anglais

T - t

table	sìiwala, tàbali
tablet	mɔ́sɔren
tactless	kóron, kóron
tail	kó
tailor	káralila
take	bìsiki, fɛ́lɛ, fɛ́nɛn, kɔ̀ɲɔma, mìda, mìda, mìna, mìna, mìra, mìra, tà
take a breakfast	dábɔ
take a dangerous [tragic] turn	wùle, wùlen
take a distance	mábɔ
take a fancy	ɲábɔ
take a leap! (act without hesitation! lit.: one who eludes won't carry out a donkey corpse)	dɛ̀lɛndɛlɛn
take a rest	dɔ́fɔɲɔ, ɲɔ́nɲɔn, ɲɔ́ɲɔn
take a wrong place	fèlenfelen
take across	látɛ̀ɛ
take advantage	bè, bèn
take advantage of smb.'s benevolence, profit from smb.'s chance	bɔ́
take as a model	síma, sínma
take away	bɔ́, bɔ́, fàron, jàson, lámìda, lámìna, wá, w'
take breath	dɔ́ɲɔn
take by force	kɔ́nsɔnya
take care of	kádan, mábɛ̀dɛbɛdɛ, mábɛ̀rɛbɛrɛ
take great care	tímin
take into account	jàte
take it easy (don't be offended)	báasi
take off	bɔ́, gbálon
take one's revenge	sàra
take out	bɔ́, bɔ́, dɔ́kà, lábɔ, nábɔ
take pains	bánban, dɔ́jà, jíjà, rɔ́jà
take place	bɔ́, lɔ̀
take preventive measures against	ɲábɛ̀n
take responsibility	ɲún
take rest	dɔ́ɲɔn
take seriously	báraka, bìla
take smb 's place	lábɔ, nábɔ
take to flight	gbídi
take unawares	bàra, bàrandɔ
take with force	bòsi
tale	bábu, bàdo, bàro
talebearer	mɛ̀ndɛ, mɛ̀nnɛ
tale-teller	tòliyala
talion	táɲɔɔn
talk	bàdo, bàdo, bàro, bàro, kúma, sùmun, sùun
talk uncessantly	dádɔfasanya
talk vainly	dádɔnɔɔ
talk with	bàdo, bàro
talkative	dádɔdi, dádɔduman, dádɔfasan, dárɔdi, dárɔduman, dárɔfasan
talker	bàdola
tall	jàn, jànman
tallow tree	bɔ̀dɔ
talon	sòrin
tamarind	tɔ́nbi
tambuki grass	wàa
tame	bàko, bàku, kólo, mánɔ̀
taming	bàko, bàku
Tana lungfish	wònto
tank	kìsɛkulun, wágbama, wágboma
tank lorry	dàama, dàama
tank truck	dàama
tank, pan	nɛ̀ɛdaa
tap	kɔ́nkɔn
tap on	máfɔ
tap-root	bá
target	kòn
taro	jáabɛrɛ
task	cé, ké
task hard to fulfil	bànbabolayɛlɛ
tassel	bìnsan, bìsan
taste	máfɛlɛ, máfɛnɛn, nɛ́nɛ, nɛ́ya
tasteless	tálakuda
tasty	dí, díman, dúman, d', tímin
tattle	mábòri
tawny eagle	bóo
tax	kɔ́nsɔn
tax office	kɔ́nsɔnda
taxe	lánkùn
taxi	wáliwali
tea	dùte
teach	lábìla
teach smb.	dèyi, kàran, lábìla, mákàran
teach sth.	dèyi, kàran
teach to walk	látɛ̀ɛtɛɛ
teacher	kàranmɔɔ
team	sɛ́dɛ, sɛ́rɛ
tear	dɔ́fara, fára
tear off	wásan
tear to shreds	dɔ́farafara
tears	kàsi, ɲáji
tease	bàranti, dɔ́bàranti, máɲàa, ɲàa
tease smb.	lámàa
technical expert	sénkola
technician	sénkola, tòrokoyala
technicity	sénkolaya
technology	kɛ́kiya, kɛ́koya, sénkoladɔya, sénkolaya
teenager	búlan, dénmisɛn
teeth	ɲín
telegraph	nɛ̀ɛjulu, párati, télegaramun
telephone	nɛ̀ɛjulu
telephone and post office	nɛ̀ɛjulubon
telephone connection	nɛ̀ɛjulu
telephonist	gbélengbelenyala
telephony	gbélengbelenya
television	jìyakan
television set	jìyakan
tell	dɔ́kàran, fɔ́, lá, l', ɲáfɔ
tell beads	wíridi, wúrudu
tell news	kìbaro
tell sth.	bɔ́
telltale	jáahili
temper	kárajoo
temperance	káari
temperate	káarinɛn
temperature	bándajiya
temple	Álabon, bàtobon, tàman
temporary	dɛ̀nkɛntunɛn
temporary dwelling	bùu
temporary settlement	bónda, sɛ̀nɛbonda, tóoda, tóofɛ
ten	bî, bílaka, tán, tánnaka
tenacious	bólolakalin, bólolakalin, bólolateri, bólolateri
tenant	súfurutala
tendon	bùjulu, fàsa
tennis	fáralatòlan
tentacle	bóloɲansan
tentacle of an octopus	bóloɲansan
term	kùntɔɔ
term of office	lɔ̀nkela
terminate	bán, kùndòn
termination	bán
termite hill	tòn
termite sp.	jéere, jéredaba
termites	báabaa, búbaa
terrace	bíli
terrestrial monitor lizard	kódo
terrible	másilannɛn
terrine	fáa
test	kɔ́dɔbɔ, kɔ́dɔbɔlan, lájàrabi, wágba, wágbo
testicle	bɛ̀lɛkili, dóro, fán, kíli, kɔ́kili
testify, witness	bɔ́
testimony	séde, sédeya, sére, séreya
testis	kàyakisɛ
text	kólogbɛ
thank	fò
thank God!	alahamudulillayi, álhamdulillayi, álìhámdúlláyì, alihamudulillayi
thank in glorifying	tàndo
thank smb.	bìla
thank you	àbarika
thank you for honour! thank you for deference! (a current answer is: í tá` lè 'it is yours')	bárika
thank you! (for food)	bárika
thankless	bàrajintan, bàrintan, kóɲimalɔnbali, wáleɲimalɔnbali, wáleɲimanlɔnbali
thanks	báraka
that	mɛ̂n, mɛ̂n, mîn, mîn, ò, ò, wò, wò
that is	kàni, kànin, kònin, nálìmún
that place	yèn
that'll do for you (be content with this)	bɔ́
that's ok	báasi
thatched roof	tíba, tífa
thaumaturge woman	dàn
