Zarmaciine - English - Français
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fa! A ga sandi fa |
emphasis word meaning very or a lot It is very difficult! |
très, beaucoup C'est très difficile! |
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faaba Ka ga ay faaba. |
to aid, to help Come help me. |
aider Viens m’aider. |
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faaba Wa ay faaba! |
to help, to rescue, to save Help me! |
secourir, sauver Aidez moi! |
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faabu Ni faabu gumo. |
to lose weight You have lost a lot of weight. |
maigrir Tu as beaucoup maigri. |
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faada |
large town or city |
ville |
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faaji |
to be bored |
s'enmuyer |
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faaji Faaji si boori. |
loneliness Loneliness is bad. |
nostalgie La solitude n’est pas bonne. |
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faaji |
to be lonely |
être nostalgique |
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faakaray |
to converse/to chat |
causer |
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faala Fransi ciine ga faala. |
to be easy French is easy. |
facile La langue française est facile. |
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faala Hayno ga faala haran. |
cheap (price) Millet is cheap this year |
bon marché Le mil est à bon marché cette année. |
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faali I faali,ima si koy ga yanje |
to calm someone else down Calm them down, they should not go to fight. |
calmer,apaiser calme les avant qu'ils ne se bagarre |
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faasa |
to defend someone, to come to someone’s defense |
defendre, prendre la defense de quel qu'un |
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fadama Fadama ra, haran iri dan aracce nda hamo. |
clay, marshy soil This year we planted sugar cane and sorghum in the marshy soil |
terrain marecajeux, argileux; Cette année nous avons planté de la canne a sucre et du sorgho dans les marecages. |
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fafagu Ina kociya fafagu nda bonbon. |
to bait someone, to lure One can lure their child with a candy. |
appâter, attirer On a appaté l'enfant avec du bonbon. |
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faham Ay man faham. |
to understand I do not understand. |
comprendre Je n’ai pas compris. |
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fahamandi A fahamandi. |
to explain Explain it to him. |
expliquer Explique lui. |
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fahamandi Ay fahamandi. |
to make someone understand make me understand. |
faire comprendre Fais moi comprendre. |
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fahamey |
understanding |
la compréhension |
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faka Ghana alborey ga ba zara fakayan. |
to wrap oneself The men in Ghana like to wrap themselves with a piece of cloth. |
se draper Les Ghanaiens aiment se draper de pagne. |
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falanfangu |
mumps |
oreillons |
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falaw |
aluminum |
aluminium |
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falle |
to whistle |
siffler |
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fanaŋ Kociya go ga fanaŋ. |
to crawl The child is crawling. |
ramper L’enfant est en train de ramper. |
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faani |
cream |
la crème |
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fanda Fanda ay |
to leave alone, don’t bother Don’t bother me. |
laisser tranquille Laisse-moi tranquille. |
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fandi Hiyo fandi, iri ma zumbu. |
to come along side Bring the boat alongside so that we can descend. |
accoster/garer accoste la pirogue, nous allons descendre |
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fandu |
dune |
la dune |
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fandu |
fan |
l'éventail |
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fandu |
sifting mat |
le van |
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fangal |
garden plot |
la planche (jardin) |
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fankaasu |
very large fritter made for special occassions |
gros beignet de farine de blé |
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fansa Baɲɲa kan i fansa. |
to emancipate The slave that they emancipated. |
affranchir Un esclave qui a été affranchi. |
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fansi Nda ni na guso fansi, ni ma turo duma. |
to dig If you dig a hole, you should plant a tree. |
creuser Si tu creuses le trou, il faut planter l’arbre. |
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fansi A no roga fansi. |
to dig up He dug up cassava. |
déterrer Il a déterré du manioc |
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fante A ga yo wa fante. |
to be sick of, to disgust He is sick of camel milk. |
dédaigner/repugner Il repugne le lait de chameau. |
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fantu |
Detarium microcarpum |
Detarium microcarpum |
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far A go ga faro far. |
to cultivate, to farm He is cultivating the field. |
cultiver Il est en train de cultiver le champ. |
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far |
to weed |
sarcler/desherber |
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fara A na turu fara. |
to chop He chopped the wood. |
fendre Il a fendu le bois. |
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faranti |
