Malidaba English-Maninka index / dictionary of the Maninka Reference Corpus
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o hé, hée
o! áì, , wó
oaf bàhima, bàima
oak gbé
oar jùba, jùfa
oasis bìlin
oath dáfalen, dáfalin, dákan
obedience kólo
obey dàn
object of worship bàtofen
object to smb. sɔ̀sɔ
objection sɔ̀sɔli
objective yéta
obligation báara, díyagboya, wájibi
obligatory fàrila
oblige wájibiya
obliging kɔ́nɔdɔdi
oblivion ɲìna
obscure dìbinɛn
obscurity dìbi
observation gbèlunnin
observe lábàto, láto
obstacle bálan, bàliko
obstinate kándɔgbɛlɛn
obtain bɔ́, lábɔ, lábɔ, nábɔ, nábɔ
obverse ɲátɛɛ
obvious gbɛ́dɔta, gbɛ́nɛn
ocarina bɔ̀ɔbudu
occiput tɔ̀n
occult power dàlu
occupation báara, cé, ké, màce
occupy mìda, mìna, mìra
occupy oneself sòola
occupy oneself seriously básìi
occur bìla
ocean bá, báwula, lìnban
ocra gbán
October kónbitì, kónbitìi
octopus jíjàda, jíjara
octopus cabbage tree bólokɔrɔ, bólokudun
odd yéreke
odd job bólofɛbaara
of a warm colour wùle, wùlen, wùlenman
of course! ákɛ̀, áǹkɛ, hɔ̀nkɛ, hùnkɛ
of good quality jɔ́njɔn
of no fixed abode báyinbayin, béyinbeyin
of the skin color tùbama
offence dímin, hákɛ, tɔ̀ɲɛɛ
offencive action bìlannako
offend bìla, jɛ́bɛ, nànin, tɔ̀ɲɛɛ
offense kùta
offer jànsa, nì, sɔ́
offer a breakfast dàdaka, dàraka
office bìro, bùro, sɛ́bɛda
officer jàlatii
official cédatii
offshoot bólonfada
offspring bɔ́nsɔn
often sɔ̀n
oh hell! àawee
oh! áì, wóyì
oh, mother! wóyì
oil túlu, túluji
oil lamp fìtinan
oil palm tén, tín
oilcake bò
oil-cake ɲàa
okra sauce náma
old kɔ̀dɔ, kɔ̀rɔ
old age cɛ̀mɔɔya, kɛ̀mɔɔya, kɔ̀dɔ, kɔ̀rɔ
old boy cɛ̀mɔɔ, kɛ̀mɔɔ
old cassava root gbátokɔrɔ, sìnkɔrɔ
old maid bákɔdɔtɔ
old man cɛ̀mɔɔ, kɛ̀mɔɔ
old person mɔ̀ɔbakɔdɔ
omission gbánńkùn
omit láfòdo
omnivorous dádɔtɔmɔnbali
on kàn, mà
on Friday árijima, jíma, júma
on Monday tɛ̀nɛn
on Sunday àlhadi, káari, làhadi
on the entire surface ɲáfɛ̀
on the top of kùndɔ, kùnna, kùnnɔ
on this model, in this way bólo
on Thursday àlamisa, àlimisa
on top of kàn
onchocercosiasis màra
one kélen
one another ɲɔ́ɔn
one day of collective work on the field recompensed with one goat sɛ̀nɛ
one franc táman
one of the staple foods in the Forest Guinea) nàmansa, nàmasa
one to whom somthing is entrusted kàrifala
one which is red wùlenmanta
one who disregards oneself bànjɛdɛdɔ, bànjɛdɛye
one who has a mother báma
one who has been baptized batisesɔdɔnbaa
one who is in front ɲɛ́baa
one who renounces a vow dádɔbɔla, dárɔbɔla
one who supposes bìsikilila
one's own maternal uncle (mother's own brother) bári, bárin, bérin, bórin
one's own nephew (for a mother's brother) kúna
one's own niece (for a mother's brother) kúna
one's people bádamɔɔ, sìnfon
one's relations sìnfon
one-armed person bólokelen
oneself gbú, gbún,
onion jàba
onion, onion bulb kú
only bɛ́ɛ, dɔ́rɔn, féu, pé, tún
open dálakà, kà, lákà
open a little mákà
open a road, release the way, clear the way, make way (for -- ɲɛ́), get out of way (smb./sth.'s-- ɲɛ́) bɔ́
open slightly yónkon
open space gbɛ́, gbɛ́bala
open widely wàa
opening dá
openly pákisa
opinion fɛ̀la, mírila, mírinan, míriya
opposite gbère
oppress dɔ́gbɛ̀dɛn, tɔ̀ɲɔn
oppression tɔ̀ɲɛɛ
optics yéya
optional kùdugbɛlɛn
opuscule kàfalen
or ànínkɔ, hámantɛ, wála
or am I doing something that is offending you? bìla
oral dádɔta
orange lèmunun, lèmununba
orator bélentii, dádɔdi, dárɔdi, gbélentii
orbit káman, ɲáwo
ordeal tree bàlenbo
order dátɔma, dònjuluma, jàmari, máweele, máwele
ordering dònjuluma
ordinal -nan
ordinary kàkɔdɔ
ore ɲáama
organ búdu, búru, sìnfon, sìnfonda, sìnfonya
organic ferilizer bíyannɔɔ
organism sìnfonda
organizator sìnfonyalila
organize ládan, láwìli, láwùli, sìnfonya
orient sín
orifice wò
origin báju, báju, bɔ́ju, bɔ́nsun, bɔ́sun, lànbe, lásili, síndi, sùn
original básun
original copy básun
originate (in -- loc.) bɔ́
origine búruju
orphan fáritanɛn, wólobantan
orthography kùrundu
ostrich sòolonkɔ̀nɔ
other gbɛ́dɛ, gbɛ́rɛ
other's wáli, wándi, wóli
otherwise bɔ́ɔntɛ, bɔ́ɔtɛ, tɔ́ɔtɛ
otherwise, the magician will be exposed to countermagic) bólo
otter kɔ̀wùlu, kɔ̀wùlunin
ought kán
our ân, ándèlu, ánnù, ǹnu
our age group is the "holder of the dance ground" bára
our matters go on well bɛ̀n
ours ân, ándèlu, ánnù, ǹnu
outdoors kɛ́nɛ
outer corner sóngben
outer side (of clothes) bólo
outer world bánakɔla, bándakɔla
outlive others mábalo
outlook ɲá, ɲɛ́
outrun dàn
outside bána, bánda, dáfɛ̀, kɔ́, kɔ́kàn, kɔ́kanna, kɔ́mà, tɔ̀ɔfɛ̀, tɔ̀rɔfɛ̀
outside of kɔ́kàn
outside of vision ɲákɔtɔ
outside the village bána, bánda
outsider bándakɔmɔɔ
outstanding deed jànjon
outstanding runner bòribanda
ovary bɛ̀kili, bùufan
ovation wàsawàsa
oven tásulu
overcome lákadi, nɔ̀
overevaluate(?) dákɛ
overflow wàra
overpass kíɲɛn
overripe bòro
overrun lábɔ, lɔ̀ku, nábɔ
overtake bàra, dàn
overturn dábidi, dábidin, dáfidi, dáfidi, dáfidin, dáfidin, fídi, fídin, láwùya, wùya
owl gbìngbin
own kúna
owner tìi
owner of a small shop bìtikiye
ownership táya
oyster kíba