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Bambara Vocab
Vocabulary words
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 |