H - h
| HAB | ɲé | 
| · | ɲ' | 
| · | yé | 
| · | y' | 
| habit | báarada | 
| · | dáɲa | 
| · | jóo | 
| hadji | làáji | 
| haemorrhoids KN | bòkunbɔ | 
| haggle about | tɛ́lɛmɛ | 
| · | tɛ́rɛmɛ | 
| hail | bɛ̀rɛ | 
| · | sánbɛlɛnin | 
| · | sánbɛ̀rɛle | 
| · | sánbɛ̀rɛnin | 
| hailstone | bɛ̀rɛkisɛ | 
| · | sánbɛlɛnin | 
| · | sánbɛ̀rɛle | 
| · | sánbɛ̀rɛnin | 
| hair | kùn | 
| · | sí | 
| hair.below.lower.lip | dási | 
| hairsplitter | ɲàarańké | 
| · | wáraninfàagbo | 
| hairy | ɲúfu | 
| hajj | híji | 
| hajji | làáji | 
| half | tála | 
| · | tálańtɛ́ | 
| · | tɛ́lɛn | 
| hall | fóo | 
| hallo | àhaba | 
| · | ànba | 
| · | ànban | 
| · | àrahaba | 
| · | màrahaba | 
| · | márajàba | 
| · | ǹba | 
| · | ǹsé | 
| · | sáha | 
| · | sɛ̀dí | 
| · | sɛ̀ɛdí | 
| · | ùnsé | 
| halo | bàdo | 
| · | bàro | 
| · | nɔ́rɔ | 
| halvah | áliwa | 
| · | àluwa | 
| · | áluwa | 
| hamlet | bùufɛ | 
| · | tóoda | 
| hammer | jɔ́lan | 
| · | jɔ́nnan | 
| · | tódi | 
| hammer in | bánban | 
| · | gbángban | 
| hammock | jɔ̀ | 
| hamper | bàli | 
| · | dɛ́sɛ | 
| · | fátandi | 
| · | fátanti | 
| · | kàɲa | 
| hand | bólo | 
| · | bólonɔ | 
| · | dòn | 
| · | kɔ̀ɲɛ | 
| · | kɔ̀ɲɔ | 
| · | wɔ̀nsere | 
| · | wɔ̀nsere | 
| hand luggage | bólofen | 
| handcuffs | bólokori | 
| · | bólolakoori | 
| handful | bólodɔ | 
| · | bólofa | 
| · | bólofilafa | 
| · | bólofilaɲa | 
| · | bóloɲa | 
| · | bólorɔ | 
| · | lɔ́kɔma | 
| · | mɔ̀ndɔ | 
| · | mɔ̀ndɔ | 
| · | mɔ̀ndɔn | 
| · | mɔ̀ndɔn | 
| · | tɛ́ɛdɔ | 
| handful of reaped ears of rice or fonio | bólomuu | 
| handicraft | bólolabaara | 
| · | bólolabaarafen | 
| · | kɛ́kusanya | 
| handing.of.cola | wòroba | 
| handkerchief | jàla | 
| handle | bólo | 
| · | gbàli | 
| · | kàla | 
| · | mìda | 
| · | mìna | 
| · | mìra | 
| handle matters swiftly and deftly | bólolakaliya | 
| · | bólolateriya | 
| handlebars | lásin | 
| · | làsin | 
| handmade cloth | bájɔ | 
| handspan | síbidi | 
| · | síbiri | 
| handwriting | bólonɔ | 
| hang | dún | 
| · | dún | 
| hang sth. over one's shoulder | bànamini | 
| hanker | ɲábɔ | 
| haphazard | bìlańdɔ | 
| happen | bɔ́ | 
| happen suddenly, without any visible reason | bàa | 
| happen unexpectedly | bàra | 
| happiness | búndɛ | 
| · | búundɛ | 
| · | dàamu | 
| · | dàamun | 
| · | hára | 
| · | hɛ́ra | 
| · | hɛ́rɛ | 
| · | káyira | 
| · | mɛ́ndiya | 
| happy and peaceful life | búndɛ | 
| · | búundɛ | 
| · | hára | 
| · | hɛ́ra | 
| · | hɛ́rɛ | 
| · | káyira | 
| harass | nílafìn | 
| harass smb. | bànsan | 
| · | bàsan | 
| harassment | bìlańkɔ | 
| hard | fàsan | 