big tray/plates |
grandes assiettes |
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fareeje |
brick |
brique |
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farga Ay man farga. |
to be tired I am not tired. |
fatigue Je ne suis pas fatigué. |
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farhan A go ga farhan hunkuna. |
to be happy/joyful He is smiling today. |
être gai/content Il est souriant aujourd’hui. |
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fari Ay sinda fari. |
field I do not have a field. |
le champ Je n’ai pas de champ. |
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fari |
wheat flour |
farine de blé |
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farimasa |
fritters |
beignets |
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farkay |
donkey |
l'âne |
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farmi |
cultivation |
culture |
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farrati Boro hinne saji ra koyyan ga farrati. |
to be careless It is careless to go into the bush alone. |
être imprudent/risques Il est imprudent d'aller seul dans la brousse. |
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farre Ni bankarey ga farre. |
to smell really bad Your clothing smells really bad. |
sentir fort (odeur) Tes habits ont une odeur forte. |
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farre |
Khaya senegalensis |
Khaya senegalensis |
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farsi A na gora farsi. |
to share/divide He divided the kola nut in half. |
partager Il a divisé la noix de kola. |
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farsim Goro farsim. |
a share A share of the kola nut. |
une part Une partie de la noix de cola. |
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faaru |
to winnow |
vanner |
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faaru |
to cool down |
rendre tiéde |
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fassu A go ga dundo fassu |
to peel She is peeling the yam. |
éplucher Elle est en train d'éplucher l'igname |
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fassu A na turi kamba fasu. |
to sharpen He sharpened the branch. |
tailler en pointe Il a taillé la branche. |
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fata |
arm pit |
l'aisselle |
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fata Curoizo fata ceeri. |
wing the bird’s wing is broken. |
l'aile l'aile de l'oiseau est cassée. |
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fatawci |
business |
commerce |
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fatiya Bon cabay kulu do no i ga fatiya ta. |
blessing, prayer At every baptism there is a blessing said. |
la bénédiction A chaque cérémonie de bapteme il ya une prière de benediction. |
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fatta A fatta. |
to go out, to leave She left. |
sortir Elle est sortie. |
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faw Zankey balo faw. |
to explode, to pop The children’s ball popped. |
éclater/exploser Le ballon des enfants a éclaté. |
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fawako Hamdallaye gonda fawako bobo. |
butcher Hamdallaye has many butchers. |
le boucher Il y a beaucoup de bouchers à Hamdallaye. |
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fawra Bene fawra ga Souley hamburandi. |
thunder (loud) Loud thunder scares Souley. |
le tonnerre Le bruit du tonnerre fait peur à Souley. |
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fay Aissa na kalo fay. |
to divide Aissa divided the garden. |
diviser, partager Aissa a divisé le jardin. |
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fay A ga inga wande fay. |
to divorce He will divorce his wife. |
divorcer Il va divorcer sa femme. |
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fay Moussa na zankey kan go ga yange fay. |
to separate Moussa separated the kids that were fighting. |
séparer Moussa a separé les enfants qui sont en train de se bagarrer. |
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fay Gambi na hamo fay. |
to distribute Gambi distributed the meat. |
distribuer Gambi a distrubué la viande. |
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fay nda |
leave it (alone) |
laisser qq'un tranquille |
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fayanka Ay si hin ga taweyey wo fayanka. |
to distinguish I can not distinguish between those twins. |
distinguer Je ne peux distiguer ces jumeaux l’un de l’autre. |
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fe jasarey na hiija laabaro fekwaara kulu ra |
to announce the news to everyone The griots announced the marriage to the entire village |
faire une annonce publique; Les griots ont annoncé la nouvelle du mariage à tout le village. |
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feeji |
sheep |
le mouton |
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feeji way |
ewe |
la brebis |
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feela |
to glide |
planer |
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feema |
stove |
le foyer |
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feeni |
to fan |
ventiler |
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feeniji |
fan |
l'éventail |
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feeri Feeri ay se fuo. |
to open Open the door for me. |
ouvrir Ouvre moi la porte. |
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feeri |
to detach |
détacher |
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feeri Korfa feeri. |
to untie a knot The rope untied. |
défaire un nœud Defais le nœud de la corde. |
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feeri |
