Sunjata
- tɛ : auxiliary for marking present tense, negative, predicate of non-existence, of lack of presence
- galodugu : large town
- mɔgɔ : person, man
- ye : at, towards, for, with, verbal auxiliary for transitive verbs, marks an action which is accomplished, see
- ka : possessive marker, particle linking subject and predicative adjective
- to : leave, abandon
- a : you, your, you all
- kɔnɔ : stomach, inside, for (period of time)
- maana : story, explanation
- mɛn : hear, understand, stay a long time, last
- fa : fill
- da : mouth, door, opening, price
- ya : here
- sɛbɛn : write, document, letter, paper
- labɛn : prepare oneself, get ready
- walasa : so that
- kɛ : do, happen, spend (time), put, become
- gafe : book
- wale : action, verb
- ɲɔgɔn : reciprocal pronoun; each other
- de : emphatic particle, placed directly after the word or phrase it emphasises
- bɛ : positive
- sababu : reason
- ko : say, thing, matter, affair, action
- kɔrɔw : koro := meaning, old
- màra : keep, take care of, manage, govern, keep (poultry)
- koɲuman : well, perfectly, splendidly
- cogo : way
- min : where, relative pronoun singular, drink, smoke, suck
- mɔgɔw : Pl of mɔgɔ := person, man, someone
- ɲinɛ : mouse, rat
- u : they
- jujɔn : respect, honor
- kɔ : back, after, except, apart from
- la : at, to
- ɲɛtaa : progress
- fɔ : say, play (instrument), speak (a language), except, unless, until
- kan : neck, voice, sound, equal, necessary, should, must, sickle
- sɔn : offer, give, offer a sacrifice to, water
- hakili : mind, memory
- sira : path, road, route, way, line, tobacco
- dɔ : one, a certain; indefinite
- donnen : penetrate
- nǐn : this
- an : we, us, our
- kɔrɔ : under, beside, meaning, sense
- gabukɔrɔ : ancestor, ancestor
- wo : hole
- balikukaramɔgɔ : teacher
- bɛɛ : all, whole, entirety
- ni : offer, if, when, and, soul, spirit
- waleɲumandɔn : gratitude
- baara : work, job, occupation
- ɲùman : good, which?
- in : this (= "nin")
- na : auxiliary marker for future tense, gravy, sauce
- baarada : workplace
- barika : thanks
- wolola : wolo := to be born
- ani : and
- yǎn : here
- maara : maa := person
- kɛlɛ : war, fight
- sǎn : sky, rain, last year, sell
- fo : greet, thank, until, so much so that, except
- taa : go, leave
- bìla : put, let go of, place, let down
- ɲɛnabɔ : arrange, settle, sort out
- ala : God (term used regardless of one's religious persuasion)
- diya : make pleasing, make succeed
- si : hair, feather, shea butter, none, spend the night, year, grind, mill, seed, grain
- marisi : Mars
- kalo : moon, month
- tìle : sun, day, epoch, era
- kàbini : since
- don : day, date, put into, put on, wear, predicative
- cɛsiri : concentrate
- ale : he, she, it, his, her
- kɛra : kɛ := do, make
- erediya : have fun
- bananba : Name of a region
- lakoliden : pupil
- peresidan : president
- seere : witness
- fana : meal, also, as well
- faatura : deceased
- joginna : jogin := injure
- faransi : France
- dononkasi : rooster song
- waati : time
- furakɛ : treat, apply medicine to
- kunberekuru : kneecap
- filenin : whistle
- bamakɔ : Bamako
- tun : again
- ba : mother, goat, cross the river, thousand (1000)
- se : arrive, be able to, beat, victory, power, means
- nkà : but
- sara : pile, measure, part
- ta : take, portion, fire
- denw : den := child
- kanubagaw : servants, assistants
- bolo : hand, palm, branch
- sutura : toilet
- yɔrɔ : place
- mɔ̀gɔ : person, man, someone
- hinɛ : satisfaction
- i : you, your
- cɛ : between
- bɛn : come together, meet
- mɛlɛkɛ : angel
- sìgí : to sit, to live
- kun : fit
- ki : bite
- fara : stone, rock, turn, separate from