| · | gbɛ̀lɛn | 
| · | wùle | 
| · | wùlen | 
| hard.drinking | bàkili | 
| harden | mákolo | 
| hare | sáanɛn | 
| · | sònsan | 
| haricot | sɔ̀sɔ | 
| harm | màntɔrɔ | 
| harmful | júuman | 
| harmful magic means | dàbari | 
| harmonica | alimɔrika | 
| harmony | bá | 
| · | bɛ̀n | 
| · | díya | 
| harness | níri | 
| harp-lute | sɔ́rɔn | 
| harpoon | bónsɔɔran | 
| · | bónsɔran | 
| harshness | kàdagbɛlɛya | 
| hartebeest | tánko | 
| · | tánko | 
| · | tánkon | 
| · | tánkon | 
| · | tánkɔ | 
| · | tánkɔ | 
| harvest | dán | 
| · | gbédu | 
| · | gbédun | 
| · | gbéru | 
| · | kà | 
| · | ládan | 
| · | sùman | 
| haste | káliya | 
| hasten | bàra | 
| · | bàra | 
| hat | bánbara | 
| · | kóbon | 
| hat.sp. | sèyinɛn | 
| hat.with.a.fringe | bìnsanma | 
| hatch | mákɔɔ | 
| haughty | jɛ̀dɛdɔba | 
| haulm | ɲàma | 
| Hausa | áwusa | 
| Hausa country | áwusa | 
| · | áwusala | 
| have a good rest (?) | bádi | 
| have a respite | ládaha | 
| have admixture | ɲábàsan | 
| · | ɲádɔbàsan | 
| · | ɲárɔbàsan | 
| have nervous shock | kùnmagbán | 
| have no fear | yílilatɛ̀ɛ | 
| have numerous branches | bólonbolonbɔ | 
| have one's source | bɔ́ | 
| have several activities | bólomayɛ̀lɛman | 
| have tributaries | bólonbolonbɔ | 
| have.breakfast | kɔ́jɛbɔ | 
| have.confidence | lìmanaya | 
| · | lìmɛnɛya | 
| have.draught | kɔ́ɔlɔ | 
| have.too.frequent.pregnancies | séde | 
| · | sére | 
| having.a.mouth | dáma | 
| hawk | bólomayɛ̀lɛman | 
| · | máyìda | 
| · | máyìra | 
| · | wáfu | 
| hawker | bólomayɛlɛmanna | 
| hay | bun | 
| haze | búun | 
| he | à | 
| he has ruined himself | bɔ́ | 
| head | dátii | 
| · | kùn | 
| · | kùnnasìi | 
| · | sála | 
| head money | nísɔnkɔ | 
| head of camp | kɛ̀lɛtii | 
| head.for | mágbɛn | 
| head.louse | ɲímin | 
| head.of.family | sótii | 
| head.of.village | dùutii | 
| headboard | bílikun | 
| · | bílinnɛnkun | 
| heading | sálala | 
| head-man | ɲɛ́mɔɔ | 
| headman | ɲɛ́bila | 
| head-office | bàdajulu | 
| · | bàrajulu | 
| headquarters | dáadɔ | 
| headscarf | fátara | 
| · | kánmacɛ | 
| · | kánmakɛ | 
| · | kùnnajala | 
| headwaters | bùyida | 
| heal | dánda | 
| · | kɛ́ndɛya | 
| · | lò | 
| healing | dándali | 
| health | kɛ́ndɛya | 
| healthiness | kɛ́ndɛya | 
| healthy | bánbannɛn | 
| · | bánbannin | 
| · | gbérengberen | 
| · | kɛ́ndɛ | 
| · | kɛ́ndɛ | 
| · | kɛ́nɛ | 
| · | kɛ́nɛ | 
| heap | tòn | 
| hear | mɛ́n | 
| hearse | gbàaragbàara | 
| · | gbàaragbaara | 
| heart | jùsu | 
| · | sɔ̀n | 
| heart seed | básakun | 
| heat | fùntanin | 
| · | kálan | 
| · | kálaya | 
