Malidaba English-Maninka index of the Maninka corpus dictionary
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Gaboon viper bɛ̀lɛnin
gain an understanding of ɲábɔ
gait táamasen
· táaɲa
galaxy lábuun
gamba.grass wàa
Gambia Kánbiya
Gambian mongoose wɛ̀nsɛn
Gambian sun squirrel sánmakɛ̀rɛn
gamble everything away bón
gambol yúuyuu
ganglion kùdu
Ganymede bíbi
garbage ɲàasa
garbage.heap sùnunkun
gardenia búren
garment màsidi
garrison dáalen
garrulous dádɔdi
· dálamisɛn
· dárɔdi
garrulous (person) dáma
gasoil táji
gasoline jíwu
gather bánsa
· bánsa
· bánsan
· bánsan
· bɔ́
· dɛ̀
· gbàra
· kàfo
· kùndòn
· kùngbàra
· ládɛ̀
· lákàfo
· mákɛ
· tɔ̀mɔ
· tɔ̀mɔn
· tɔ̀nbɔ
· tɔ̀nbɔn
gather firewood bólomatɔ̀mɔn
gather together kàmalí
· kúrufa
· kúrufa
gather.together gbàra
· kùngbàra
gauge múde
gaz wáyin
Gehenna páyipayi
gelatin báyinmana
gelded tɛ̀ɛn
gendarme kɛ̀lɛmɔɔ
gendarmerie kɛ̀lɛmɔɔya
genealogical branch bólon
genealogy bɔ́ju
· búruju
· síndi
· síntin
general kɛ̀lɛtii
generate bánki
generation bólon
· bɔ́nsɔndɔya
· fáadɔkɛ
generosity bólobila
· fóninsereya
· fúnunsereya
generous bólobìlanɛn
· fóninsere
· fúnunsere
generous person bólolandi
genitalia dùula
genitals bàdakɔdɔla
· bàrakɔrɔla
· jànbɛdɛ
· jànjuu
· ɲɛ́
genuine cɛ̀man
· kɛ̀man
genus (?) fàbon
Geoffroy's/ Western ground squirrel dùumakɛ̀rɛn
geography dùumasɛbɛ
geomancer bùudilala
geomancy bùudi
· bùudila
· bùuri
· tàrabu
· tàribu
· tùrabu
geometry dùusuman
germ ɲèle
German áliman
gestural language bólolakuma
gesture kɔ́rɛya
get sɔ̀dɔn
· sɔ̀rɔn
get accustomed dàri
· dèri
get angry fúndi
· fúnun
get apart mábɔ
get aware lɔ́n
get away from bɔ́
get boozy bàki
get confused féreke
get covered wit welts nìri
get dark dìbi
get dirty nɔ́ɔ
get down the price! àbarika
get drenched by the rain bìrisɔ
get drunk bàki
get embarrassed kɔ́nɔdɔban
get engaged mámìda
· mámìna
get entangled féreke
· ɲákɛ
get exhausted baga
get filled fá
get fleeced out bón
get hooked ɲáran
get ill sìdaya
· sìraya
get into difficult financial situation bóloladɔɔya
· bólomadɔɔya
get into financial difficulties bólolatɛ̀ɛ
get lost bùdun
· bùrun
· túnun
get mixed up bànsan
· bàsan
· féreke
· kálanson
· kólonso
· kólonson
get mixed up, intermingle kólin
get off cheap bánban
get on with each other bɛ̀n
get oneself covered with red matter máwùlen
get out bɔ́
· bɔ́
get out of bɔ́
get out of smb.'s control bólomabàli
get out of the skin bóso
get quite tight bàki
get rid of bɔ́
· lábɔ
get rid of sth. bɔ́
get scalded bòroboro
· bòroboroma
· mábòroboro
get settled ɲábɔ
get started lábòri
get sth. out bɔ́
get stirred up bùdu
· bùdun