to unlock |
dévérouiller, désserrer |
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feeri |
to unroll, to uncover |
dérouler |
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feeri A sanno din feeri iri se |
to tanslate/explain Translate his speech for us |
traduire/expliquer Traduis nous ses paroles |
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feeriji Salle ay se ferijo. |
opener Pass me the opener. |
ouvre-boîte Passe moi l’ouvre boîte. |
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fifiri Ali go ga lemo fifiri. |
to peel Ali is peeling the orange. |
pêler Ali est en train de pêler l’orange. |
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fifiri Ni ma foyo fifiri. |
to stir (as in sauce) You should stir the sauce. |
mélanger, remuer Il faut remuer la sauce. |
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fifiri |
to shell (as in peanuts) |
décortiquer |
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fiili |
big space |
espace vide,nu |
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fifirji |
stick used to stir sauce |
instrument pour remuer la sauce |
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fiji |
to bury |
enterrer |
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filana Filana ne... |
such a one Mr so and so said... |
un tel Mr un tel a dit... |
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filili |
completely |
complètement |
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filla Nima si a filla! |
to do again, to say again, to repeat don't do it again! |
recommencer, redire,refaire Ne recommence plus! |
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fimbi A na zayo fimbi bono ra. |
to hit hard He hit the thief hard on the head. |
frapper très fort Il a frappé le voleur très fort sur la tête. |
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fina Fulaŋ alborey ga fina daŋ |
antimony mixture used as eyeliner Fulan men put on antimony. |
antimoine Les hommes peuls se maquillent avec de l' antimoine |
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fineetar Fuo gonda fineetar beri |
window The house has a big window. |
la fenêtre La maison a une grande fenêtre. |
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finga-finga Zankey go ga foru nda finga-finga. |
sling-shot The children are playing with the sling-shot. |
lance pierre Les enfants jouent avec le lance pierres. |
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fip A fip ga bisa |
quickly he passed quickly |
rapidement, très vite Il est passé très vite. |
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firaw |
Panicum laetum |
fonio |
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firawiin Ni wande ya firawiina no. |
quarrelsome Your wife is quarrelsome. |
querelleur/bagarreur Ta femme est une querelleuse. |
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firgaw |
to be lost |
être égaré |
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fisi baase hinka go ga cere fisi |
to tease Two cousins can tease each other |
taquiner/ Les cousins peuvent se taquiner |
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fisi Ni kwara sinda fisi. |
garbage can Your house does not have a garbage can. |
la poubelle Il n’y a pas de poubelle chez toi. |
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fisi |
sweepings |
ordures |
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fisi gorŋa go ga fisi fisi |
to scratch the chicken is scratching |
gratter le sol la poule gratte le sol. |
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fiti Fuo fiti. |
to open Open the door. |
ouvrir Ouvre la porte. |
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fiti |
chicken coop |
la cage |
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fiti A go ga fiti cina. |
nest He built a nest. |
le nid Il construit un nid. |
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fiti |
to unlock |
dévérouiller |
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fitilla Diyandi fitilla. |
lamp, lantern Light the lantern. |
la lampe à pétrole Allume la lampe. |
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fitina Ni wande ga fitina gumo. |
to provoke into fighting Your wife likes to provoke people into fighting a lot. |
chercher querelle Ta femme cherche toujours querelle. |
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fitaw |
to hop/to jump about |
sautiller, frétiller |
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fittayze A kamba ga gondo fittayze bobo. |
blister/spot His hand has many blisters. |
boutons Il a des boutons sur la main. |
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fizaw A go ga dumizey fizaw. |
to select He is selecting the seeds. |
sélectionner Il est en train de selectionner les semences. |
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fo |
hi!/ |
salut! |
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fo Ni ma Seyni fo ay se. |
to greet Greet Seyni for me. |
saluer Salue Seyni de ma part. |
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fo Ay ga ba kwayi fo. |
one I want one shirt. |
un Je voudrais une chemise. |
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fo Omar go ga ni fo. |
to thank Omar is thanking you. |
remercier Omar te remercie. |
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fo Tira fo? |
which Which book? |
quel/quelle Quel livre? |
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foobu |
earthenware jar |
la jarre d'eau/le canari |
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foobu |
to draw out |
oter/retire de |
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foofo |
hello! |
salut! |
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fofozo |
crop (animal) |
le jabot |
