, básitii, fídakɛla
mediocrity	tɛ́makankeya
medley	bàsankaari, bàsankare
meekness	álamina
meet	bɛ̀, bɛ̀n, bɛ̀n, kùngbàra, lábɛ̀n, sɔ̀dɔn, sɔ̀rɔn
meet (with each other)	bɛ̀n
meet smb 's wishes	lábɛ̀n
meet unexpectedly, by chance	bàra
meeting	dúnbu, kùngbara, làdɛ, ɲɔ́ɔnnadɛ
mellow earth	bùudi, bùuri
melody	bólo, fɔ́li
melt	yèlen
member	sìnfon
member of parlament	dépite
member of the caste of builders	báari
members of one clan don't marry	sí
memento	sínkɔnmida
memory	hákili, hánkili, jùlu
men's gown	babakɔdɔ, babakɔrɔ
men's meeting	gbàra
menace	bàabaa, bàabaa, máma
mend	bɛ̀tɛrɛ, dán, dɔ́bɛ̀n, lábɛ̀n, ládan, rɔ́bɛ̀n
mending	dɔ̀bɛn, rɔ̀bɛn
meniscus	kála
menses	lànda, yílisi
menstruation	lànda, yílisi
mention	kófɔli
mentor	séma
merchandise	kàrajawo
merchant	jàwola, jùla
merciful	hínala, kàmarańke
Mercury	gbɔ́ku
mercy	hína
mess up	ɲáansa
messenger	céden, céla, céla, kéla, kéla, kéladen, kíla
messiah	làkisilila
metal	nɛ̀ɛ
metal barrel	bàrikon
metal drum	bàrikon
metal rattle	kɛ́nkɛn
metal sheet	fálafala
metel	bàa
meteor	sánjabe
meteorology	mɔ́ntɔndɔya
method	kɛ́kiya, kɛ́koya
method of making	dánɲa
methodology	kúdɛkudɛ
metis	jàatara
metre	gbàlagbala
metric system	bíkanke
microscope	júubɛlan
midday	jénjen, jénjen
midday sun	jénjen
middle	tɛ́dɔ, tɛ́mala, tɛ́mantɛ
middle finger	bólotɛmabandan, bólotɛmata, tɛ́mabandan, tɛ́mata
middle of lake	tánban
middle toe	tánban
middle-aged	gbísin
middleman	bàanabaana
midge-like insects	wólowolo
midnight	dùutala, yérenyeren, yérenyeren
mihrab	míràbi
military	kɛ̀lɛden, nàntii, nàntiilaka
military chief	kɛ̀lɛfa
military parade	bárabɔ
milk	bídi, bídin, bírin, nɔ́nɔ
milk cream	fɛ̀nɛ
milk has turned sour	nɔ́nɔ
millimetre	gbàlawaaden
million	bàawaa, kènwulu
millstone	wúu
minaret	sɔ́rɔrɔ
mince	màɲa, màɲan
minced fish	jɛ́ɛtɛɛ
mine	dàman
mingle	bírinsa, bírisa
mining area	dàmanfɛ
minister	kótii
ministry	kótiida, kótiiya
minuend	bɔ́ńnata
minute	míniti
minutes	dádɔkan, sɛ́bɛdɔya
miracle	dákabananko, kábako, kábananko, màntanin
miraculous	kábakoma, mákabanɛn
mire	bɔ̀ɔ
mirror	dùbalen, dùbaren, dùmaren, dùwaren, káro, káro, wálaki
miscarriage	bólolagbasi, bɔ̀nɛ, bɔ̀nɔ
miscarry	bɔ̀nɔ
mischievousness	gbánanɲa
miser	bàkiilu, bàkili, bòkunan, bólogbɛlɛn, bólomagbɛlɛn, júumante, kúdènkanin, kúdùnkanin, tɛ́ɛgbɛlɛn, tɛ́ɛgbɛlɛn
miserliness	bàkiiluya
misfortune	bɔ̀nɛ, bɔ̀nɔ, gbàlo, màɲimako, màsiba, màsibo, màsibu, màsuba, nàdi, nàri, nɛ̀rɛ, nɔ̀rɔ, nɔ̀rɔjuuya
mishmash	bàsankaari, bàsankare
