. a distilled palm wine n  kaana

. a lo.cal.ly woven cloth n  sër

. a small jar n  këlla

. a stone wall n  tabax

. a stum.bling block n  tëxa-tëxa

. a tiny bit inten  kallentaan

. a vice grip v  keppa

. a wood.en writing tablet n  aaluwa

. aban.don v  baayi, wocca, fay

. aban.don va  uus

. abil.i.ty n  mën-mën, noo

. ablaze v  taaka

. able v  noo

. able to lift, bear va  antan, antal

. ab.nor.mal va  doyadi

. above adv  tiim

. ab.scess n  taab

. abun.dant va  las, naax, oom

. ac.cept v  nongu, nangu, taa

. ac.com.mo.date v  yaatal

. ac.com.pa.ny v  gungée

. ac.com.plish a task va  jéeku

. ac.cuse v  laa, tam, tiiñal

. ac.cuse some.body of some.thing v  jiiñ

. ac.cuse (wrongly) v  tuumal

. ac.cus.tomed to  va  miin

. achieve.ment n  jaloore, ngóora

. ac.quain.tance n  am-di-jamma

. acre n  waar

. act n  jëf

. add v  boole, yóoka

. add wood to a fire v  xamba

. add value va  faydaal

. add water v  ñulug

. ad.dict.ed to va  taama

. ad.just v  ogosu

. ad.o.les.cence n  ndaw (?)

. ad.mir.er n  soope

. a.dore v  dagaan, jaamu

. ad.vice n  eeda

. ad.vis.er, ad.vis.or n  eedakat

. ad.vise v  dénku

. af.fair n  afeer, mbir

. afraid adj ragal (?)

. afraid adj  tiit, xuta

. afraid of va  yëk

. af.ter sun.set n  marax

. af.ter.noon n  bëcëg, bëcëk

. age group n  morom

. age groups n  maase

. agree v  nangu

. agreement n  manku

. aid v  wolu

. aid n  ndimbal

. aim n  diir

. aim va  tiire

. aim at va  éemu

. aim for v  nata

. airy va  feex, piix, fiix

. alarmed va  tiit

. alight v  taaka

. alike adj  méengoo

. all adj  yépp

. all of a sudden expr  buréet

. alliance n  kollërë

. allow v  may

. almost va  xala, xaw

. alms n  sarax

. alone adj  fere

. alone adv  kot

. already adj  jéeg

. also conj  te

. also adv  itam, tamit, tam

. amazed va  waaru

. ambush v  waaf

. amen expr  amiin

. among prep  gaanaay

. amount n  nangam

. amulet n  gaalaaj, pas, téere, xonjom

. an expression of surprise expr  ii

. an injury caused by n  jam-jam

. an uncircumcized person n  aat

. an understanding va  gis-gis

. and conj  nag, te

. and /with conj  ag /ak

. animal n  rab

. ankle n  doojoor

. announce v  yeebaane, yëgle

. another adj  beneen, doo

. answer v  tóntu, uyu, wuyu

. answer with v  wuyu

. anus n  gat, muuti

. anxiety n  aajo

. any adv  benn

. any place n  féepa

. anyone n  keppa

. anything n  leppa

. anywhere n  féepa

. apex n  cat

. apologize v  tuub

. appear v  feeñ

. apple n  pom

. apply oil on one's body v  toocarmeku

. apprentice n  aparanti

. approximate v  xayma

. Arab n  Araab

. Arabic descent n  naar

. Arabic scholar n  Almuudu, talibé

. are av  be, mu

. argue v  ŋiiroo-ŋaaroo, werante

. arise v  jóg

. armpit n  poxotaan

. arrive v  agsi/egsi, eega

. arrive at v  aaga/eega, éega

. arrive suddenly adj  jaas

. arse n  sar

. article lying about on n  tereene/ terende

. artillery n  gaanaay

. as adv  ko

. as long as conj  komba

. as soon as adj  daldi

. as well as conj  walla

. ashamed va  rus

. ashes n  dóom

. ask for v  ñaan

. ask for (someone) v  ñaanal

. ass v  gat

. assembly n  jataay / jotaay

. asignment n  sas

. assist v  dimbale

. assistance n  ndimbal 

. assume responsibility v  gaddu

. at prep  ci

. at postp  la

. at the apex n  juba

. at the tip n  juba

. at tabaski va  jeeg

. attaya n  lëwal

. attack v  riir

. attack verbally n  aaka

. audacious va  sañ

. audience n  mbooloo, ndaje

. aunt n  tanta

. aunty (uncle's wife) n  yumpaañ

. authority n  ndiggal

. avenge v  feyu

. avoid va  moytu

. avoid  v  otu

. axe n  séemeñ

 

 

 

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