get stuck bálan
· bálan
· kànkan
get tired sɛ̀ɛ
get warm gbà
get worried sòola
get.better lò
get.bewildered kɔ́nɔdɔfìli
· kɔ́nɔrɔfìli
get.by mádàbari
get.dark dìbi
get.down lájìi
get.out lábɔ
get.perplexed kɔ́nɔdɔban
get.ready kɔ̀nkɔn
get.spoilt mátiɲɛ
get.used ládàri
· ládèri
Ghana Gáana
Ghanean gáanaka
giant pónkin
giant Gambian rat tòdo
· tòdowa
· tòrowa
· tòto
gibe at smb. bàranti
· dɔ́bàranti
gift bólomadɛmɛlan
· bònɲa
· bùnɲa
· físiri
· jànsa
gift brought by a student to his teacher bàndanbila
gift of the owner of a field to women who sheafed bólosɔɔrɔ
gigantic dɛ̀gbɛ
ginger lily birakurubafira
ginger.lily kogbɛne
giraffe tíle
· túle
gird lákèrekere
girdle tɛ́masìdi
· tɛ́sìdi
· tɛ́sidi
girdle oneself tɛ́masìdi
· tɛ́sìdi
girdle oneself with a bead belt bàya
girl mòso
· mùso
· pòotii
· súnkudun
girl who shows off as a grown-up lady sákɔdɔ
· sákɔdɔnin
· wánba
girls' loincloth lɛ̀nbɛn
give dí
· dòn
· d'
· ládi
give a buzz cut gbànan
give a pretext bɔ́
give a ride bìla
give a start lábaara
give an account dálatɛ̀ɛ
give as a present sàma
· sànba
give assistance bánban
give back sàyi
· sàyin
· sèyi
· sèyin
give birth jìi
give evidence of lásedeya
· lásereya
give force to báraka
give long life to smb. mábalo
give rise bɔ́
give shade dúlen
give smb. alms bólomasɔ
give smb. his favourite thing as a present dɔ́bònɲa
give smb. one's blessing to go lábìla
give smb. opportunity to exist bálo
give smb. the responsibility másàra
give sth. up bɔ̀nɔ
give up bɔ́
give upo kɔ́n
give.a.crop.cut gbànan
give.a.handful.of.food mɔ̀ndɔn
give.a.rebate kɔ́ndɔn
give.an.account dàntɛ̀ɛ
give.birth.after.smb. nɔ̀dɔlá
· nɔ̀rɔlá
give.complete.satisfaction sáha
give.hope yílimadiya
giving bólobila
gladden lásɛwa
glade fúwa
glass dùma
glasses básalon
· básari
· lùnɛti
· ɲála
globe bàda
· bàdakudun
· bàra
· bàrakurun
glorify bálima
· bárima
· fàsa
· mábalima
· máweele
· máwele
· tɛ́lɛmɛ
· tɛ́rɛmɛ
glorious kánnke
glove bólomadon
glue mána
glutton nɔ̀ɔma
gnaw kèretu
· ɲɛ̀ɲɛ
go táa
· wá
· w'
go after sáada
· sáara
go around míninminin
go away táa
· wá
· w'
go back dɔ́bɔ
· rɔ́bɔ
go bad gbóya
· tíɲɛ
go bankrupt bè
· bèn
· círon
go down májìi
· májìi
· májìi
go out bɔ́
· sà
go overboard jáman
go to bed lá
· lá
· l'
· l'
go well bɛ̀n
· bɔ́
· ɲà
go with bɛ̀dɛbɛdɛ
· dɛ̀nbɛdɛnbɛ
go.for.a.walk mátaama
go.into kún
go.out fóyi
go.to.meet kùnbɛ̀n
goal bí
· tù
· tùn
goat bà
goat herding bàgbɛn
goatherd bàgbɛnden
· bàgbɛnna
God Ála
· Màari
· màari
God tree bànan
· bàndan
God's fear álaɲɛsilanyɛ
God's matter Álako
God's names and Koranic suras recited in rituals báyiti
· béiti
God's power Álaya
