. jacket n  palto
. jamble va rux-ruxi
. jar n  njaxa
. jaw n  ŋaamam
. jealous adj  fiir, siis
. jealous of  añaanee, fiire
. jeopardize v  lor
. jeopardized  loru
. jeopardy n  lore
. jerk v  bippa
. jester n  caaxaankat, fokat
. jewelry n  oor
. jinn n  jine
. join va  séexa
. joke v  fo, kaf
. joke with v  foee, foyee
. joker n  fokat
. jokes n  maye, meye
. Jola tribe n  Joolaa
. jolt v  gësëm
. joy va  baaneex
. judge v  aatee
. jug n  gutta
. july n  suuyee
. jumble va  ruubaate
. jumble up v  jaxase
. jump v  tëb, tob
. junction n  cëla, cëla
. juné n  suwo

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. habachi n  furno
. habit n  jikko
. habitual adv  ka
. hair n  kawar
. hair va  sëxa
. half n  genawalla
. hammer n  marto
. hammock n  jowan
. hand over v  yoor
. handicap n  lafañ, laago
. handkerchief n  musuwaar
. handle v  meeb
. handover a wife v  jéebale
. hang n  lonka
. hang v  langa, weer
. hanging va  yooru
. hangover n  laxal
. happen v  jib, xew
. happiness va  baneex
. happy va  bëg
. haranguing n  xaste
. hard va  naxari, xiis
. hardness adj  dëgëraay
. hare n  lëg
. harvest v  goob
. harvest n  mbay, mbey
. harvest (peanut) v  soo
. hat n  mbaxana
. have v  am
. have a cold n  soj, xurfaan
. have a dislocation v  foxoju
. have a flu n  soj, xurfaan
. have a gap in memory va  gag
. have a large family n  jaboot
. have a sexual intercourse v  kata
. have a sprain v  foxoju
. have faith in va  gëm, góm
. have fever v  sibiru
. have just va  soga, sooga
. have leprosy v  ngaana
. have less than v  dese
. have little power n  néew
. have malaria v  sibiru
. have measles v  ŋas
. have no respect/ regard va  yabaate
. have sex v  laal
. have something unexpected va  gomee
. have status (slang) va  diis
. have the same size va  em
. have time v  jot
. have to aux  war
. he pp  mungi
. he pp  mu
. he n  la
. he, she se  moo
. he, she, it is not  fn du
. he, she, it will not fn  du
. head n  bopp, nampatal, njiit
. head v  en, ilif
. head dress n  musóor
. head for va  jublu
. head of family n  kilifa
. head of village n  alkaali
. head tie n  fulaar, musóor
. heal v  fajkat
. healthy body n  wargu-yaram
. heap n  saam
. heap v  jal
. hear v  déega, moy
. heard over v  jotali
. heart n  xol
. heat n  tangaay, tangoor
. heaven va  diis
. hectar adj  ëkka
. hedgehog n  saaw
. height n  jëmma, jomma
. height v  loo
. hell n  safara
. help v  dimbal, jaapal, wollu, xeetali
. help n  dimbal, ndimbal
. help in v  feelu
. help someone deliver v  tiim
. help (someone to climb) v  toñ
. hem v  oomba, urlé
. hen n  pil
. henna n  fuddan
. her spn  moom
. herbs n  ñax
. herd n  geeta
. herdsman n  saamakat
. here dem  fii
. hera I am exp  naam
. hero n  gaynde, jambaar
. hey you ! exp  saawaay
. high blood pressure n  tasiyoŋ
. high tide n  waame
. hill n  tunda
. him spn  moom
. him, her, it op  ko
. hinder va  koñe
. hinder v  naj
. hint v  gaaral
. hippopotamus n  lebéer
. hit v  mboku
. hit (on the back) v  rëkka
. hoe n  ileer, ŋoos-ŋoos
. hoe v  ŋoos-ŋoosi
. hold v  jaappa, tiye, yore, yor
. hold hands v  jaappoo
. hold unto v  jaapandeku
. hold water in one's mouth v  guuj
. hole n  bón-bónna, pax, soo
. hole in the ground, ditch n  kamba
. hollow n  kamba
. holy adj  seela, teexet, yiiw
. holy mosque in Mecca n  kaaba
. holy place n  ñaanukaay
. holy water n  safara
. home n  suwo
. home wears n  gërgéepa
. honesty n  ngor
. honestly adv  lew
. honey n  lem
. honeymoon n  céetal
. hook n  lonka
. hook wink v  joomal
. hooker n  cagga
. hope v  yaakaar
. hope n  yaakaar
. home (animals) n  béejin
. hospital n  lopitaan
. hospitality n  teranga
. hot adj  tang
. hour n  waxtu, woxtu,
. house n  néeg
. household n  njaboot
. how int  naka
. how about conj  nag
. how many int  jolu
. how much int jolu, ñaata
. hug v  lënga
. human being n  moo, nit
. humid adj  guus
. hump n  joogare
. hunchback n  xuuge, xojogaane
. hundred n  téeméer
. hungry adj  xiif
. hungry (slang) va  xoos
. hunt v  rëbba, robba
. hurry v  gaawantu
. hurt v  gaañ, tëcca, ticca
. hurt va  gaañu
. hurt intentionally v  gaañe
. husband n  jëkër, jëkar
. hygiene n  cet
. hyena n  bukki
. hypertension n  tasiyoŋ
. hypnotize n  jat
. hypnotizer n  jatkat
. hypocrite n  jaxasekat