the best	fìsamannte
the Beyond	lában
the biggest cow	kùnbabata
the biggest one	kùnbabata
the boat is leaking	bɔ́
the call for the evening prayer has already sounded	wárandi
the capital of the country ... on which depends all the rest of small provinces	búnbu, búnbun
the chicken pecked at grains (inside a vessel)	dɔ́gbàkun
the Creator	Dábaa, Dábaamansa, Dálimaari, Dálimansa
the cutting edge of a hoe	dá
the day after tomorrow	síninkɛndɛ, síninkɛndɛ
the day before yesterday	kúnàsinìn
the day has dawned	bána, bánda
the deceased	fùre, sàbaa
the diseased is better today	fìsa, fìsan
the dull edge	dá
the eldest	bònbata
the entire world	bɛ́ɛ
the extremity of a spine, thorn	dá
the fire has blazed	bálau
the first creation	bólofɔlɔ
the first rains	kùnfɔlɔ
the first round of tea	kùnfɔlɔ
the following	kɔ́sa, kɔ́san
the glans of his penis unsheathed itself	bóso
the goal didn't count	bí
the hardpan	bá
the iron became rusty	kòrikori
the iron has rusted	són
the largest	bònbata
the last operation before moving in	bón
the leaves will fall off	wòroworo
the main mollah of a mosque	ɲɛ́baa
the meat has burnt	sòrin
the mist/ fog has cleared away/ lifted	búun
the most important	bònba
the name of the head of the clan of hyenas was Jaturu	játùru
the next day	sínin
the other bank of river	bá
the Other World	láhara, lákira, sùla
the Outer World	álikiyama, árikiyama, só
the period of education in the secret society	dó
the plant has fructified	dén
the point of a needle	dá
the pot / calabash dipper is leaking	bɔ́
the Quran is an eternal book	wáati
the rice grew by self-seeding	bánan
the roof is leaking	bɔ́
the sky has filled with dark rainy clouds	dɛ́ndɛn, dɛ́ndɛndɛn
the small of the back	sòro
the smith took the red-hot iron and put it on the anvil	wùle, wùlen
the speaker does not consider this term as long)	fìla, tèle
the subject is the name of an action)	dá
the sun is hidden	bídika, bírika
the sun is hot today	bɔ́
the talk has stopped	lá, l'
the third finger/ ring finger (ring worn on the fourth of the left hand may serve as a protective charm	bólokoenɛn
the unexpected	wàwule, wàwulen
the Wasolon metis	jàatara
the watch did not work at all	kélen
the water is ice-cold	gbíligbili
the wether is cold	bána, bánda
the whites	búsabusa
the workers are rewarded with peanuts)	bón
the {first} prayer at dawn	fájiri
theatre	báradɔya
theatrical performance	báradɔya
theism	álalakaya
theme	ɲáfɔta
themselves	àlu, àyi
then	bán
then it is cooked again, at the end red oil is added	nàmansa, nàmasa
theory	hánkiliya
there	yèn, yèn
there happened to be plenty of firewood	pɔ́rɔ
there is a film on the teeth	nórolon, nóronoro
there is no keeping him in check!	bólo, lábɛ̀n
there is no keeping you in check!	bɛ̀n
there is no way out	bɔ́nda
there was no limit to it	bólo
thereby	kànató
they	àlelu, àlu, àyi
they are in full readiness	dɔ̀bɛn, rɔ̀bɛn
they are uterine siblings	ná, `ná
they don't communicate any more, they don't see each other any more	bólo
they gave him three strokes with a cane	bɔ́
they have had great losses	bè, bèn
they united for this war	bɛ̀n
thick	bánka, bòn, bònba
thick and long turd	bògbanan
thick okra sauce	bùda, bùra
thick sauce	bùda, bùra
thicken	dɔ́dù, dù
thickened	bánka
thicket	fìdin, tú
thickets of elephant grass, large space covered with elephant grass	tí
thief	bólokɔdɔmisɛn, bólokɔdɔmisɛn, bólokɔrɔmisɛn, bólokɔrɔmisɛn, bólolafɛ, bólolafɛ, bólolamisɛn, bólolamisɛn, sòn
thievish	bólokɔdɔmisɛn, bólokɔdɔmisɛn, bólokɔrɔmisɛn, bólokɔrɔmisɛn, bólolafɛ, bólolafɛ, bólolamisɛn, bólolamisɛn
thigh	tɔ̀ɔ, wódo
thin	kólomamisɛn, mìsɛn
thin out	gbànan
thin white cloth	báyi
thing	fén
thing of everyday use	bólomayɛlɛmanfen
think	bìsiki, bìsikiya, míri, síma, sínma
think over	dɔ́kidi, dɔ́kiti, rɔ́kiti
think strenuously	kùnmagbá
thinness	bára
third	sábanan
third finger	bólotɛmabandan, bólotɛmata, tɛ́mabandan, tɛ́mata
third person	gbɛ́dɛ, gbɛ́rɛ
third person plural pronoun	gbɛ́dɛ, gbɛ́rɛ
third youngest age group	sándiyajii
thirst	mìnlɔɔ
thirtieth	bísabanan
thirty	bísàba
thirty nine	bínaaninɲɔɔn
this	mɛ̀n, mɛ̀n, nìn, nìn, ɲìn, ɲìn
this day	bì, bì, bìn, bìn
this is a sort of second-hand woman discarded by men	dátɔ
