ya cine

like that

comme ça

ya haray

Fejey go ya haray.

over there

The sheep are over there.

là-bas

Les moutons sont là-bas.

yaafa

Irikoy ma ay yaafa.

to forgive

May God forgive me.

pardonner

Que Dieu me pardonne.

yaaji

Yaaji hanno go Kollo habu.

spear

Good spears are in the Kollo market

la lance

Il y a des jolies lances au marché de Kollo.

yaamar

Cora na a yaamar awanji.

to advise, to counsel

His friend advised him but he refused.

conseiller

Son ami l'a conseillé, il a refusé.

yaamaryan

advice

le conseil

yaamo

Goy yaamo.

nothing, useless

Useless work.

rien; inutile

Un travail inutile.

yaamo

zero; nothing

zéro; rien

yaamo

a goy ay se yaamo.

free

He worked for me for nothing.

sans contrepartie

Il a travaillé pour moi sans aucune rétribution.

yaara

bushfire

le feu de brousse

yaara

second weeding

deuxième sarclage

yaari

to take care of; to keep, hold

prendre en charge; garder; tenir

yaaso

to clean out a well, to dig a well deeper

curer

yaazi

pepper, spices

le poivre

yaazi

spices

l'épice

yabi

A go ga yabi.

to hurry

He is in a hurry.

se dépêcher

Il se dépêche.

yabu

to pull

tirer d'un seul coup, arracher

yadda, yarda

A yadda.

to agree

He agreed.

être d’accord

Il est d'accord.

yaddin

Ni ga cimi yaddin day no.

like that

You are right, it is like that.

comme ça

Tu as raison c'est comme ça.

yaddin ga

then, therefore

donc

yafa

A na tira yafa ga ta ay ga.

to pull up forcefully

He grabbed the book from me forcibly.

arracher de force

Il m'a arraché le livre de force.

yamar

to advise

conseiller

yamma

countries on the coast

les pays côtiers

yammayze

migrant; person on exode

un exodant; qui part en exode

yana

to escape

s'echapper

yandi

to put out to dry

etaler etendre

yanje

Ay si ba janje.

fight

I don't like fighting.

la bagarre

Je n'aime pas la bagarre.

yarda

Adamou yarda.

to accept, to agree

Adamou agreed.

accepter

Adamou a accepté.

yargay

green

la verdure                                                        

yarima

Ali ya Fati yarima no.

assistant, second in charge

Ali is Fati's second in charge.        

adjoint

Ali est l'adjoint de Fati.

yaru

Yanja wate ni man yaru.

to have courage

During the fight, you did not have any courage.

être courageux

Tu n'as pat été courageux pendant la bagarre.

yaw

guest, foreigner,stranger

étranger, invité, hote                                                                       

yaw taray

to be a guest

être étranger

yay

Haro ga yay.

cool, cold

The water is cold.

frais

L'eau est fraîche.

yay

Ni kamba yay wala?

to heal

Your hand healed, right?

guérir

Ton bras est guéri n'est-ce-pas? 

yayabe

Boro si ni wadda yayabe.

to underestimate

One doesn't underestimate one's equal.

sous-estimer

On ne sous-estime pas son égal.

yayabeyan

underestimation

sous-estimation; négligence

yayi

in vogue, to be in style

mode, en vogue

ye

Zankey ye fu.

to return

The children returned home.

revenir, retourner

Les enfants sont retournées à la maison.

ye ga kande

to bring back

rapporter

ye ga

Ali si ye ga baji haŋ.

to do something again

Ali is not going to drink alcohol again.

refaire quelque chose

Ali ne va plus boire de l'alcool.

yedda

to accept

accepter

yeeji

bull

le taureau

yeenandi

to cool down, to refresh

rafraîchir, refroidir    

yeenandi

ritual ceremony

la cérémonie rituelle

yeeni

Yeeni no dottija wo ga.

arthritis, rheumatism

This old man has rheumatism.

l'arthrite, rhumatisme

Ce vieillard a des rhumatismes                                                                  

yeeni

Hunkuna yeni go no.

cold, coldness

It is cold today.

froid

Il fait froid aujourd'hui.

yeeri

to vomit

vomir                       

yeeriyan

vomit

le vomissement

yeesi

next year

l'année prochaine

yeesi

Ay haŋ hari kala ay yeesi.

to quench one's thirst

I drank water until I quenched my thirst.

se désaltérer

J'ai etanché ma soif avec de l'eau.

yeeti

Ay zaara yeeti a nongo ra.

to return something

Return my pagne to its place.

ramener, remettre à sa place

Remets mon pagne à sa place.

yo

camel

le chameau

yolku

Ado muduno yolku.

pants with a wide waist

Ado's pants are too big.

pantalon ou culotte à ceinture large

Le pantalon de Ado est trop large.                                               

yollo

saliva

la salive

yongo

Iri ma koy yongo.

over there

Let's go over there.

là-bas

Allons là-bas.

yooje

Hayfo go ga yooje fuo ra.

to move, movement

Something is moving in the house.

mouvement, bouger

Quelque chose bouge dans la chambre.                               

yoole

Aissa yoole isa ra.

to drown, to almost drown

Aissa almost drown in the river.

se noyer

Aissa s'est noyée dans le fleuve.

yoonay

Bari yoonay.

competition

Horse competition.

compétition

Une course de chevaux.

yoonay

I gonda cawyan yoonay.

test, exam

We have a test in school.

test, examen

Ils ont un examen (école).

yortu

Musizo na Fati yortu.

to scratch

The cat scratched Fati.

griffer

Le chat a griffé Fati.

yu

honey

le miel

yu

bee

l'abeille

yu-beeri

bee

l'abeille

yu-hamni

bee

l'abeille

yugu-yugu

second-hand clothes

vêtement d'occasion

yumay

clouds (high & thin)

les cumulo-nimbus

yuttu

Ni bankarey ga yuttu.

sleek, smooth

Your clothes are sleek.

lisse

Tes habits sont lisses.

yuttu

to be shiny

être luisant

yuubi

A na durkey no yuubi.

gift for community work

He gave a gift to the people who were pounding.

cadeau d'encouragement

Il a donné un cadeau d'encouragement aux pileuses.