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. fabric n  ndimó (fiis), piis
. fabricate v  teg
. face v  féetée
. face va  jublu
. face n  kanam
. facilitate v  jangale
. factory n  isin
. fade v  furi, yaabi
. fade v  paal
. faeces n  day, duul,  puup
. fail v  foo
. fail to fire (gun) adj  foo
. faint v  xóm
. fair (complexion) adj  xeereer
. faith n  cofel
. faith  v  ngóm
. fall v  dal
. fall down v  daanu
. fall n  burum
. fall hard v  féetéeku
. fall on one's face v  muxa
. fall on someone v  ñapaaxu
. fame n  daraja
. familiar wit n  miin
. family n  njaboot
. famous adj  daraja
. fan v  óf, oppa
. fancy va  xemem
. far va  sore, sori
. fare n  paas
. farm v  bey
. farmer n  beykat
. farming tool n  ileer
. fart v  doxot, fusal
. fashion n  colin
. fashion adv  fasoŋ
. fast v  koor
. fast month n  korite
. fat n  diwiñor, gerees
. fat va  dungus, duf
. father n  baay, laabe, paa, papa
. fattern v  yafal
. fault n  njuumte
. feast n  feet
. feather n  dunxa
. feed v  leeyal
. feed by force v  xol
. feel v  laamba
. feel cold v  liw
. feel comfortable iyaatal
. feeling v  guu
. female pilgrim n  ajaratu
. fence n  saaket, tapaat
. ferry n  tey
. fetch  v  root
. fetch firewood v  taxañ
. fetch (water) v  root
. few minutes ago adv  sanxa
. field n  tool
. fight v  jaappoo, xeex, xulóo
. file a complaint v  kalaame
. fill (in a hole) v  taabi
. fill up v  feecali
. film n  fiim
. filter v  seega
. filter n  seegukaay, xer
. find v  ut
. find out v  kisi-kisi
. finger n  baaraam, we /wey
. finger ring n  jaaru-baaram
. finish va  jeex
. finish v  jëgël, mutali
. finished va  raaf, sutal
. finished banta
. fire isafara
. fire wood n  mata
. firewood n  loo, poñit
. first n  njëkka
. first born child n  taaw
. first (to do something) n  njëkkee
. fish v  gét, nappa, napa
. fish n  jën, këccax, ndawal, ngot, yaax
. fish ball n  bulet
. fisherman n  cubalo, móol
. fishing line n  caas, xiir
. fist n  këmëx
. fit v  em, xej
. five n  juróom
. fix v  poose
. flake v  ruus
. flat n  taapandaar
. flat wood n  taaparka
. flatter v  laanga, neexal
. flavorless va  saapi
. flavour n  cafko, cafka, safaay
. flavouring n  safal
. flay v  fuli, leeli
. flea iifel, meesees
. flee v  bori
. flick v  wicax
. flip-flaps n  carax
. flower (slang) n  geen
. flu n  xurfaan
. fly v  naaw
. floam n  epons
. fold v  lem
. folk n  gaa
. follow v  leerandu, sibooru, toopa
. follower n  talibe
. follow (someone) v  toope
. fondle v  kooca, koocax
. food icin, ñam
. food made millet (coos) n  cere
. fool v  muuse
. fool va  nax
. fool imuxat
. foolish va  tóoy
. foot n  tanka
. footprint n  jéegi
. foot (sole) n  tëstan
. footbal n  kupe
. footpath n  teretuwaar
. for ipur
. for a long time va  gëj
. for anyone va  yabaate
. forbid v  aayee, tere
. forbidden ixaraam
. forbidding gaaf
. force v  forse
. forebode v  gaanga
. foredhead n  jë
. foreigner (European) n  tubaab
. forest n  aala
. forever adv  faw
. forge v  fooj, teg
. forget v  faate
. forgive v  baalaal
. forgiveness v  tuubal
. fork n  furset
. form of a stomach upset n  fiw
. fortune teller n  gisaankat
. four n  ñeent
. fourth n  ñeentéel
. frame v  ów
. frame n  kaadar
. framing tools n  beyukaay
. fraud n  forot
. freeborn n  géer, gor
. freed from slavery n  gore
. freedom n  alaafiya
. Friday n  Aajuma, gaaw
. friend n  xarit
. friends n  xaritoo
. frightened va  tiit
. frock n  anaago, forog
. frog n  mboota
. from prep  la
. front adv  kanam
. front yard n  eeta
. frown (face) v  ras
. fruit n  kóoni
. fruitful v  teeki
. fry v  fiiriir, saaf
. fula n  firdu, pól
. full va  fees, reega, suur
. full (the brim) va  teb
. funeral n  dée/ dëj
. funny n  reelu
. future teller n  gisaamkat

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