. pace v  jéegi
. pacify n  jat
. pack v  pajale
. pack one's belongings va  ebu
. packet n  paket
. padlock n  karnaat
. pagan n  éefar, yéefar
. pain n  méetit
. painful adj  méeti
. paint v  pentuur
. pair n  peer
. palm leaves va  xiis
. palm leaves n  xobi tiir
. palm oil n  diwtiir
. palm rat n  jaar
. palm tree n  tiir
. palm wine n  sanga
. pan n  paan
. pancake n  beñe, panket
. pant v  xiix
. panther n  tene
. pants n  tubéy
. pap n  fonde, naan-mbuuru, ruy
. paper n  kayit, këyit
. parents n  waajur
. park n  bayal, baye
. parlour n  saal
. parrot n  coy, caku
. part n  paar, xaajo
. part va  waala
. part v  fata, waala
. partake v  far, féetée
. partake va  waane
. partition v  iir
. pass v  romba, wees
. pass a judgement v  dogal
. pass on to someone v  jotali
. past va  paase
. patch v  fata, gaar
. path n  mbedda, yoon
. patient va  teey
. pauper n  baadolo
. paved road n  mbedda, tali
. payer n  joola, feykat
. paymaster n  joola, feykat kattou mag
. payment n  pey
. peace n  jaam
. peace on to you exp  salaam maaleikum
. peace return to you exp  maaleikum salaam
. peacock n  jambajóob
. peanut and beans sauce n  baase
. peanut butter n  dege
. peanut cake n  gato, ngato
. peanut stew n  mafe
. peanut n  gerte
. pear n  piya
. peasant n  jambur
. pecker (slang) n  kooy
. pedal n  pedaal
. peel v  les, xooli
. peeling n  xoolit
. peep va  yurndu
. peeping v  yurndu
. peep (over one's face) v  wedaañaamu
. pegs n  keppu
. peg v  keppa
. pen n  xalimba
. penetrate v  fóla
. penis n  ganda, kooy, sulla
. penny n  buréy
. people n  gaa, nit
. people of n  waa
. perforate v  bónna
. perform ablution v  jaapp, tiim
. period n  diir, jamaano, taŋ, woxtu/ waxtu
. perspire v  ñaxa
. persevere va  muñ
. person n  nit
. personality n  donma
. personality adv  fayda
. person's witchcraft n  jafuur
. perturb v  géten
. pestle n  kuur
. petrol n  esaans
. petrol/ gas station n  esaanseri
. phlegm n  ñandaxit
. photograph n  nataal
. pick v  for
. pick a lock v  jaabal
. pick up v  fob/ fab, seepi/ sipi
. pick up quickly exp  cófit
. picking up things n  foraatu
. picture n  nataal
. piece n  dogit
. piece of music n  buum
. piece of music v  galan
. piece of wood n  banta
. pieces n  xootit
. pierce v  soo
. pierce n  bónaa
. pig n  mbaam
. pig (domestic) n  mbaam
. pigeon n  pitax
. pile v  jal
. pile n  saam,  tar
. pile v  naaf
. pimple n  picca-picca
. pin v  kepp, tapp
. pin n  pengu
. pinch v  dompat, tëcca/ ticca
. pineapple n  sanaan
. pious va  seela, yiiw
. pipe (smoking pipe) n  géna, xaanu
. pirate v  toopandoor
. pit n  kamb, pax
. pity n  yérmaande
. pity v  yérém
. pity oneself n  yérémtelu
. place n  bërëb/ barab, noo, palaas, yaa
. place v  laa, palaase, taaj, teg
. plait v  létta, maab
. plan for v  nata
. plant v  jëmbat
. plaster v  taf, taŋ
. plaster a floor v  dar
. plaster with cement/ mud v  raax
. plastic n  palastig
. plastic bag n  mbuus
. plate n  aset
. play n  po
. play v  fo
. play drums v  tëgg
. play eating v  kojomtu
. play love v  kooca/ koocax
. playing cards n  karto
. please v  ban, lel
. please (to God) va  soobee
. pleasure n  coobare
. pleat v  ras
. plenty va  oom
. plenty n  bari
. pluck v  faxa, fooxa, suxi, wita
. plunge in n  soobu, cumbux
. plunge (in river, ocean...) v  sóobu
. pocket n  jiba, poos
. poke v  cuxuñ, ruux, subux
. poke (one's forehead) v  paŋas
. police n  polis
. police (slang) n  coy
. polish (shoe) v  siraas
. polite va  mandu
. politics n  politig
. pond n  déeg
. ponder v  xalaat
. pool n  déeg, wayo
. poor va  ñakka, torox
. poor man n  miskiin
. poor person n  baadolo
. porridge n  cuuraa, fasoo, fonde, laax
. portion n  xaajo
. portrait n  nataal
. possess v  yore
. possession prn  bos, moom, yos
. pot n  kawdiir, sujeer
. potatoes n  pombiteer
. potbelly n  koola
. pound n  liibar, sooxa
. pound v  wol
. pounded mould grain n  naaka/ mburu
. pour adj  bon
. pour v  sooti, tuur
. pour (slowly) v  xeeli
. powder n  sunguf
. powder (baobab leaf) n  laalo
. power n  doole, kattan
. praise v  santa, taga
. praise be to God (AR) alxamdulila
. praise singers n  géwël, ñeeño
. pray n  julli
. pary v  ñaan
. pray for v  ñaanal
. praying place n  ñaanukaay
. preach v  waar, waare
. precisely adv  saalaaw
. precisely n  sax
. precocious adj goog, panka
. pregnancy n  biir
. pregnant adj  biir
. preparation n  paree
. prepare v  lal, paree
. prepare n  pareparee
. prepared va  fasoo
. prepare (for) v  pareel
. preparing n  paree
. prescription n  ndigtal
. presence n  jëmma, jomma
. present va  teew
. present n  yóobal
. press v  fudda
. prestige n  daraja
. pretend v  fooj
. prevent v  baare, fanxa, kal, tere
. price n  njëg
. prick v  cuut, cuuc
. prickly heat n  picca-picca
. priest n  laabe
. prim va  leeral
. prince n  lingeer
. princess n  lingéer
. prison n  kaso
. problem n  jafe jafe
. problem va  soxla
. proceed v  jiitu
. profession n  méecé
. profession n  liggéey
. prohibit v  aayee, tere
. promise v  dig
. prompt v  gaaganti
. prophet n  yonnént
. proselyte n  tuubéen
. prosperity va  naat
. prostitute n  cagga
. prostitution n  caggatu
. protect n  tanka
. protect v  saama
. protection n  garolemaa, aar
. protestant n  katolik, gurment
. proud adj  fuuy
. provincial chief n  ciif
. provisions n  nduggu
. provoke v  tooñ
. puberty for girls n  janxatu
. pubic hair n  cooka, jaaf
. puddle n  taa
. pull off from v  fuxi
. pull out v  loxati
. pump n  pompe
. pumpkin n  baanga, naajo
. punch with the fist v  këmëx
. puncture n  soo
. pupil n  njaangaan
. pure adj  piir
. purse n  kalpe, nafa, poos
. push v  puus
. put v  def, laa, taaj, teg
. put one's load on someone's shoulder v  yen, en
. put in disorder v  ruubaate
. put in front v  jiital
. put on v  sol
. put on weight va  am-yaram
. put out v  kamaj, óf
. put together v  boole
. puzzle v  umpa
. puzzle n  firndé, cax
. python n  yeew


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