this place	yàn
this way	nìn
this year	ɲìnan, ɲìnan
this's a limit! (your behaviour exceeds all limits of decency)	dádɔwàra
thology	wèdewedeli
thombic night adder	fɔ́nfɔn, fɔ́nfɔnnɛn
thongs	bàbi, fìlidabɔ, pétu
thorax	bárasa, kálaka, kɔ́ɔbarasa
thorax bones	bárasa, kálaka, kɔ́ɔbarasa
thorn	wánin, wónin
thoroughly	bɛ́dɛkɛ̀, bɛ́rɛkɛ
those	òlû
thought	jàn, míri
thousand	wáa, wúlu
thrash	dɔ́tìnban, rɔ́tìnban, sùsu
thrash by pounding	bù, fòlon, súran
thrashed cobs	bù
thrashed whisk	bù
thread	gbère, jèse, kári, málamala, ɲɔ́rɔn
thread on a spindle	káribɔ
threaded needle	jèsebolo
threat	bàabaali
threaten	bàabaa, máma
three	sàba
three-digit number divisible by 100	cɛ̀mɛlaka
thresh	dɔ́gbàsi, rɔ́gbàsi
threshing floor	bànbe, gbède
threshold	dákun
thrift	bólomasii
throw	fìli, láfìli, máfoyi, máfɔyi, máfɔyin
throw a harmful magic means under the feet of a victim	dàbari
throw about	máfòyi
throw away	láfìli
throw one's weight	dɛ̀rɛ, dɛ̀rɛn
throw oneself	bè, bèn
throw out	bùdun, bùrun
throw sth. up	báaji, báayi
throw up	báaji, báayi, fɔ́nɔ, fɔ́nɔ, wɔ̀ku
throwing	mábon
thrown poison	bìlańkɔdɔ, bìlańkɔrɔ
thrust sth.	ládaa
thumb	bólokoenɛn, kùnkuruba
thunder	fɛ́dɛn, fɛ́rɛn, kúlu, sán
Thursday	àlamisa, àlimisa, bílon
thysanura	bòbadasima
tiara	jánbe
tick	fɛ́dɛ, fɛ́rɛ
ticket	bíye
tickle	ɲɔ̀ɲɔli, ɲɔ̀ɔɲɔɔn
tidiness	bìlakoɲinɲa
tidings	kìbaro
tidy	bɛ̀sɛ
tidy oneself up	dádɔbɛ̀n, dárɔbɛ̀n
tidy person	bìlakoɲin
tie	jùlu, sìdi, sìri
tie fast	fɔ́sɔn
tie in a bungle	lákùdu
tie up	lásìdi, lásìri, sìdi, sìri
tieing up the mouth	dádon
tiger fish	wáran
tight	gbódo
tighten	jà
tightfisted	bólolafasan, bólolafasan
tightly	káratata
tile	bɔ̀ɔtofa, gbálaki
till	dámantan, fó, fóo, fɔ́, háan
till now, still	hálì
time	kùn, kùnɲa, ɲá, ɲɛ́, sán, sèn, sènɲa, sìɲa, sùɲa, tùma, wáati
time when fieldwork comes to an end	dàbabila
tin	bóoti, dinenkun
tingling sensation	sù
tiny	fɔ́sɔkɔrɔ, ɲántan, sínɛnɛn
tiny animal	nímaren
tip	bònɲa, bùnɲa, kɔ́ndɔn, kùn, nún
tip of the finger	bólokun
tip of the tongue	nɛ̀nkun
tire	sɛ̀ɛ, sɛ̀ɛ
tire smb 's hands	bólolabɔ
tiredness	sɛ̀, sɛ̀ɛ
tiresome person	bìlannabaa
tithe	jáka
title	kùntɔɔ, mɔ̀lɔn
to	báda, bára, kùn, -lan, -na, -nan
to abduct a woman	bòsi
to abrogate a law	lábè, sàriya
to accept sth. with one's entire being	bù
to agitate one's leg (when sitting or standing)	dɔ́dɔ̀n, rɔ́dɔ̀n
to angle	dólen, dúlen
to apply a knife to smb.'s throat	lá, l'
to apply for smb.'s benediction	báraka
to arrange a deal with smb.	bólo
to arrange a marriage (includes a betrothal, all preliminary rituals, and the wedding itself)	ládan
to ascribe a vice to smb.	lá, l'
to attach a wrapper in "goat tail"	bàkɔdɔnko
·	bàkɔrɔnko
to attack smb. unexpectedly	bàrandɔsɛ
to avoid speaking about sth.	mála
to avoid telling the truth	mála
to bake bread	búru
to bake sth. in live embers	bùrunburun
to bar a road with a tree	kànkan
to bark a tree	bùsanki
to be at smb.'s full disposal	bólomà
to be equal in a race	bòri
to be in deadlock (wrestlers are equal, nobody can overtake)	bànja
to be seen	yé, yén
to become friends	bɛ̀n
to become informed about sth.	bɔ́
to become ugly like a fetish (of a person)	bási
to behave excitedly	wɛ̀rɛwɛrɛ
to believe in God	lá, l'
to blackmail smb.	bólo
to blaspheme	Ála
to bless smb.	tínki
to board, to take a ship	bàto, bàton
to boil meat till the skin comes off	bùdanki
to break through the dam	bálan
to break tradition	lànda
to break wind	fɔ́ɲɛ, fɔ́ɲɔ, fɔ́ɲɔlabɔ, lábɔ, nábɔ
to breed livestock, to rear livestock	béyan, bɛ́kan, bíyan
to bring a child into the world	bána, bánda
to bud	nàron
to build a beehive	gbònkan, ládan
to build a flat roof	bíli
to build a wall	kóko
to build smaller branches from the main road	bólonbɔ
to bundle up, to pack one's bag	bóndali
to bury a dead	bìri
to buy a ticket for the train	bíye
to calm down	hákili, hánkili
to cast lots	kàla
to catch smb. red-handed	bólo
to chase away (a reminiscence, a thought)	lábɔ, nábɔ
to chew	dá
to chew constantly	lámàa
to chew constantly, to move one's jaws	dɔ́dɔ̀n, rɔ́dɔ̀n
to chew tobacco	sára
to chew, to move one's jaws constantly	dá
to clean out a well	dɔ́bɔ, rɔ́bɔ
to clean wool	dɔ́bɔ, rɔ́bɔ
