Word List for Bamanankan

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Entry	Bambara Orthography	Bambara (IPA)	English
1	da	dáà	mouth
2	dan	dã́	count
3	de	dè	emphatic particle
4	dee	dẽ́ẽ̀	(the) child
5	dè	dɛ́	certainly
6	dèn	dɛ̀ɛ̀	(the) kind of fly
7	di	dí	give
8	dingè	dĩ̀ɛɛ̀	(the) hole
9	dò	dɔ́	a certain
10	dòn	dɔ̃́	know
11	do	dòò	(the) group
12	don	dṍõ̀	(the) day
13	du	dúù	(the) household
14	dun	dṹ	eat
15	ban	bã́	finish
16	pan	pã́	fly
17	fan	fã́ã̀	(the) egg
18	dan	dã́	count
19	tan	tã́	kick
20	gan	ɡã́	jump
21	kan	kã́ã̀	(the) neck
22	sanga	sã̀ɡaà	(the) mourning
23	Zanga	zã̀ɡà	Zanga (personal name)
24	sinin	sínĩ	tomorrow
25	shinye	ʃìɲɛɛ̀	(the) time
26	ca	tʃá	be numerous
27	jan	dʒã́ã̀	(the) trap
28	yan	jã̀	here
29	wa	wà	question marker
30	na	̊náà	(the) stew
31	ma	màà	(the) sea cow
32	nya	ɲáà	(the) eye
33	ŋana	ŋànaà	tough
34	kòlò	kɔ́lɔɔ̀	(the) kind of nut
35	kòrò	kɔ́rɔɔ̀	(the) meaning
36	buru	búruù	(the) horn
37	mburu	mbúruù	(the) bread
38	pan	pã́	jump
39	mpan	mpã̀ã̀	(the) sword
40	tòn	tɔ̃́ɔ̃̀	(the) nape
41	ntòn	ntɔ̃̀ɔ̃̀	(the) cricket
42	firifiri	fírifiriì	(the) struggle
43	nfirinfirin	nfírĩfirĩĩ̀	(the) butterfly
44	gòmè	ɡɔ̀mɛɛ́	(the) small drum
45	ŋòmò	ŋɔ̀mɔɔ̀	(the) tree bark
46	ŋgònò	ŋɡɔ̀nɔɔ̀	(the) dew
47	kòli	kɔ̀liì	(the) misery
48	nkòli	nkɔ̀liì	(the) hind leg of a grasshopper
49	sara	sáraà	(the) charm
50	nsaransaranin	nsárãsaranĩĩ̀	(the) small fish
51	nzègènè	nzɛ̀ɡɛ̀nɛɛ̀	(the) wild date
52	cònkò	tʃɔ̃́kɔ	press
53	ncògòn	nʃɔ̀ɡɔ̃ɔ̃̀	(the) sweet tuber
54	kòrò	kɔ́rɔɔ̀	(the) meaning
55	kòlè	kɔ́lɛɛ̀	(the) race
56	kolo	kóloò	(the) bone
57	dolen	dólẽẽ̀	(the) fishhook
58	jègè	dʒɛ́ɡɛɛ̀	(the) fish
59	cèrò	tʃɛ̀rɔɔ̀	(the) small basket
60	jele	dʒléleè	(the) ax
61	kunun	kúnũ	wake up
62	kunun	kùnũ̀	swallow
63	kunun	kúnũ	yesterday
64	ko	kó	say
65	ko	kò	wash
66	dan	dã́	sow
67	dan	dã̀	pass beyond
68	kalan	kálã	be warm
69	kalan	kàlãã̀	reading
70	kònò	kɔ́nɔ	inside
71	kònò	kɔ́nɔ́	wait for
72	M bè sisikulun ta sògòmada o sògòmada	ḿ bɛ sìsìkulũ tà sɔ̀ɡɔ̀màda o sɔ̀ɡɔ̀màda	I take the train every morning
73	E de ye Bamba faga ka an ka dugo bò a ka jonya la	é dèje bã̀mba fàɡa kà ã ka dùɡu bɔ à ka dʒɔ̀ɲa la	It is you who killed the alligator to free our city