| · | káliya | 
| · | tára | 
| · | wúyen | 
| heat up | gbà | 
| heat.up | fàfa | 
| · | kálaya | 
| heathen | Álantan | 
| · | bànbaa | 
| · | bánbàran | 
| · | káfiri | 
| · | sùnunke | 
| heavenly body | bálabala | 
| heaviness | gbílinya | 
| · | gbíliya | 
| heavy | gbílin | 
| · | gbílin | 
| hectare | bèfɛdɛ | 
| hedgehog | bàlajɔn | 
| · | júunɛn | 
| · | júuru | 
| · | jùuru | 
| hegira | fúndi | 
| he-goat | bàkɔdɔn | 
| · | bàkɔrɔn | 
| he-goat's tail | bàkɔdɔnko | 
| · | bàkɔrɔnko | 
| heifer | jàa | 
| · | yɛ̀rɛ | 
| heigh! | àsiké | 
| height | kɔ́be | 
| · | lɔ̀ | 
| · | lɔ̀gban | 
| helicopter | náanaa | 
| hell | jàhanama | 
| help | bólomagbɛn | 
| · | dɛ̀mɛn | 
| · | dɛ̀mɛn | 
| · | dɛ̀mɛnnin | 
| · | mádɛ̀mɛn | 
| · | màgbɛn | 
| · | mágbɛn | 
| help in sth. | ɲà | 
| help smb. | bɔ́ | 
| help smb. out | kùnbɔ́ | 
| help smb. to get out | bòsi | 
| help smb. with money | bólomagbɛn | 
| help to get down | lájìi | 
| help, favour ripening | lámɔ̀ | 
| helpful | kɔ́nɔdɔdi | 
| helpfulness | kɔ́nɔdɔdiya | 
| hem | mála | 
| hem.cloth | bìrindi | 
| · | bìrinti | 
| hemisphere | dálatɛɛ | 
| hemlock | tàli | 
| hen.house | kúrukuru | 
| henchman | dùukɔdɔkaba | 
| henna | jàbe | 
| henna tree | jàbe | 
| hepatic | bíɲɛlama | 
| hepatitis | sáyi | 
| her | à | 
| · | à | 
| herb | bàtɛɛn | 
| · | bɛ̀nɛfin | 
| · | bɛ̀nɛjɔ̀n | 
| · | bɛ̀sɛlen | 
| herb.sp. | ɲɔ̀fɔɲɔfɔ | 
| herbaceous plant | bàjàado | 
| · | bàkɔ̀yɔ | 
| · | bamasobo | 
| · | bínnaka | 
| herbaceous.plant | kɛ̀rɛnnatìya | 
| herbivore | dáaba | 
| herd | kúru | 
| herd ahead | gbɛ̀ngbɛn | 
| herder | bíyangbɛnna | 
| here | yàn | 
| · | yàn | 
| here! (?) | àndɛ | 
| here.is | tére | 
| heresy | bídaya | 
| heritage | cɛ́ | 
| · | cíyɛn | 
| · | kɛ́ | 
| hero | wánjàlanka | 
| · | wánjàlankan | 
| heron | bálansàma | 
| · | bálasàma | 
| herp.sp. | kɔ̀nɔnɛnnafanin | 
| hesitate | yílanyilan | 
| hesitation | fìlanfìlan | 
| hew | búndan | 
| · | dɔ́bundan | 
| hex | dàbari | 
| · | ládàbari | 
| hey! | hé | 
| · | hée | 
| · | hɛ̀n | 
| hiccup | sìko | 
| hide | bùu | 
| · | dòon | 
| · | gbàla | 
| · | ɲámadòon | 
| · | sùtara | 
| · | sùtura | 
| hide oneself | bídi | 
| · | bídin | 
| · | bírin | 
| · | dòon | 
| hide.from.eyes.with | wànwan | 
| high | gbɛ̀lɛn | 
| high boot | bòotijan | 
| high building | pónkin | 
| · | sánbon | 
| high threshold PQ | bànbe | 
| high.strong | wónson | 
| high.tone | kánmayɛlɛ | 
| higher | sándɔta | 
| highly | pónkin | 
| high-tone.apostrophe | làkisɔ | 
| highwayman | bènkanninna | 
| · | gbánan | 
| · | kòrogba | 