misinterpret	dɔ́bùdun, rɔ́bùdun
mislead	bɛ̀dɛbɛdɛ
misquote	dɔ́bùdun, rɔ́bùdun
miss	fòdo, fɔ́, fùtinti, fùtinti, fùtunti, fùtunti, gbánńkùn, jàn, jɛ̀n, láfòdo, máfòdo
miss a mark	fòdo
missed	gbánńkùnta
missile	bìɲɛkisɛ, bùubuumalan
mission	cé, célaya, cɛ́, kélaya, kí, lɔ̀nkela
missionary	dálafula
Missis	bá
missis	bɔ̀lɔnka
mist	bónbuya, búnbun, búnbuya, búun, búun, búun, búunya
mistake	fìli, tànbon
Mister	cɛ̀mɔɔ, kɛ̀mɔɔ
mister	sálatii
misterious	dóma
mistery	dó
mistrustful person	bìsikilikɛla
misunderstanding	bìlaɲɔɔnna
mitqal	mùtukali
mitten	bólomadon
mix	bàsan, bàsan, bàsan, bírinsa, bírisa, bòro, féreke, féreke, kálanson, kálanson, kólin, kólin, kólonson, kólonson, ɲáamin, ɲábàsan, ɲábàsan, ɲádɔbàsan, ɲárɔbàsan
mix hot and cold water	dɔ́kolin
mix in	dɔ́bàsan
mix up	bàsan, féreke, kálanson, kólin, kólonson, ɲábàsan, ɲábàsan, ɲádɔbàsan, ɲárɔbàsan
mixture	ɲáamin
MJ to take smb. seriously	bólo
moan	wúnan, wúndan, wúntan
mobilization	tónta
mobola plum	kòra, kùra
mode	súuya
model	bólo
moderate	máfa
moderate one's voice	máfa
modern	kàkuda
modernity	bìko, bìlako, kàkudaya
modest	sáamɛyala
modesty	fánmajii, sáamɛ, sáamɛya
modification	yɛ̀lɛman
moisten slightly	láɲiin
molar	tàa, tàaju
mold	kàrako
molecular	fúɲɛlaka
molecule	fúɲɛ
moment	tùma, wáati
moment before the daybreak, time of the first cock cry	fájiri
momentary	lábàranɛn
monarchy	mànsala
Monday	kɔ̀balon, tɛ̀nɛn
Monday week (next week on Monday )	tɛ̀nɛn
monetary system	fàdanka
money	fàdanka, gbɛ́, wádi, wári, wódi, wóri
moneylender	bɔ̀rɔkɔdonna, bɔ̀rɔkɔkɛla
monitor lizard	kána, kánan
monkey	bàndo, bàndon, bàno, sìra, sùla
monkey guava	dàbakalasunsun, sùnsunfin
monologue	kèlennakuma
monosyllabic word, morpheme	gbèn
monster	fìrindɔndɔn
month	káro, sànbolon
monthly	sànbolonnaka
monument	fúrutu
moon	káro
Moor	sóloka, sólokanin, súlaka
moor	bɛ́lɛn, dún
moorage	bàtobɛlɛndankan
mooring area	bádan
more	bìtun, bìtuun, búdùn, bútùn, mùnun, múnùn, mútùn
More	mɔ̀ɔrɛ
more	mùtun
more than thirty thousand	fánda
moreover, in addition	ànínkɔ
morgage	másìi
moribund	sàbaatɔ
morning	sɔ̀ɔ, sɔ̀ɔma, sɔ̀ɔmada
morning time	sɔ̀ɔmala
mortal	ádabaden, ádamaden, búnuadamaden, sàta
mortar	bàran, kòlon
Mosi	mɔ̀ɔsi
moskito net	sánke, sánkɛ
mosque	Álabon, bàtobon, mìsidi, mìsiri, sálibon, tínbidinda
mosquito	sòso
mother	bá, bá, dénba, ná, `ná
mother tongue	báda, bára
mother's brother	bári, bárin, bérin, bórin
mother's milk	sínji
mother's peer (in age)	ná, `ná