to clear a space (e.g., a circle in a croud)	dábɔ
to clear a space (in a crowd)	bára, dɔ́bɔ, rɔ́bɔ
to clear grass away (with a hoe)	bín
to close the door of a house	dá
to club	bólo
to coat walls with mud in order to make them smooth (the final operation in the building of walls)	bón
to come into the circle (to enter a dance)	bára
to come running	bòri
to come to an agreement about sth., to concur	dá
to come to one's senses, gather one's wits	bɔ́
to comfort oneself	lála
to conclude an agreement	bɛ̀n, bɛ̀nkan
to conspire, to hatch a plot	jànfa
to cook a mush	sàdi, sàri, sèdi, sèri
to cook rice mush	sàdi, sàri, sèdi, sèri
to cook sth. well	bádibadi, bɔ́dibɔdi
to cooperate	bólo
to cooperate, to help each other	bólo
to cover rice seeds with soil (when sowing)	bùruka, bùruku
to create a sensation	bùdu, bùdun
to cut down a price	dá
to cut grass	bín, bín
to cut parcels for cultivating by workers	bè
to cut the umbilical cord	bàdajulu, bàrajulu
to decline responsibility for sth., to avoid responsibility for sth.	bólo
to decrease the volume, to turn the volume down	àradiyo, àraja, àrajɔ, ràjɔ
to defecate	bánankɔtaa, bándakɔtaa
to defecate, to discharge feces, to stool	bò
to denounce smb. to the authorities untruly/truthfully	mábòri
to deny smb. the right to speak	bɔ́
to die	másɔ̀dɔn
to direct a light at sth./smb.	támɛnɛ
to disappoint	bela
to discriminate according to race	dɔ́bɔ, rɔ́bɔ
to disentangle, disengage	bɔ́
to display disrespect to smb.	bɔ̀dɛbɔ, bɔ̀rɛbɔ
to distort one's mouth	dá
to do a petty hunt nearby one's village	máfòyi
to do slapdash work	bɔ̀rɔkɔbɔrɔkɔ
to do sth. in vain/ to fail to gain any profit from sth.	bɔ̀nɛ, bɔ̀nɔ
to do sth. offending smb.	bìlannako
to do sth. one by one	bɔ́
to do sth. with one's heart	ní
to draw one's eyes away from smb./sth./ to stop looking at	bɔ́
to draw water from the well	bɔ́
to drip with sweat	wàsi, wɔ̀si
to drive smb. out of one's sight	bɔ́
to dumbfound smb. (to put in a situation where he has nothing to say	dá
to dumbfound smb., to astound smb.	dàbari
to dye sth. light blue	báa
to eat the "baga" mush	báa
to embrace smb. with one's arm	bànamin
to encircle a town with a rampart	lɔ̀
to enjoy the flower of youth, to indulge in the joy of youth	bìla
to enjoy the heyday of youth	jàmana
to enter into a conversation, to participate in conversation	dá
to enter sth., to participate in sth. (a play, an affair, etc.)	bólo
to establish oneself solidly, to take root somewhere	bánban
to exert every effort to sth.	bán
to explode a bomb	bónbi
to expose a secret	bɔ́
to expose sth. to be viewed	lábɔ, nábɔ
to extinguish a match	àlimɛti, àlumɛti
to extract potter's clay	bɔ́ɔ
to extricate oneself from sth.	bòsi
to fail (about heart, watch...)	báara
to fail to close the pot properly with its lid	bá
to fail to keep a place in order	bìlakojuuya, lábìla
to fail, to meet with failure	bólo
to fall	bùdun, bùrun
to fall heavily	fídi, fídin
to fall in love	bùdun, bùrun
to fall into an ambush	bídi, bídin, bírin
to fasten together	bìla
to feed a baby from a bottle	bíboron
to fight with one's teeth	dá
to fill to the brim	dáfa
to find a witness to a case	bɔ́
to fine smb.	álamandi, ɲɛ̀ɲin
to fine smb./ to impose a fine upon smb.	bè, bèn
to fire a blank shot	múugbɛ
to fire a gun	gbònkan, tá
to fire, to dischargé smb.	lábɔ, nábɔ
to fish at night	bìbi
to fix a date for sth.	lón
to flee away in fear	bòri
to fleece smb. at cards	bón
to flick smb. on the head	kɔ̀nkɔrin
to forbid smb. to tell (about secrets, etc.)	dá
to form a tuber/ root	kú
to forsake one's wife	bìla
to found a village, a town	só
to fuss about	bòribori
to gain control of oneself, to calm down	lá, l'
to gain control of oneself/ to calm down	kúdun
to get a horse running	lábòri
to get hired, to find employment	báara
to get mixed up	kólin
to give a loan at interest	bɔ̀rɔkɔ
to give hands to each other, to shake hands	bólo
to give plight before a battle	bára
to give smb. a good scolding	gbàlo
to give smb. an open passage, to give smb. go-ahead	bára
to give smb. assistance	bólo
to give smb. hope	jèe, jèyi, jìi
to go along the river	bájulu
to go back on one's word given to smb.	dɔ́bɔ, rɔ́bɔ
to go mushrooming	bɔ́, fɛ́nan, fína, fínan
