Mandingo 1 - 11/29/19
Ini teelo (I-ni-ti-lo)
Good afternoon
Ini Suto (I-ni-su-to)
Good evening
Esama (E-sa-ma)
Good morning (singular)
Allamu Suto Kairo Siyala
Good night
M'e ila kan mui
I can't speak your language
Nye kanu
I love you (romantic)
Lufta demaro la
I need/want help.
mbita ntama ntamala
I'm going for a walk
Mbeh Kontohn na
I'm going to eat lunch
Hehra donron
I'm in peace
Hekatu
I'm sorry
Nye sima nati
We brought dinner!
Eekideh Beh Moluw Mutalla...
We're going to miss you
Ee toh doun?
What's your name?
Nati
a form of "to bring"
Nye
a way of saying "we"; also means "I"!
-lu
add to end of word to make plural
ani
and
jawo
bad
kuno
bird
fimma
black
bluma
blue
i, ini
both can mean "you" (ini teelo, esama)
sanding
bunny
baring
but
tenkun
calm
sisseh
chicken
sisseh kilo
chicken egg
dindin
child
kodo mehsain
coins (little money)
sumaya
cold, calm
chinoo
cooked rice
bee
day, today
Sima
dinner
wulo
dog
kilo
egg
saya
eight
Jinn wa jawo
evil jinn
faamaa
father
kima, dimba
fire
lulu
five
domoro
food
puru
for
nani
four
alsama
good morning (plural)
jambakrein
green
kode ee dassamatah
have you eaten breakfast?
kandoh
hot (weather)
ibeh ni fola nyadi ___?
how do you say ___?
mbe sobeyaring (sobela, sobeyalla)
i am serious
nya lon
i know
Lon
know
Kontohn
lunch
Nte fana
me too
subo
meat
konoto
nine
Hani
no
kilin
one
orange
orange
kairo
peace
purple
purple
samaa
rain
wulehma
red
juloo
rope
sobeya
serious
worowula
seven
woro
six
sankulo
sky
Niyo
soul
talan ___.
talan = time "particle". followed by hour of the day.
tan
ten
sanding yeh juloo kuntu
the bunny cuts the rope. "yeh" indicates the subject is doing something.
saba
three
watoh
time
kuntu
to cut
domo
to eat
soto
to have
Fa nya
to lie, a lie
dyata nye
to like something
fula
two
manoo
uncooked rice
Fo Nyatto
until later
mu ... le ti
used when describing what something is
jiyo
water
wati juma?
what time?
koyima
white
Kuma/kumo
word
bee kumakan
word of the day
netehmunko
yellow
Ha
yes
yeh
you
A fo nye konten bañ
Can you repeat that?
Nyakumo (Nya-ku-mo)
Cat
Toh nya te
False
Kontohn futata
Lunch has arrived
Allamu Teelo Kairo Syaala
May you have a peaceful day
N'to ____ [le ti]
My name is ____. (le ti is
Cissio (Si-si-o)
Smoke
Toh nya
True