· mànsaya
God-fearing person álaɲɛsilanyɛden
· álaɲɛsilanyɛmɔɔ
godhead Álaya
· mànsaya
godhood Álaya
gold sánin
· sánun
· sénin
· sɛ́nin
gold.vein ɲɛ́
· ɲɛ́n
gold-bearing.soil ɲɛ̀tɛ
golden money dàbiyon
gong tálan
gonorrhea kɔ̀rɔsinɛn
good bɛ̀dɛ
· bɛ̀dɛ
· bɛ́dɛbɛdɛ
· bɛ̀rɛ
· bɛ̀rɛ
· bɛ́rɛbɛrɛ
· ɲì
· ɲìma
· ɲìn
· ɲìnma
good cook bólodɔdi
· bólolandi
good fortune nɔ̀rɔɲimanya
· nɔ̀rɔɲiya
good hand bólomaɲin
good luck nɔ̀rɔɲimanya
· nɔ̀rɔɲiya
good player wáanɛ
good repute mànkutu
good.hand nɔ̀manɲin
good-for-nothing bàanabaana
· bɔ́fusàfu
· bɔ̀nɔmawolo
· fùwari
· jáfo
goods bólofen
· kàrajawo
goose bànidɔ̀ku
gormandize mɛ̀
· mɛ̀ya
Gospel dálafulan
gossip mɛ̀ndɛ
· mɛ̀nnɛ
gourd bàda
· bàda
· bàra
· bàra
· jè
govern màra
governor kùnnasiila
governor's.office kùnnasiida
Governor-General kùnnasiila
gown dìriki
· jìriki
gown with sleeves bólonba
grab bɔ̀rɔndɔ
grabble mɔ̀mɔ
grace nɛ́ma
grade jàla
graft gèrefe
grafted mango gèrefe
grafting yírigbara
grain kìsɛ
· sùman
grain of the liana sɛ̀ sɛ̀
gram sídɔ
grammar kángbɛ
grammatical kángbɛlaka
granary jìinɛ
· kúrukuru
· mɔ̀nɔ
grandchild mɔ̀den
· tólomina
grandfather bénba
· bɛ́makɛ
· mɔ̀kɛ
grandmather mɔ̀muso
grandmother mà
grant màgbɛn
grapes jàbire
· jɔ̀biren
grapheme kólo
· sɛ́bɛden
grasp bábè
grasp abruptly and pull towards oneself bùrunti
grass bín
· bínnaka
· mànsabin
grass for fodder bun
grass.and.bush.cut.down ɲáansa
· ɲáansan
grass.Brilliantaisia.nitens bɔlɔbɔlɔ
grass.sp gbàda
· sá
grass.sp. bàkɔ̀ɔ
· pénpedelen
· séran
· síran
· síranjɔn
· síransinan
· tíkise
grass.species fósefose
grasscutter kɔ̀ɲina
grasshopper tɔ̀n
· tɔ̀nkasa
grass-snake bínkɛndɛsa
gratifying bàrajima
gratis gbánsan
gratitude bárika
· kóɲimalɔn
· wáleɲimalɔn
· wáleɲimanlɔn
grave káburu
· sàri
gravel bɛ̀rɛ
gravy made of Guinea sorrel dà
gray fúse
· fúse
· fúselama
· fúsema
· fúseya
graze wásan
great bòn
· kánnke
great event jànjon
great millet cènde
· kènde
· kènne
great! àasɔɛ
great.griot ɲàra
great.number bɛ̀dɛ
· bɛ̀rɛ
great-aunt tɛ́nɛnba
great-great-grandfather sénsensèeba
great-great-grandmother sénsensèeba
great-great-grandson sénsensèelen
· sénsensèeren
greediness sɔ́ɲɔn
greedy bólodɔgbɛlɛn
greedy-guts nɔ̀ɔma
Greek gɛ̀rɛki
green bínkɛndɛlama
· fídakɛnɛlama
· fírisi
· fírisilama
· fírisima
· gbèden
green amaranth bùraburaba
green colour bínkɛndɛ
green manure bínkɛndɛnɔɔ
green or yellowish scorpion búntànin
· tìyafaranin jètii
green snake bínkɛndɛsa
· bínkɛndɛsa
green tea àtayi
· hàtayi
green.amaranth bɔ̀rɔn
green.color fírisi
green.mamba fídakɛndɛsa
· sòtiilabe
green.or.yellowish.scorpion kɔ̀sɔn
greenhorns dùndiya