to go to defecate	búrun, dá, wàɲan, wɔ̀ɲan
to go to the men's {room}	jàlamida, jàlamina
to graze, to browse	bín
to greet smb., to address smb. with greetings	bɔ́
to grope one's way in the obscurity	mɔ̀mɔ
to grow a beard	bònbonsi, bònbonsii, bònbosi, bònbosii
to have confidence in smb., to respect smb.	bólo
to help each other, to support each other	bólo
to hem cloth [clothes	dá
to hire smb.	báara
to hiss-tiss	bɔ̀rɔnsɔsɔ
to hiss-tiss smb.	súrundu
to hit smb.: bump!	dín
to hoe the soil	dɔ́badon
to hoist a flag	àraja, àraya, ráya
to hull millet grain from the whisk	bòsi
to hunt petty game near one's village	bólo
to impose a ban	tɔ́n
to impute a lie to smb.	lá, l'
to increase the volume, to turn the volume up	àradiyo, àraja, àrajɔ, ràjɔ
to inflict a disease upon smb. (e.g., through magic influence)	bìla
to initiate a child to the adulthood	nɛ̀ɛ
to initiate smb.	fáfa
to initiate to adulthood (about both boys and girls)	bìla
to install a beehive	gbònkan, lá, l'
to install a footbridge	sɛ́n
to insult each other, to fall upon each other	bìla
to interlace	bìla
to interrupt smb. rudely, to deny smb. the right to speak	bòsi
to intervene in sth., to meddle in sth.	dá
to join a conversation	bɛ̀n
to join a meal	bɛ̀n
to join hands	bólo
to keep grain	ládàro
to keep smb. away from evil/ from danger	mábɔ
to kick a ball	bàlon
to kiss smb./sth.	súmmu, súnbu
to kiss-teeth in smb.'s address	bɔ̀rɔn
to knock at the door	dá
to knock out the bottom of a pot	dàa
to lay the foundation of a house	bón, jù
to learn a craft, profession	báara
to learn about sth.	kàlamà
to leave a free space in the centre (about a crowd)	bára, dɔ́bɔ, rɔ́bɔ
to leave smb. to starve	lábìla
to let smb. go	síla
to let smb. off, to let go	ɲɛ́bìla
to let the family get out of hand	lábìla
to lie in ambush	bídi, bídin, bírin
to light a big fire	tá
to light a fire	ládan
to light a fire, to kindle a fire	tá
to light a match	àlimɛti, àlumɛti
to live together	bálo
to make a "monkey bridge"	ɲìɲan
·	sɛ̀nbɛsɛnbɛ
to make a denunciation	máborili
to make a lead in the wari play	wàri, wòri
to make a libation to the ancestors	jí
to make a pot	dàa
to make a scene to smb., to rise a scandal to smb.	wàwule, wàwulen
to make a scurrilous attack on smb.	bádibadi
to make a small bridge (liana bridge, "monkey bridge")	lá
·	l'
to make an unhappy look	dɔ́yoron
to make friends with smb.	bólo
to make libations to ancestors (esp. on the occasion of a feast	bɔ̀n
to make one's profit of sth.	bɔ́
to make pots	ládan
to make the round (in a dance)	bára
to make water very turbid	dùndu
to make way for smb.	bìla
to manufacture a dugout	bɔ́
to massage a dislocated part	bɔ́rɔ, bɔ́rɔn
to meddle in conversation	dá
to meet ends of a (broken) chain	bìla
to milk a cow	bídi, bídin, bírin
to mix mud squish-squish	bòro
to mix the mud squish-squish!	pótokopataka
to mix X into Y	bàsan
to move apart a thicket	tú
to muddle smb.'s brain	bùdu, bùdun
to neglect a woman	lábìla
to neglect oneself	lábìla
to observe a taboo	láto
to offer a house for rent	bìla
to open by tearing apart (a bag, etc.)	dá
to outrun smb.	bólo
to outrun smb., to outstrip	lágban
to part the grass in order to have free passage	bɔ́
to pass sth., to pass over (in the situation of meal)	bólo
to pave the way for smb.	bìla
to pay	bɔ́
to pay cash	bɔ́, gbɛ́
to pay for sth. in advance (when some goods are missing in a shop	bìla
to perform a rak`ah	áraka, árikan
to perform a ritual of transfer of dance ground (from the age group leaving the status of báratii to the age group leaving the status of báramakɔnɔ for the status of báratii)	bára
to perform two rak`ah	áraka, árikan, lɔ̀
to pet a woman's body, to fondle a woman (harrassment)	bólomataama
to plaster a house (i.e., either to build walls plastering a framework with mud, or to mend walls after a rainy season)	bón
to plaster the walls with mud in order to make them smooth (a final operation in the building of walls)	mámùn
to play a horn/ a trumpet	búdu, búru
to play a trick on	bela
to play wari	wàri, wòri
to pluck a chicken	mábɔ̀
to plunge smb. into panic	bá
to point one's hand at sth.	sín
to pound charcoal reducing it to powder	bɔ́