- tuubi : convert
- jonw : jon := who
- waraba : lion
- waleyaw : waleya := put into practice
- mandenkaw : inhabitants, citizens of the Manding Kingdom
- bange : give birth
- sɔrɔ : economy
- fanga : power
- manden : kingdom (Manding Kingdom)
- ci : work
- siɲɛ : time
- naani : four
- wolo : to be born
- wololen : wolo := to be born
- nabara : infirm
- wolonwula : seven
- nabaraya : infirmity
- tora : past tense of 'to'
- faga : turn off
- belen : again
- barì : because, patch, cover with mud or cement
- e : you (singular)
- tugun : again
- yěn : there
- filɛ : look
- fɔlɔ : firstly, not yet (with negation)
- sow : so := house, hourse
- bugu : shed
- dafa : fulfill
- tùma : time, moment, era, period
- sǎ : prevent
- sini : tomorrow
- ne : I, me, my; first person singular pronoun (emphatic)
- bɛna : bɛ := positive
- wuli : cook
- taama : travel, walk
- numuw : numu := blacksmith
- dila : di := honey
- ɲɛ : to open, sight, colour, before, ahead of, be good
- sɔgɔma : morning
- subagaw : subaga := witch
- ɲɛganw : ɲɛgan := weariness
- mɔnɛ : resentment
- sàma : bring a gift (when returning from a journey), pull, elephant
- bɔ : take off
- jɛra : jɛ := unite
- nana : na := come
- kelen : same, one, already
- kari : break
- filanan : second
- di : give, good, tasty, interesting, honey, how, shave
- wulila : wuli := cook
- sabanan : third
- jèliw : jeli := griot
- bi : grass
- masa : king
- jata : Name of someone
- kaba : stone, cloud
- bulon : hut
- bɔra : bɔ := to come form, exit
- ɲaman : rubbish
- fɛn : thing
- dɔgɔ : small, little, market, firewood
- dolu : river, rivers
- kuntu : name of someone
- kanja : Name of someone
- sanu : gold
- le : pig
- safune : soap
- wulu : dog
- safunɛ : soap
- den : child
- kolo : bone
- kamareɲa : affection
- bali : prevent
- tulon : game, amusement
- kǒ : wash oneself
- daa : forest, wood
- rɔ : to
- ji : wæter
- kàna : predicate of negative infinitive
- bɛlɛ : small stone
- lɔ̀ : stop, stand up
- donkil : path, road
- bannen : be exhausted
- ju : tree (Baobab)
- lawale : a long time
- dennin : child
- kuncɛ : summit
- fɔra : fɔ := to say
- sera : past tense of 'se'
- tigi : person
- masakɛ : king
- kutuma : name of someone
- nɔ : work
- fɛ : with
- kojugu : too much, bad deed, trouble, disaster, catastrophe
- faari : headlight
- kerun : throw
- kala : stitch
- keela : song, melody
- barama : praise
- musow : women
- juguya : nastiness
- ɲɛgan : weariness
- dàbàli : bewitch
- bila : release
- bisaba : thirty
- gɛlɛya : harden
- boɲanen : boɲa :=, fatten, respect
- dɔgɔkɛ : little brother
- balimamuso : sister
- juma : Friday
- taara : taa := go
- donsofin : Hunter, warrior
- kungo : countryside
- kolon : mortar
- sogo : puncture
- cɛw : cɛ := man
- tɔgɔ : name, noun
- sanga : time, moment, minute, success, message de bereavement, compare
- dan : count
- jamana : region
- ban : die, accept, palm tree, bench
- sigara : siga := hesitate
- tiɲɛ : break down
- sisan : nowadays
- foyi : nothing
- siranna : siran := fear
- kɔrɔmuso : older sister
- anw : we, us, our; (emphatic)
- dɔn : know
- sin : teat
- kulukɔrɔba : name of a place
- kulu : boat
- donna : don := know
- dingɛ : hole
- no : track
- sugu : sort, kind
- dɔgɔninw : children, little brothers
- mǒ : present
- seginna : segin := return
- cɛsirilan : belt
- cɛmancɛ : middle
- saban : strike
- duguma : on the ground
- mantɔ : chief, leader
- wa : yes/no question-marker
- ǔ : they, them;
- tara : rainspout
- kɔrɔn : east, male
- ǒ : that/those
- baasi : problem
- soro : receive
- dajɛ : antilope
- biɲɛ : horn
- ɲini : seek
- nalen : prophecy
- yɛ̀rɛ : self, heifer, tree sp.