· dùndiyanin
greenish brown bɔ̀dɔlama
greet fò
· kɔ̀ndɔn
· lábɛ̀n
greeting fòli
grey búnbunnama
· bùudigbɛlama
· fúse
· fúse
· fúse
· fúselama
· fúsema
· fúseya
grey duiker mànkaran
· mànkarannɛn
· mànkɛrɛn
gridiron díbi
grief bɔ̀nɛ
· bɔ̀nɔ
· sòola
· sùnun
· sùola
· tɔ́rɔya
grieve bɔ́
· nílafìn
· sòola
· sùnun
grill díbi
grind dɔ́mɔɲɔnkɔ
· járo
· mɔ́ɲɔkɔ
· mɔ́ɲɔnkɔ
· mɔ́rɔnkɔ
grind to flour bùnden
· bùnten
griot jèli
grip unwilling to give bálan
grippe tònńkàn
groin kɛ̀nɛ
groom's.gift.to.the.bride's.mother náfaanin
· násɔ
grope for mɔ̀mɔ
gross.pepper cɛ́nforoto
grotto fálan
ground squirrel dùumakɛ̀rɛn
ground.grain ɲɛ̀ɲɛn
group gbàra
· kúru
· ló
· sɛ́dɛ
· sɛ́rɛ
· sìidiyama
grouping sìidiyama
grout bòro
grove tú
grow bìla
· bòn
· bònbaya
· bònɲa
· bùnɲa
· jíriwa
· lábònɲa
· lábònɲa
· lábùɲa
· lábùɲa
· sɛ̀nɛ
· yíriwa
grow abundant bɔ́
grow barren lɔ̀
grow black fìn
grow boastful jáman
grow brave fárin
grow difficult gbà
grow dull (about the sky) bídibada
grow experienced sé
· s'
grow fat bònɲa
· bùnɲa
grow lazy dɔ́bìla
· rɔ́bìla
grow listless búdɛya
grow musty bónbuya
· búnbun
· búnbuya
grow numerous bɛ̀dɛya
grow painted máɲɛ̀ɛn
grow powerful sébaaya
grow quickly bòsi
grow smooth mánùnkun
grow tired kùmu
· kùmun
· kùun
grow turbid bùdu
· bùdun
grow up bòn
· bònbaya
· bɔ́
· mɔ̀ɔbaya
grow visible mákà
grow.bolder yílilatɛ̀ɛ
grow.disgusting máɲain
· máɲanin
· máɲein
grow.ferocious fárin
grow.fibrous kàro
· kàron
grow.frayed fúsufusu
grow.light fɛ́ya
grow.miraculous mákaba
grow.old kɔ̀dɔ
· kɔ̀rɔ
grow.poor dɔ̀ɔ
grow.succulent dónbo
grow.thin bára
· fàsan
grow.white gbɛ́
growing bònɲa
· bùnɲa
growing thin bára
· fàdi-bɔ-n-na
growl wúrundu
· wúrundun
grown-up mɔ̀ɔba
growth màkafo
gruel mɔ̀nin
guarantee bólomaya
guarantor bóloma
guard kɔ̀nɔgbɛnna
· kùnnasìi
· tɔ́nden
guava bùyaki
guayaba bùyaki
guess bìsiki
· bìsiki
· ń y'á` ~lá {kó}
· sòbi
guest lólan
· lónan
· lóndan
· lónlan
guide bólominala
· ɲɛ́bila
· ɲɛ́bìla
· ɲɛ́mida
· ɲɛ́mìda
· ɲɛ́midala
· ɲɛ́minala
guilt fìli
· jàraki
· yàraki
Guinea Jìnɛ
Guinea corn áwusan
· bìnbiri
· bìnbirin
· kénìnke
· lɔ̀nban
Guinea franc dàlasi
Guinea peach bàdi
guinea pig báɲina
Guinea sorrel dàkumu
· dàkumun
· dàkumunin
guinea.fowl kàmi
· kàmin
· kàmun
Guinea.peach dundura
Guinea.pig tùbabuɲina
Guinea.sorrel dà
gulf jídoo
gully fólon
· jífɔlɔn
gum gbáasa
· tìndi
gum of the African myrrh bàrakanti
gumma dà
gun gbònkan
· màrafa
· màrifa
· mòrifa
· mórifa
gunpowder múu
· támuu
gurgle-gurgle! búyibuyi
gush bùyili
· dɔ́bɔ
· gbɔ́rɔndɔ
· rɔ́bɔ
gushing water gbɔ́rɔndɔ
gutter bájaran
· báyaran
· sɔ́ɔli
gymnastics fàdidɔfulen