to pound the floor in a house with a rammer	bònbali, bònboli
to pound the floor of a house (with a rammer	bón
to prescribe a medicine to smb.	bási
to press out oil	ládan
to prevent smb. from doing sth., to take smb. away from doing sth.	bɔ́
to prevent smb. from speaking (through magic devices, so that he may not blurt out a secret)	dá
to produce a testimony to the case, to produce a witness to the case	sédeya, séreya
to produce money	bɔ́
to prohibit smb. to do sth.	bɔ́
to prompt a witness	dádɔcɛ, dádɔkɛ
to pronounce smb.'s name with respect	mábɛ̀n
to puddle clay (with feet)	bɔ̀ɔ
to puddle clay mortar (with one's feet)	bànko, bànku
to pull down a flag	àraja, àraya, ráya
to put a glove on one's hand	bólomadon
to put a loincloth on a child	fòngban
to put a person in prison	bálan
to put a question (to smb.)	bɔ́
to put smb. in trouble	bìla
to put smb. on the way to God, to convert smb. to faith	álasila
to put the blame for sth. on smb.	lá, l', túru
to reach a goal	lá, l'
to reach its norm	bɔ́
to reassure smb./ to give smb. hope	ládan
to recite God's names and suras (in a sing-song mode)	báyiti, béiti
to recite verses, to sing hymns	bɔ́
to reduce the sound	májìi
to refine petroleum	báara
to rely on the quickness of one's feet	bólomala
to remove a spinned thread (from the distuff)	kári
to remove a village chief (from his functions)	bɔ́
to remove everything from the road/ to clear the road	mábɔ
to reserve sth. for smb.	bìla
to retract a promise given to smb.	dá
to reveal sth.	bɔ́
to ride a "bamboo horse"	bɔ̀so
to ride a horse	lábòri
to rinse one's mouth	dá
to round one's lips (to manifest one's mispleasure)	dá
to row a boat	lábòri
to run	bòri
to run at random, to run without seeing the way	bòri
to run swiftly	bòri
to rush at a top speed (about a horse)	bárakabaraka, bòri, gbádakagbadaka
to satisfy smb.	bólofa
to save sth. for the future	bìla
to say a couple of words about sth.	dákudunɲa, dákurunɲa
to score a goal against smb., to make a goal against smb.	bí
to scratch off a boil	bùsanki
to scrub teeth with a toothbrush	gbɛ́sɛ, gbísɛ
to seal off the opening in sth.	dá
to send an envoy for smb.	bìla
to separate, to part	bìla
to set a pot on the fire	dàa
to set a trap for animals	gbóso, gbóson
to set a trap for the enemy	gbóso, gbóson
to set fire on the savanna	tá
to set one's hopes on smb./sth.	lá, l'
to set smb.'s hair	dɔ́bɔ, rɔ́bɔ
to sharpen a knife	dá
to sharpen a rod	lábɔ, nábɔ
to shave the chin	bònbonsi, bònbonsii, bònbosi, bònbosii
to shoot smb. from a bow	bón
to shoot smb. with a rifle	bón
to shorten sth., to diminish sth., to decrease sth.	bɔ́
to show a film/ movie	lábɔ, nábɔ
to show smb. way	síla
to sign sth., to undersign	bólonɔ
to simulate sth. (an emotion, an illness)	bìla
to sit cross-legged (legs crossed under oneself)	bànamin
to sit silently	jíri
to sit still, quietly	bólo
to skin an animal	bùsanki
to skip along (as a tomfool)	bòri
to skip one vowel before another	lábè
to slander smb., to accuse smb. falsely	lá, l'
to slap on smb.'s mouth	dàdi, dèdi
to snap one's fingers	bólo
to snatch a sabre from its sheath	bòsi
to snuff a candle	dábɔ
to sort money (at face value)	ɲábɔ
to sow discord among people	bàlau, bàlawu
to sow discord among people, provoke conflicts	bɛ̀nbaliya
to spend a short span of time somewhere	wùsu
to spit	bón
to spoil sth. hopelessly	bɔ́dɔkɔli, tíɲɛ
to squeeze a lemon	bídi, bídin, bírin
to stack objects askew (esp. of the same size)	dá
to start a boat	lábòri
to start a car, to ride a car	lábòri
to start working with ardour	bàa
to start working, to begin a working day	báara
to stay behind the door	dá
to stay in the doorway	dá
to stay sitting idly	gbéwu
to stir up water too much	bɔ́dɔkɔli
to stone Satan (a ritual in Mecca at the time of the Great Hajj)	mábon
to stop looking after oneself	bólobɔ
to stop seeing each other (for any reason: a quarrel, a departure, etc.)	bɔ́
to stop smoking	bìla
to stop working	báara
to store sth./ to lay in stock	bólo
to strangle smb.	jà
to stretch the thread (over the loom framework)	bánban
to strike	báara
to strike smb./sth. bang!	dàdi, dèdi
to swear an oath before God about sth.	fàlen, fàlin
to swell enormously	fúnun