- mafilɛ : see
- ɲìnìnka : ask, question
- kɛlen : unique, alone
- tɛgɛ : palm of hand
- papa : pope
- danga : curse
- balo : living, tree
- mansalen : chief
- tǒ : toh
- kɛnɛ : uncooked
- mǔn : what, pour over, spread over, annoint
- muso : woman
- sègin : return
- sonna : son := accept
- kanɲɛ : syllable
- fìsa : better, fairly good, fair, reasonable
- malo : shyness
- wɛrɛ : another, different, cow enclosure
- duguba : town
- jaja : dance, rhythm
- tan : hit, kick, ten (10)
- mana : rubber, plastic, something made of plastic or rubber, catapult, light
- funun : swell
- yɛlɛ : laugh, smile
- sɔrɔla : sɔrɔ := receive
- kuma : speak, word, what is spoken
- jaabi : answer
- lajɛli : sorcery
- masaya : rule
- hɛrɛ : peace
- faatu : die
- minɛnw : minɛn := utensil
- jɛ : white, make clear, clean
- sɛgɛrɛ : meet
- kungedo : name of a place, maybe a village
- naran : Name of a place (village)
- ɲɛsin : focus on
- jìgin : descend, come down, land, finish, remind
- kirikɔni : Name of a village
- girinna : girin := serious
- kosɛbɛ : a lot, well
- fasa : tendon
- bɛnfuga : name of a city
- tilebin : west
- jǎn : tall, long
- bon : big, hut, house, objective
- donon : rooster
- koyi : not at all
- kirikɔrɔni : Name of a village
- diden : bee
- cin : bite
- disi : breasts
- su : evening; after sunset, to water, dip
- bora : bo := excrement
- tuguni : again
- gundo : secret, mystery
- foliw : foli := music
- ɲɛfɔ : explain
- bulaw : bula := blue
- bɛnbakɛ : uncle
- sani : before
- aw : you, your; second person plural pronoun
- damìnɛ : begin, start
- famusa : Name of someone
- fi : black
- tɛna : negative
- dɛ : exclamation of intensity, placed at the end of the phrase
- furu : marry
- labila : permit
- jinɛ : supernatural being
- ɲama : toilet
- sɛnɛkɛlaw : sɛnɛkɛla := farmer
- dun : eat, deep, what about...? (after noun), but, however
- man : particle linking subject and predicative adjective, giving negative sense
- saniya : purify
- ɲǐ : good
- kataw : fight, battle
- kura : new
- barisa : because
- kunnatiɲɛ : divert
- dabɔra : dabɔ := to start
- jùmɛn : which
- dɔgɔmuso : younger sister
- diyara : diya := pleasant taste
- gundow : gundo := secret
- mama : mum
- tɔ : fart
- nǒ : track
- sǒ : horse
- sinsan : suburbs
- wɔɔrɔ : six
- kɔrɔkɛ : big brother
- ɲɛnafin : nostalgia
- bǒ : excrement
- lajamu : praise
- sorola : soro := receive
- ɲɛna : choice
- dononkɔ̀rɔ : rooster
- bonni : throw away
- kɛ̀lɛ : combat, fight, attack
- sogoma : the morning
- kora : kora
- koɲɛ : name of someone
- gɛ̀lɛn : hard, firm, easy, expensive
- wele : call, invite
- hali : even, so that
- kasi : weep
- wusura : wusu := smoke
- wusu : smoke
- sokɛw : sokɛ := stallion
- bin : grass, weeds
- konate : Name of someone
- jelikɛ : Musician, griot
- jalabaw : large trees
- jalam : Jalam
- koni : anyway
- mayɛlɛmali : transform
- gɛn : hunt
- jarakɛ : warrior, fighter
- donso : huntsman fighter pageboy
- gosi : thresh
- nka : but
- hadamadeɲa : humanity, people
- banna : washed up
- ɲinan : this year
- labɔ : pull out
- nogoya : make easy
- jaa : picture
- yɛlɛma : turn
- ɲagamina : ɲagami := mix
- bayɛlɛmana : bayɛlɛma := translate
- farakolo : place, place
- sàgàjígí : ram
- màgo : need
- sàga : sheep
- kaburu : tomb
- sunsun : custard apple
- dabi : flea
- mandentigi : possessor of the Manding Kingdom
- binaani : forty
- naw : na := come
- siran : fear
- sɛnɛkɛla : farmer
- nagasi : ruin
- joona : speed
- laadilikan : advice
- minw : who, whome
- òlu : they, them
- diɲɛ : world, universe
- juguw : jugu := evil
- dɛsɛra : past tense of 'dɛsɛ'
- ciden : missionary
- bilali : mat
- jɔlɔfin : chief, leader
- cidenw : ciden := missionary
- boɲa : fatten, respect
- kama : wing
- kɔrɔbɔ : try
- sɛnɛkɛ : agriculture
- law : cultivators
- abada : never
- turu : transplant
- mɛtɛrɛ : metre
- basikɔni : canoe
- laadala : laada := tradition
- mansalenkɛ : a chef
- yɛrɛwolow : yɛrɛwolo := pure
- tomon : ruins
- kolɔsi : roughly
- kɛmɛ : one hundred
- sigili : seated
- boɲana : boɲa :=, fatten, respect
- mɔdenw : mɔden := grandchild
- labanna : laban := termination
- fɔlɔfɔlɔ : way before
- tufa : brick
- denkɛ : son
- baba : father
- natɔ : coming
- tila : divide, separate, finish, stop, half
- jelikɛkorɔ : Old musician, old griot
- dukunɛ : village
- mansalenw : the chiefs
- kulubaliw : name of someone, Kulubaliw (the Kulubali)
- koyita : name of someone
- jali : griot, musician
- siw : si := breasts
- ja : image, picture, photo, film, shadow, part of person, centre of assurance and fear, drought
- jalaw : jala := mahogany
- hakɛ : quantity, medium, average
- wali : or
- nɔgɔnman : easy
- kɛɲɛkayan : north
- fan : direction, side, egg
- wòròduguyan : south
- tilebinyan : west
- kɔrɔnyan : east