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Bambara Vocab
Vocabulary words
Term | Definition |
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I togo ye di? | Whats your name |
I jamu ye di? | Whats your last name |
I be bo min? | Where are you from? |
Here sira wa? | everything okay through the night to the mornig? |
Here sira. | everything was good. |
Here doron. | goodness only |
somogow ka kene? | How is your family? |
I be di? | How are you doing? |
N, Bambara fo doonin doron. | I only speak a little Bambara. |
n balimamuso | my sister |
n balimake | my brother |
ce | Man |
muso | woman |
farafin | black person |
faraje | white person |
Ne | me |
e/i | You |
ale | he/her |
anw | we |
aw | you all |
olu | they all |
ta/taw | indicates possesiveness |
I ni ce. | Hello (any time), or thank you |
I ka kene wa? | how are you? |
kene, tooro te | Fine thank you. |
basi te | your welcome, no problem |
awo | yes |
ayi | no |
n taara | goodbye |
n m'a faamu | I dont understand |
sisan | now |
kofe | later |
sooni | soon |
bi | today |
kunu | yesterday |
sini | tomorrow |
numanbolo | left |
kinibolo | right |
kaa fara numanbolo fe | turn left |
kaa fara kinibolo fe | turn right |
nge fe | straight ahead |