to swing one's head in time with the music	dɔ́dɔ̀n, rɔ́dɔ̀n
to switch off the radio	àradiyo, àraja, àrajɔ, ràjɔ
to take a handful of sth.	bólo
to take a risk	jɔ̀dɛ, jɔ̀dɔ, jɔ̀rɔ, jɔ̀tɛ
to take hold of smb.'s shadow	jìya
to take oath, to swear an oath before X (God, idol, saint) about Y	dá
to take off one's clothes	bɔ́
to take off one's footwear	bɔ́
to take smb's fingerprints	bólo, mána
to take smb.'s hand	bólo
to take sth. away from smb.	bólo
to take sth., to set to sth.	bólo
to take the edge off one's hunger, to have a bite (to eat a dainty)	dá
to take the underground /subway/	dùukɔdɔkulun
to talk, chat	bɔ́
to talk, to chat	bàdo, bàro
to telegraph, to send a telegram, to cable	nɛ̀ɛjulu, télegaramun
to tell all kinds of foul things about smb.	bádibadi
to tell fortunes from the dust, to do geomancy	bùudi, bùuri
to tell roundly that...	gbára
to tell smb.'s fortune from his hand	bólo
to thank smb.	bárika
to think about sth.	bìla
to thrash rice on the threshing floor	gbède
to thrash, to beat smb.	bólo
to throw more firewood on the fire	dádòn
to throw smb. into confusion	bá
to tie cattle	béyan, bɛ́kan, bíyan
to tie the umbilical cord	bàda, bàra
to touch smb. (in the touch and run game)	tù
to touch sth. (in speech, conversation), to mention sth.	dá
to touch sth./smb. with one's hand	bólo
to trade dirt-cheap	dá
to treat smb. for his illness	jànkaro
to treat smb. with a medicine	bási
to trim clothes with fringes	bìnsan-bìnsan
to try at all the doors (to make all attempts)	dá
to turn a pot upside down	dàa
to turn into a misfortune	bɔ́
to twiddle one's hands (stay idle)	bólo
to twist a rope	dán
to twist a rope (from two thinner ones)	bɔ́rɔ
to unbutton a gown	bɔ́
to unbutton a shirt	bùton, bùtɔn, kólo
to underpay sth.	dá
to unseat a man from his horse	lábɔ, nábɔ
to untie the opening (of a bag, etc.)	dá
to unwind a warp thread (preparing it to put it on the frame of a loom)	jèse
to use allusive speech	fù
to utter a sound	lábɔ, nábɔ
to vaccinate smb.	bólo
to wag one's finger at smb.	bólo
to walk (in opposition to running)	táama
to wash one's hands	tɛ́ɛ
to wean a child	dábɔ
to wedge into a conversation	bìla
to whitewash the walls of a house	bɔ́rɔngbɛ
to wipe out a compound (without leaving a trace)	búrunka, búrunkɔ
to withdraw from sth., to stop doing sth.	bɔ́
to witness, to give testimony	sédeya, séreya
to witness/ to give testimony	séde, sére
to worm a secret out	bɔ́
to worship fetishes	bási
to wring out clothes	bídi, bídin, bírin
to write a hymn	báyiti, béiti
to write a review/ critique on sth.	màkitili
to write in an uneven handwriting	sòorosáara
to X-ray smb.	àradiyo, àraja, àrajɔ, ràjɔ
to {have a} breakfast	dàdaka, dàraka
toad	tòdi
tobacco	jànba, tànkɔdɔ
today	bì, bìn
today or tomorrow	bì-ní-sínin
toddler	bídibɔdɔ
toe	kòenɛn, kòenɛn, kòinɛn, kòinɛn, kòinin, kòinin, kɔ̀yinin, kɔ̀yinin, kùanin, kùanin
toes	mɛ́nsɛn
toil	bídi, bídin, bírin, cé, cɛ́, kí
tolerance	kódɔnɔɔya
tolerant person	kódɔnɔɔyala
tomato	sàyira, tàmate, tàmati
tomato has become overripe	bádaki
tomato is dark-red	bádaki
tombola	bɛ̀nkanma
tomorrow	sínin
tonalized	kánmaserema
tone	kánmasere
tongue	dàgbeleke, nɛ̀n, sélu
tonne	kíriti
tonsillitis	kánnabaanɛn
tontine	tɛ̀ɛ
too dry	bɛ́ɲɛ
too much	bɔ́dɔkɔli, kójuu
tool	báarafen, báarakɛmuran, báaralan, mùnan, mùran
tooth	ɲín
toothbrush	gbɛ́sɛ, gbísɛ
toothless person	dádɔkolon, dáfoda, dárɔkolon, dáworo
top	kùnmala, kùntɛmala, sándɔla, sɔ́n
topic	ɲáfɔta
topple down	lábè
torch for night fishing	bìbi
torment	gbà, jànkáta, sɛ̀ɛ
torpedo	bìɲɛkisɛ, bìɲɛkisɛya
torpedo-boat	bìɲɛkisɛyalan
torpedograss	bamasobo
torrent	gbɔ́rɔndɔla
torso	gbú, gbún
torture	jànkata
tot	bùdubɛdɛ, bùrubɛrɛ
total	dáfanɛn, kúrukɛrɛ
totem	tàna
touch	dɔ́dii, tù
touch with	màa
touching	màa
tough	fàsan, gbɛ̀lɛn, jùsulagbɛlɛn
tour	dákun
tourism	dɔ̀yaalali
tousle	ɲán
tower	sánbon
town	só
tô mush made of cassava and fonio flour	dɔ̀nato
trace	nɔ̀
trace a line	kɛ̀rɛndɛ, kìdin, sìtari
trachea	kánfereke
trade	báara, jùlaya
trade union	tɔ̀ɔtɔɔli
trader	jàwola, jùla, sàn-ni-mayirala
tradition	bɔ́-kà-à-tɛ̀rɛ, bɔ́-kà-ń-tɛ̀dɛ, lànda, námun, yéɲɔɔnna, yéɲɔɔnnako
traditional cloth	dánfaanin
traffic	dìbidibi