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fofe |
breast |
le sein |
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foolo |
bag |
le sac (de voyage ou à main) |
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fooma A ga fooma gumo. |
to boast He brags a lot. |
se vanter Il se vante trop. |
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foono Iri man di foono kulu watokan iri koy Park W. |
monkey We did not see any monkeys when we went to Park W. |
singe Nous n’avons vu aucun singe quand nous sommes allés au Park W. |
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foori Foori fo no aran go ga te? |
game What game are you playing? |
jeu Quel jeu faites-vous. |
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foori Ni si wani foori. |
joke, tease You don’t know how to joke. |
blague Tu es un mauvais blagueur. |
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foori batama Hamdallaye foori batama ga kayna. |
playground, dancing place The dancing place in Hamdallaye is small. |
place publique La place publique de Hamdallaye est petite. |
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fooru Zankey go ga fooru isa ra. |
to have fun/to joke/toplay The children are having fun in the river. |
s'amuser/blaguer/jouer Les enfant s’amusent dans le fleuve. |
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fooru A go ga fejo fooru. |
to skin an animal he is skinning the sheep. |
dépécer Il dépécer le mouton. |
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fooru Fooru no Ali ga. |
hernia Ali has a hernia |
l'hernie Ali a une hernie. |
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fooru |
testicles |
testicules |
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follo Haoua izo follo. |
to be crazy Haoua’s child is crazy. |
être fou L’enfant de Haoua est fou. |
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follokom follokom no si a gana |
a crazy person, madman it’s a crazy person, don’t follow him |
fou c'est un fou ne le suis pas. |
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follay Alsilamo si koy follay foori do. |
spirit (possession) Muslims do not go to the possession dance place. |
genie de possession Les musulmans ne vont pas la où a lieu les dances de possessions |
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follay |
madness |
folie |
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follon Boro follon no man ka marga. |
only one Only one person did not come to the meeting. |
un seul Une seule personne était absente à la réunion. |
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fombu Kuto fombu ize wey. |
to hatch The duck hatched 10 ducklings. |
éclore Les dix oeufs de la canne ont éclos. |
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fonday |
type of antelope |
antilope cheval |
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fondo Fondo wa ga koy kala Waduka. |
path, road This road goes to Waduka. |
le chemin, la route Cette route va jusqu’a Waduka. |
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fongandi Suba ay ga ni fongandi iri sanno. |
to remind Tommorrow I will remind you what we said. |
rappeler Demain je vais te rappeler notre conversation. |
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fongu Bi no ay fongu kan iri hima iri ma koy Dosso. |
to remember Yesterday I remembered that we must to go Dosso. |
se rappeler, se souvenir de C’est hier que je me suis rappelé que nous devions aller à Dosso. |
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fonnay |
to catch a glimpse, to see from afar |
apercevoir |
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fonnay |
to see in the distance |
apercevoir de loin |
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forba I na a no moto forba. |
for free they gave him a car for free |
gratuit/gratuitement On lui a offert une voiture gratuitement. |
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fotoforo |
carp |
carpe tilapie |
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fottu |
bitter |
amer |
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foy |
sauce |
la sauce |
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foy |
to spend a day |
passer le milieu de la journée |
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fooray |
joke |
blague |
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foyray |
game |
jeu |
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foy yutto |
Ceratotheca sesamoides |
Ceratotheca sesamoides |
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foyan |
greeting (noun) |
la salutation |
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foyan |
to give condolences |
présenter des condoléances |
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fu Fu kan sinda bundu. |
building, house A building without wood. |
maison, bâtiment Une maison sans bois. |
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fu Mate fu borey kulu? |
home;house How are all the people at home? |
la maison Comment vont toutes les personnes dans ta maison? |
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fu Alberi si fu zankey gamera. |
to fart, pass gas Old people don’t pass gas when children are around. |
péter Un adulte ne pête pas au milieu des enfants. |
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fu bene Ay fuo bena kan. |
roof My roof fell. |
le toit Le toit de ma maison est tombée. |
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fu-ize Ay si ba fu-ize kayna. |
room I don’t want a small room. |
la chambre Je ne veux pas une petite chambre. |
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fu kan sinda bundu |
woodless construction |
maison sans bois |
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fu-koy Ay fu koyo man ka jina. |
