Malidaba English-Maninka index / dictionary of the Maninka Reference Corpus
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nail bɔ̀lɔren, gbángban, sòrin
nail puller bɔ̀lan
naked gbódo, kólon, lákolon
nakedness gbódoya
name kíli, kùnnabɔ́, kùntɔɔ, tɔ́ɔ
name of agent -la, -na
name one by one mádan
name smb. lá, l'
name X {in Y's honour/ with Y's name} lá, l'
namesake tɔ́ɔma
narrate ɲáfɔ
narrate about mádan
narration bábu, ɲáfɔli
narrative ɲáfɔ
narrator ɲáfɔlila
narrow dɔ́gbɔ̀rɔnɛn
narrow down dɔ́gbɔ̀rɔ
nasal cavity bàda, bàra
nasalization mark kánnadiyalan
nation mànton
nationalist fàsolaka
nationality fàsoya
native bɔ́baa, bɔ́baa, dìnko, dùuden, dùuren
nature súnkun, tède, tère, tète
naughtiness kálabaanteya, kálabanteya
naughty fúufàafuu
naughty child bólolakumumɔɔ
nauseate ɲáin, ɲánin, ɲáɲin, ɲéin, ɲɛ́ɲin, ɲóyin, yílimaji
navel bàda, bàdakun, bàra, bàrakun
navel hernie bàdakudun, bàrakurun
navigable canal bájaran, bákuda, báyaran
navy blue bìle, bìlɔ, bùle, bùlo
neap-tides jífaa
near dáfɛ̀, kɔ́dɔ, kɔ́rɔ, tɔ̀ɔfɛ̀, tɔ̀rɔfɛ̀
near person màmɔɔ
nearby gbɔ́ku
neat bɛ̀sɛ
nebulosity lábuun
neck kán
neck (of clothes), neckline lábɔdiya
necklace cáka, kɔ́nɔn
necktie dábinsan
need dɛ́sɛ, màko
needle mísali, mísèli, sàyilan, sèyilan
needle with a thread jèsema, sàyilan, sèyilan
neem jòkajo
negation bànni, bànsila, màsɔsɔli
negative participle -bali
negative phrase bànsila
neglect dɔ́yoron, lábìla, mábìla
neglect one's religious duties káawa, káwa
neglect one's work lánɔɔ
negligence mábila
Negrillo kòrogba
neighbour sìiɲɔɔn
neighbourhood sìinfɛ
neologism fɔ́kuda
nephew bárinnɛn, bárinnin, bénkɛ, bɛ́nkɛ
nest fán, ɲàan
net jɔ̀
network kòrofo
network clothes jɔ̀len, jɔ̀lennɛn
neutral tɛ́dɔ
neutrality tɛ́dɔya
never ábadàn, fɛ́sɛkudu, hábada, hábadan, háyibadan
new kúda, kúra
new unoccupied house bón
newly circumcised one bìri
newly initiated bólokofen, cɛ̀balen, kɛ̀balen, sòlima, sòlimaden
newly initiated boy cɛ̀balen, kɛ̀balen, kɛ́nɛden
news jànjon, kìbaro
newspaper fɔ̀ɔbɛ
next nàtɔ
next day dùusagbɛ
next year járe, jári, sàndɔ
niece bárinmoso, bénmoso, bénmuso, bɛ́nmoso
Niger perch sálen
night sú
night conversation sùmun, sùun
night prayer sáfo
nightingale sòrofe
nightly festival fìda
Nile giant perch sálen
Nile perch sálen
nine kɔ̀nɔndɔ
ninetieth bíkɔ̀nɔndɔnan
ninety bíkɔ̀nɔndɔ
nitrogen sɛ́ɛsun
nitta tree nɛ̀dɛ, nɛ̀rɛ
Nko Ńkó
no áà, ɛ̀nɛn, ɛ̀nɛnɛ̀n, ɛ̀ɲɛ̀, héyì
noble person hɔ́rɔ, lànpaasi
nod dɔ́dɔ̀n, rɔ́dɔ̀n
noise mànkan, sɔ́nkɔ
noise produced by wings bíi
noisily bíi, bíii
nomad bùu-túdu-ní-bùu-bɔ́
nomad cattle breeder bíyangbɛnna
nomadic cattle breeding bíyangbɛn
nominalization -li, -ni, -nin
nominate lásìi, tɔ́ɔya
none sí
noneity fúuya
non-emphatic pronoun tùunta
non-Muslim bánbàran
nonsense bɔ̀dɛbɔ, bɔ̀rɛbɔ, mànamanakan
non-undulated wòyobali
nook dóodoo
norm jɔ́njɔn
normal bɛ̀dɛmabɛ̀nnin, jɔ́njɔnma
normalization jɔ́njɔnya
North bólo, kɔ̀ɔduu
North African crested porcupine bàla
North African oryx dànkaran, dànkaranfule, dànkarankule
northern latitude dálatɛɛ
Northern Pole bári
nose nún
nose out dɔ́soore
nostril núnfole, núnfule
not a single sí
not at all kélen
not cook properly mábàrabara
not to be té, tɛ́
not yet fɔ́lɔ
note jàntońdɔ, kɔ̀rɔsi, yílinɔ
notebook sɛ́bɛren, sɛ́bɛwala
nothing fóyì, fú, fúu
notice kɔ̀rɔsi, kɔ̀rɔsi
notion bìsikili, míriya
noun tɔ́ɔ
nourish bálo, lábalo
nouveau riche bàki
novel kànfɔ
novelty kúdaya
November nɛ́nɛba
noviciate fáfa
now bélè, bìtun, bìtuun, búdùn, bútùn, múnùn, mùnun, mútùn, mùtun, sɛ̂n, sɛ̂n, sɛ́nɛ̀n, sínɛ̀n, sínɛ̀n, sínɛ̀n, sísàn, sísàn, sísɛ̀n, sísɛ̀n
now the village is quite near bɛ̀dɛ, bɛ̀rɛ
nowadays bì, bì, bìn, bìn, bìntuma, bìntuma, bìtun, bìtuun, búdùn, bútùn, mùnun, múnùn, mútùn, mùtun, tènten
nowadays, this custom becomes rare because of the Islamic influence) bɔ̀n
nuisance báasi, bìlannabaa, tàna
nullity fúuya
number bɛ̀rɛya, bɔ́li, fɛ́rɛtɛ, jàte, jàteden, jírika, yírika
number position yílama
numbness sù
numerous bɛ̀dɛ, bɛ̀rɛ, bòn, bònba, kɔ̀ngbɛ, sɛ́dɛ, sɛ́dɛ, sɛ́dɛma, sɛ́dɛman, síya, síyaman, wɛ́rɛ
numu nùmu, nùmun, nùun
nursing mother dénbatii
nutritive element bálofen
nyriad jírika, yírika