motherhood	báya, náya
mother-in-law	bídanmoso, bídanmuso, bíranmuso
motherland	báda, bára
motherless	bántan, wólobantan
motor	nídɔ
motor car	kɔ̀nso
motorcycle	pópo
motto	síndi
mould	bónbuya, búnbun, búnbuya, fún, fún
mound	tùun
mountain	kɔ̀nkɛ, kùru
mourn	fìriya, fùreya, fùriya, sùnun
mourning	sànka
mouse	ɲína
mousetrap	káranke, kàriɲan
mouth	dá, dá, dàgbeleke, dɔ́kà, kára
mouth action	dádɔ, dárɔ
mouth organ	alimɔrika
mouthful	dáfa, dákudun, dákurun, dáɲa, dáɲakudu, lɔ́kɔma
mouvie	jìya
movable properties	tàta
movables	tàta
move	bòri, lámàa, lámàa, sàn, yɛ̀lɛman, yìrindi
move apart	bɔ́
move aside	bɔ́, mábɔ
move away	bɔ́, bɔ́, jànfa, mábɔ, mábɔ
move close	mádòn
move house	yɛ̀lɛman
move somewhere	tà
movement	làmaa, tòofo
moving crowd (?)	tɔ̀ntɔn
much	bákɛ, bírintan, bódobadi, bórobari, káti
mucus	kàri, nórolon, nóronoro
mud	bànko, bànku, bòroboro, bɔ̀ɔ, bɔ̀ɔ
mud granary	bòndon, bònon, bɔ̀ndɔn, bɔ̀nɔn, bùnun, gbòndon, gbùndun
mudd	múde
muddle	dùru
muddy	bɔ̀ɔma
mudguard	bɔ̀ɔɲɛbɛn
muezzin	àlimaminfalanko, bàabaalila, sélimakilila, wárandilila
muffle oneself up	méleke
muffle up	méleke
mug	kóro, sóngban
Muharram	jɔ̀nbɛ̀ndɛn, jɔ̀nbɛ̀nɛn, jɔ̀nbɛntɛn, jɔ̀nmɛnɛn, jɔ̀nmɛntɛn
mule	fàliba
multicomponent	bɔ́lɔnbɔlɔnma
multimillionaire	wúlumatii
multiplicity	síyaya
multiply	bònɲa, búnbu, búnbun, bùnɲa, lábuuya, lásiyaya, sìi, síyaya, wàra, wàra
multiply streets	bɔ́lɔnbɔlɔnbɔ
multitude	jàma
Mummy Fanta, Missis Fanta	ná, `ná
mumps	gbɔ̀ɔyɔ
murmur	dádɔkomisɛn
museum	cɛ́bon, cɛ́nbon
mush	báa, sàdi, sàri, sèdi, sèri
mushroom	bàfina, fɛ́nan, fína, fínan, sɛ̀bɛ
mushroom sp.	mɛ́rɛn
music	fɔ́li
musician	fɔ́lila
Muslim	jɛ̀dɛkolobaa, móri, mùsilimun, sìlama
muslim cleric	móri
Muslim headscarf	bìrimoso, bùrumoso
Muslim scholar	fóde
must	fún
mute	bóbo, múmu
muteness	bóboya
mutual	-ma
muzzle	búduda, dábudu, fàlamu
muzzle for a calf	tɔ́nkɛ
muzzle of a cannon	búduda
muzzle of rifle	dá
my	nê
my elder mother (my mother's elder sister, an elder wife of my father or his brother, etc.)	bònba
my father is alive	bálo
my father is collecting his belongings	dɔ́bɛ̀n, rɔ́bɛ̀n
my father's namesake (a polite address to a boy [a girl], whataver may be his name)	tɔ́ɔma
my God!	sàfúrulayi
my hands smell like gasoil	súma
my honey	sè
my husband does not sleep with me	bón
my very kind frient (form of address)	bɛ̀dɛ, bɛ̀rɛ
my voice has gone hoarse	kán, ládìbi
myocardium	búntànin, búntèli
mystify	márasa
myth	sírin
myth-teller	sírinyala