host My host has not arrived yet. |
l'hôte Mon hôte n’est pas encore arrivé. |
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fuffu Iri kwara sinda mashin kan ga heyni fuffu. |
to grind, to crush Our village does not have a machine that grinds millet. |
moudre Il n’y a pas de machine à moudre dans notre village. |
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fufule Hayni gonda fufule bobo. |
heat Hot seaon has a lot of heat. |
chaleur Il y a beaucoup de chaleur en saison |
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fufule |
to boiled;with water |
cuire à l'eau |
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fuula |
cap, hat |
le bonnet, le chapeau |
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fulanzam A go ga fulanzam, a man bu. |
to breathe He is breathing, he is not dead. |
respirer Il respire, il n’est pas mort. |
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fulanzam Ali farga, a go ga fulanzam. |
to rest Ali is tired, he is resting. |
se reposer Ali est fatigue, il se repose. |
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fulanzamay Ay farga, ay ga ba minti taci fulanzamey. |
a rest I’m tired, I want a four minute rest. |
le repos Je suis fatigué, j’ai besoin de quatre minutes de repos. |
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fulaŋ Amadou ya fulan no. |
Fulani person Amadou is a Fulani. |
un peul Amadou est un Peul. |
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fulli |
anus |
l' anus |
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fumbu Ni fuo banda ga fumbu. |
to smell bad, to stink It smells bad behind your house. |
sentir mauvais Il y’a une mauvaise odeur derrière maison. |
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fumbu |
to rot |
gâté, pourrit |
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fume |
navel |
le nombril |
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fun Man no ni fun? |
to come from Where are you from? |
venir de D’ou viens-tu? |
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fun Ni na moto fun ce fo? |
to drive Have you driven a car once? |
conduire As tu conduit une fois? |
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fun A na balo fun nda ponti. |
to make a hole, to pierce He pierced the ball with a nail. |
percer Il percé le ballon avec une pointe. |
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funa Sankara si funa. |
to be alive Sankara is not alive. |
être vivant/être en vie Sankara n’est pas en vie. |
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fundi Musu gonda fundi kuuku. |
life Cats have long lives. |
la vie Le chat a une longue vie. |
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fune Fune kayna fo go ni muduno banda ga. |
a small hole There is a small hole in the back of your pants. |
petit trou/orifice Il y’a un petit trou derrière ton pantalon. |
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funsar |
a breath |
respiration/souffle |
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funsu Funsu nda ni gaabo kulu. |
to blow Blow with all your strength. |
souffler Souffle avec toute ta force. |
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furgu Haran ay fuo man furgu. |
to leak This year my house did not leak. |
percer(recipient) Cette année ma maison n’est pas percée. |
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furkanga |
pillow |
oreiller |
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furku Ni izo ya furku no. |
good-for-nothing Your child is a good-for-nothing. |
un vaurien Ton fils est un vaurien. |
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furkusu |
cooked millet drink |
la boule cuite |
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furo Iri ma furo fuo ra! |
to enter We should enter the house! |
entrer Entrons dans la maison! |
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furu Kan a ma labaro a na tira furu. |
to throw away When he heard the news he threw out the book. |
jeter Quand il a su la nouvelle, il a jeté le livre. |
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furu |
to abandon |
abandonner |
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furu ganda Furu ganda ga cada Hamdallaye. |
sandal Sandals are expensive in Hamdallye. |
la sandale Les sandales coûtent chères à Hamdallaye. |
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fuusu Ni moyzo fusu. |
to be inflamed/to swell Your eye is inflamed. |
être enflé Ton oeil est enflé. |
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fuusuyan/fuusi |
swelling |
l'enflure |
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futandi Ni ma si hanso futandi. |
to irritate, to make angry You should not irritate the dog. |
fâcher/rendre méchant N’irrite pas le chien. |
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futey koyni Futey koyni si goro jama ra. |
mean person A mean person cannot be in a group. |
une personne méchante Une personne méchante ne peut pas rester parmi les gens. |
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futare A si waani futare |
nothing, anything (strong language when used) He doesn’t know anything. |
rien Il ne connait rien |
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futu Seyni futu ay se. |
to be angry Seyni is angry at me. |
se fâcher Seyni s’est faché contre moi. |
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futu |
to be mean, to be evil |
être méchant |
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fuula |
cap, hat |
le bonnet, le chapeau |
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fuume |
bellybutton, navel |
le nombril |
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fuuru |
to swell |
gonfler |
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