. race n  xeet
. radio n  rajo
. rain v  taw
. rained v  tawat
. rainy season n  nawet
. raise v  yar, yóoka
. rape v  yeketaan
. rapist n  yeketaankat
. rare v  yafal
. rascal va  saay-saay
. rat n  kaña
. raw peanuts n  gerte-xaaran
. reach n  jot
. reach one's limit v  sës, teesal
. read v  janga
. read syllable by syllable v  ijji
. ready adv  banta
. ready va  paree
. ready to do something va  nar
. really adv  lënxa
. rebuke v  daral
. rebuke someone v  daral
. recall v  xaamaleku
. receipt n  risit
. receive one's pay v  feyeeku
. reciprocal relationship n  jëflante
. recite v  tari
. recognize v  xaamee, xaamaleku, neemeeku
. recommend v  diggal
. recover from v  ximaleku
. recover from a faint v  ximi
. rectify v  bijanti, gaaganti
. red n  xonxa
. reduce v  waañi
. reduced va  waañiku, talaata
. reed n  ñax, waa
. referee n  arbit
. refuse va  lanka
. refuse v  bañ
. regale v  teral
. regard n  kersa
. regret v  réecu
. reject v  geeda
. rejoice va  baaneex, baaneexu
. relative n mbooka
. relatives  su, bu
. relax v  jeeki
. relax n nopaleku
. relief v  wolu
. relieve v  noppal
. religion n diiné
. reluctance n ñeeg
. remain va  manke
. remain v  des
. remains n ndësit
. remember v  faateleku
. remnant n ndësit
. remove v  laali, randal, teegi
. remove patching materials v  fatarñi
. remove with force v  faxa
. renounce v  xaacee
. repair v  defar, gaar, jagal
. repeat v  defaat, waxaat
. report n xibaar
. report v  boole
. representative n ndaw
. research v  geestu
. resemble v  xelmati
. residence n kër, yaa, dekuwaay
. resident n waa
. residue n ndësit
. respect v  naw, yaru, fonka
. respect n cër, kersa, teranga
. respectfully adv  fayda
. respectful adj  aajo
. respond v  tóntu, uyu, wuyoo, wuyu
. respond rudely v  gédda
. respond to someone rudely v  jaandi/ jaani
. response to a call exp  naam
. responsible v  saytu
. rest v  noppaleku/ noppalu
. restless va  muut-muuti
. restrain v  tiye, xañ
. resurrect v  deekali
. retaliate v  feyu, fipu
. retract v  weedi
. retreat v  woñeeku
. retrieve v  feeñ
. return v  baakanti, delloo, woñeeku
. return to live v  deeki
. reveal v  feeñal
. revenge v  feyu
. review v  seega
. revise v  geestu
. revive v  deekali, deeki
. rhun palm n  ron
.  rib n  faar
. rice n  ceeb, maalo, sanxal
. rich va  riis
. ride v  war
. rider n  dawalkat
. right hand n  ndeyjoor
. ring n  jaaru
. ring worm v  gëgër
. rinse v  yalandi
. rinse the mouth v  galaxndeku
. rip off n  ŋeeti, tapale
. ripe adj  ñor
. ripen v  rënxa
. risk v  jëngu
. rivalry n  wujje
. rival n  jamaale, namaale
. river n  dex
. road n  mbedda, yoon
. road, street n  tali
. roast v  saaf
. roasted peanuts n  caaf
. roast (slang) v  fuur
. robe n  kamisool, xaftaan
. rock n  xeer, doj
. roll v  bóróŋ, laxas
. roll on the ground v  bóróngu, caadi-caadi
. room n  néeg
. roots n  ren
. rope n  buum
. rope for the well n  goj
. rosary beads n  saapilet
. rot v  nëb, nób
. rotten v  nëb, nób
. round adj  móróg
. roving farmers n  surga
. rub v  raay, riib
. rub (the eye) v  toxoñ
. rude va  luubu, luugu, reew
. rude, sulky va  beew
. rug n  tape
. rule v  dogal, saytu
. rumple n  ñagas
. rumple va  sufuné
. run v  bori, daw
. run about adj  fir-firi
. run about v  bór-bóri
. run after someone, something v  daaxee
. run helter skelter v  daŋi-daŋi
. run in a confused manner adj fir-firi
. run! v  dawal !
. running water tap n  pompe


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