tragedy	màɲimako
trail	bɔ́diya, gbère
train	bàko, bàku, bólomakolo, bólomakɔɔ, fàamun, fàmu, fàmun, ládàri, ládèri, mákolo
train one's hand	lágbɛ
training	bàko, bàku
traitor of motherland	bádamajuu
tramp	kùnfɛmɔɔ
trample	dɔ́dɔ̀n, rɔ́dɔ̀n
tranform	yɛ̀lɛman
transcript	sɛ́bɛdɔya
transform	láyɛ̀lɛman, yɛ̀lɛman
transformation	yɛ̀lɛman
transgress	látɛ̀
transit	dɔ̀tamin
transitive verb	kúmasobo
translate	báyɛ̀lɛman, máyɛ̀lɛman
transparency	ɲádɔsan
transport	bòrifen
trap	gbáson, gbóso, gbóson, káranke
trapezium	fùdufaari
trash	bɔ̀dɛbɔ, bɔ̀rɛbɔ
trauma	kùnmagban
travel abroad	táamadɔtaa
travel all over	dɔ́yaala
traveller	táabaa, táamaden
travelling companion	táamaɲɔɔn
traverse	sàn
tread	bù, déngbe
treason	jànfa
treasurer	kòndotii
treasury	gbɛ́bon
treat	bási, dánda, dɔ́sodongba, mìda, mìna, mìra
treat (medically)	fídakɛ
treat oneself	bási
treaty	bɛ̀n, bɛ̀n, bɛ̀nbɛntɛlɔ, bɛ̀nkan
treaty of friendship	bɛ̀nbɛn
tree	balo, bème, bènbe, benberelen, hɔ́rɔ, pèku, yíri
tree at the stage of fruitage	dénna
tree Cassia sieberiana	sínjan
tree Cola cordifolia	tába
tree Lannea acida	bènbewaɲa
tree Lannea velutina	bème, bènbe, bènbenunku
tree Margaritaris discoidea	bàranbàran
tree resembling bɔ̀dɔ (fruits are eaten after they dried up on the tree)	tába
tree sp	fínsan
tree sp.	kìsa, kólokolo, tɔ́ndɔ, yɛ̀rɛ
tremble	yɛ́rɛyɛrɛ
tremblement	yɛ́rɛyɛrɛ
trench	bùudenka
trend	fánkan
trial	kídi, kíti
triangle	sàbama
triangular metal pendant [earring] that women wear on their temples	básakun
tribe	kàbila
tribune	bélen, bélenda, gbélenda
tributary	bábila, bábolon, bálen, bólonfada
tributary, confluent	bólon
tribute	kɔ́nsɔn, múde
trick	fànfada
trickle	sɛ́nɛnɛ
trigger	kɛ̀lɛtɛɛlan
trillion	fìwulu
trim	mátɛ̀ɛ
trip	táama, tàron
triple, threefold	báli
trisyllabic word	gbèn
troops	kɛ̀lɛbolon
tropic of Capricorn	bànɛngbɛrɛ
tropical almond	wɔ́rɔ
tropical giant salvia	bɔlɔbɔlɔ
trot	bánbe, bánbe, lábanbe
trot a horse	bánbe
trotline	bìrisa
trouble	báasi, bɔ̀nɛ, bɔ̀nɔ, dùru, ɲánin, sòola, sùola, tàna
trousers	dábalen, dábanɛn, kùrusi
trowel	bàdilan, bɔ̀ɔsarilan
truck	dùukulun
trudge	sɛ̀nsɛn
true	bɛ̀dɛ, bɛ́dɛbɛdɛ, bɛ̀rɛ, bɛ́rɛbɛrɛ, gbéngben, jɛ̀dɛjɛ̀dɛ, jɔ́njɔn, pákìsa, sɛ̀bɛ, sɔ̀bɛ, tùɲama
truly	fáasi
trumpet	búdu, búru
trunk	dábudu, gbú, kànkira, kárabada, núman, núngban, sènbanun
truss up	sìdi, sìri
trust	lá, lánna, lánnaya, lìmanaya, lìmɛnɛya, l'
truth	sàwaba, tùɲa
truthful	tùɲatii
truthfulness	tùɲaya
try	kítitɛɛ, nɛ́nɛ, yílimagbɛ̀lɛya
try hard	tírin
try not to be inferior	lá, l'
try stubbornly to get sth.	bálan
try to do smth without necessary skill	gbànkadama
try to imitate	síma, sínma
try to impel to an activity	dádòn
try to match	lá, l'
try to persuade	mábɔrɔn
try to win the sympathy of smb.	mábɛ̀dɛbɛdɛ, mábɛ̀rɛbɛrɛ
try to worm	bìla
tsauri grass	tí
tsetse	lɛ́n
tsetse fly	lɛ́n
Tuareg	bùrudamɛ
tub	bàrikon
tube	búdu, búdu, búru, búru, wòrofe
tuber	kú, kùdu, kùru, kùrukun
tuberculosis	sɔ̀ɔsɔɔgbɛ
tubers of yam pulled out during thinning out	bò
Tuesday	kɔ̀lon, tàlata
tumble down	bè, bèn
tumour	fúnun
tumult	fítina
tune	dùwa, fɔ́li
tune performed on balaphone	bálasen
tunnel	fálan
turban	náwun
turbot	báman
turd	bòkudun
tureen	dábidi, dábidin, gbùturu
tureen lid	dálatuun
Turk	túruki
turn	bìsi, dákun, dátè, lásin, mínin, míninminin, míninminin, múru, múrumuru, sín, tílimin, túruturu
turn away	kɔ́dòn
turn black	fìn
turn blue	lábùleya
turn inside out	wólo
turn mouldy	fún
turn out well	bɛ̀n
turn over	múru
turn smb in.	mábòri
turn sour	kùmu, kùmun, kùun
turn sth into a quarrel	láwùlen
turn the oxen! (when ploughing, to start a new furrow)	dátè
turned-up nose	bírinun
turtle-dove	túban, túrubanin
turture	fɛ̀rɛkɔdɔjuuya
tutelage	jínba, jínban, màbɛdɛbɛdɛli
TV set	jìyakan
twaddler	dádɔkolon, dádɔkonte, dárɔkolon
tweezers	kɛ́nkɛ
twenty	mùwan
twenty nine	bísabaɲɔɔn
twenty one thousand	wáa
twiddle	túruturu
twig	bìnsan, bìsan, bònsan, bɔ̀nsan, gbònsan
twilight	fitiri
twin	bɔ́, fìlanɛn
twine oneself	míninminin
twins	fìlanɛn
twist	bɔ́rɔ, dɛ́bɛ, kàyi, kàyin, tílimin, tɔ́lɔmi
twist a rope	lábɔrɔ
two	fìla
two days	tèle
two-spotted palm civet	jòwada, jòwadakɔgbɛ, jòwara
tympanum	tóloden
type	sɛ́bɛɲin, sínkɔn, súu
tyrant	dòndori