| · | sílakanbela | 
| hijab | bítìran | 
| · | bítiran | 
| hill | kùru | 
| · | tíndi | 
| · | tíni | 
| hill by a river | bátindi | 
| · | bátini | 
| hina | jàbe | 
| hind legs | bòsen | 
| hinder | bànamini | 
| · | dɔ́sà | 
| · | fátandi | 
| · | fátanti | 
| · | kànkan | 
| · | kàɲa | 
| · | sà | 
| hinder in sth. | bàli | 
| hinder in sth. (?) | bàlanbalan | 
| hinder smb. | bàli | 
| · | dɛ́sɛ | 
| hindrance | bálan | 
| · | bàliko | 
| hip | tɔ̀ɔ | 
| hips | tɔ̀ɔ | 
| his | à | 
| his, him | à | 
| historian | dɔ̀fɔlɔnna | 
| historic | dɔ̀fɔlaka | 
| history | dɔ̀fɔ | 
| hit | bùɔ | 
| · | dàdi | 
| · | dèdi | 
| · | fódon | 
| · | gbòro | 
| hit smb. | bón | 
| hit with | láse | 
| hit with sth. | bón | 
| hit.violently | tìnba | 
| hitch | bálan | 
| · | bálan | 
| hive | gbònkan | 
| hobble | kádan | 
| hoe | bolaben | 
| · | dàba | 
| · | dàbajo | 
| · | sá | 
| hoe soil | kɔ́dɔbɔ | 
| hoe up | bùruku | 
| hoe.to.make.furrows | wálan | 
| hog | lɛ̀ | 
| hog.plum | nìnkɔn | 
| hold | bólokɛ | 
| · | lámàndi | 
| · | máfɛlɛ | 
| · | máfɛnɛ | 
| hold back | láɲaran | 
| · | lásàyi | 
| · | lásàyin | 
| · | lásèyi | 
| · | lásèyin | 
| hold on lease | súfuru | 
| hole | tón | 
| · | wò | 
| hole.in.clothes | lábɔdiya | 
| holiday | bìla | 
| · | fònjo | 
| · | fònjon | 
| · | gbídi | 
| · | ɲáaɲaa | 
| · | tólon | 
| · | wùdan | 
| · | wùdu | 
| holidays | bólokaba | 
| holiness | sáninɲa | 
| · | sániya | 
| holy | sáninman | 
| · | wàliju | 
| · | wòliju | 
| home | báda | 
| · | báda | 
| · | bára | 
| · | bára | 
| home folk{s} | bádamɔɔ | 
| home secret pet-name | bátɔɔ | 
| homeland | fàbada | 
| · | fàso | 
| homeless | báyinbayin | 
| · | béyinbeyin | 
| homeless poor devil | báyinbayintɔ | 
| honest | hɔ́rɔbɛdɛ | 
| · | sɛ̀bɛ | 
| · | sɔ̀bɛ | 
| honesty | bɛ̀dɛ | 
| · | bɛ́dɛbɛdɛya | 
| · | bɛ̀rɛ | 
| · | bɛ́rɛbɛrɛya | 
| · | hɔ́rɔbɛdɛya | 
| · | mɔ̀ɔbɛdɛya | 
| · | télen | 
| honey | lí | 
| honey badger | cɛ̀damaɲàari | 
| · | dàamɛ | 
| honeybee | líkisɛ | 
| honeycomb | líba | 
| honour | dɔ́bon | 
| · | jàmu | 
| · | jànbu | 
| · | kùnnayeren | 
| · | mábònɲa | 
| · | mábùnya | 
| · | tànka | 
| honour smb. | bònɲa | 
| · | bùnɲa | 
| honour smb. with a talk | bàdo | 
| · | bàro | 
| hoodlum | kùnnabila | 
| hoof | tɔ́rɔn | 
| hoofed animal | tɔ́rɔnma | 
| hook on | bálan | 
| hook oneself | bálan | 
| hoopoe | kónkodòndon | 
| hope | jèe | 
| · | jèyi | 
| · | jìi | 
| · | tàmayi | 
| horizon | ɲámilo | 
| horn | búdu | 
| · | búru | 
| · | kére | 
| horrible | másilannɛn | 
| horse | sò | 
| horseman | sòfa | 
| hospital | dándaso | 
| host | jètii | 
| hostage | bóloma | 
| hostility | júuya | 
| · | màngboya | 
| hot | kálaman | 
| · | kálan | 
| · | kálanman | 
| hot part of the dry season | tára | 
| hot.pepper | kɛ́lɛkɛlɛ | 
| hotel | jìyabon | 
| · | jìyada | 
| hotly | bídibidi | 
| · | páyipayi | 
| hot-tempered | jùsumangbo | 
| hour | tùmaren | 
| house | bón | 
| house door | bónda | 
| house dweller | bónkɔrɔmɔɔ | 
| house key | bónɲin | 
| house roof | bónti | 
| household work | bónnaya | 
| housekeeper | bónna | 
| how | dì | 
| how much | jèli | 
| how.many | jèli | 
| however | kàni | 
| · | kànin | 
| · | kònin | 
| however it be | jáate | 
| hub | bɔ̀lɔwo | 
| hubub | bɔ́ɔkɔkɔ | 
| huckster | bàanabaana | 
| · | wáfulila | 
| huddle up | bùu | 
| · | mɔ́sɔ | 
| · | mɔ́sɔn | 
| huge | dɛ̀gbɛ | 
| · | kùnba | 
| · | kùnba | 
| huh? | á | 
| hull | bòsi | 
| human | ádabaden | 
| · | ádamaden | 
| · | bólofilatii | 
| · | búnuadamaden | 
| human being | mɔ̀ɔ | 
| human life | mɔ̀ɔya | 
| human matter | mɔ̀ɔko | 
| humanity | ádamadenya | 
| · | ádamadenya | 
| humbleness | álamina | 
| · | fánmajii | 
| · | jɛ̀dɛmajii | 
| humiliate | lájàrabi | 
| hump | dàn | 
| hundred | cɛ̀mɛ | 
| · | kɛ̀mɛ | 
| hundredth | cɛ̀mɛnan | 
| · | kɛ̀mɛnan | 
| hundred-year-old | cɛ̀mɛlaka | 
| hunger | bàla | 
| · | kɔ́nkɔ | 
| hungry millet | fánin | 
| · | fónin | 
| hungry rice | fánin | 
| · | fónin | 
| hunter | dònso | 
| hunter's.hat | màmaturu | 
| · | nàmaturu | 
| hunter.bard | dònsojeli | 
| · | sɛ́rɛ | 
| · | sɛ́rɛwa | 
| hunter.spirit | gbɛ̀dɛ | 
| hunters'.harp-lute | sínbin | 
| hunters'.whistle | sìnbon | 
| hunting | dònsoya | 
| hunting dog | nɔ́ɔnsiwulu | 
| · | nɔ́wɔsi | 
| · | nɔ́wɔsiwulu | 
| hunting.net | kòrofo | 
| hurl | bón | 
| · | bón | 
| hurrah | àsɔ́ɛ | 
| hurrah! | àawe | 
| hurry | bólodɔgbɛdɛn | 
| · | bólogbɛdɛn | 
| · | bólorɔgbɛrɛn | 
| · | gbára | 
| · | kɔ́rɔtɔ | 
| hurry.up | kíɲɛn | 
| hurt | dímin | 
| · | mábon | 
| husband | cɛ̀ | 
| · | cɛ̀ | 
| · | kɛ̀ | 
| husk | bòsi | 
| · | bù | 
| · | fòlofòlo | 
| hut | bùu | 
| · | tóo | 
| hut made of straw mats | bùu | 
| hut.of.newly.initiated.boys | fáfa | 
| hydrogen | jísun | 
| hyena | játùru | 
| · | kéndekàraba | 
| · | nàma | 
| · | nàmatòroko | 
| · | súluku | 
| · | súlukuba | 
| hygienic towel for menstrual period | bíla | 
| hymn | báyiti | 
| · | béiti | 
| hypocrisy | bɛ̀sɛkunuya | 
| · | bɛ̀sɛnkɔninya | 
| · | bɛ̀sɛnkɔnɔtɛya | 
| hypothesis | bìsiki | 
| hyppopotamus | màli | 
| · | màlin | 
| · | màni | 
| · | mànin |