Kumba Amul Ndey Flashcards
1
Q
defloo
A
make her do
2
Q
jabarji muy defloo Kumba-amul-ndey ligééyi kergi yépp
A
the wife made Kumba-a-nd clean the whole house
3
Q
am bés
A
one day
4
Q
bés mi
A
the day
5
Q
koog si
A
the wooden spoon
6
Q
wujju yaayam
A
her co-mother
7
Q
siddéém
A
jujube
8
Q
bacc boppam
A
beat its head
9
Q
sukk
A
kneel
10
Q
xale bu yaru
A
well-educated child
11
Q
xale bu reew
A
rude child
12
Q
sët si
A
the grandchild
13
Q
raxaslooji
A
sent to wash the dishes
14
Q
yax bi
A
the bone
15
Q
benn peppu dugub
A
one grain of millet
16
Q
nees tutti
A
in a bit
17
Q
bu leen jawale
A
don’t mix them up (get them confused)
18
Q
ñu yiir ko
A
they escort her
19
Q
yiir
A
escort
20
Q
gunge
A
walk with, accompany, see off
21
Q
ngalam/wurus
A
gold
22
Q
mënu ko muñ
A
she couldn’t be patient
23
Q
ku muñ muuñ
A
who is patient smiles
24
Q
muur
A
to cover, esp. to hide or protect
25
muri
uncover
26
Yalla na tabbi Ajjana
May she land in Paradise
27
Foo jublu Yalla na fa yiwu Yallah jublu
May God guide your steps
28
Lu doon say tank?
What brings you here? (goal)
29
tektal
to give directions (to someone) to a place
30
Ayda moo me tektal kër Binta
Ayda gave me directions to Binta's house
31
jaawale
mix up, confuse
32
mu jaawale leen
she mixed them up, got them confuse
33
jaxase
to mix (ingred.), confuse people or objects
34
Dama jaxase Binta ag rakkam rekk
I always confuse Binta with her sister.
35
Fii la leeb doxe tabbi Ajjana
Here the story ends and reaches Heaven
36
Bakkan bu ko jëkk foon tabbi safara
The first nose to smell it will go to Hell
37
bakkaar bi
the sin
38
bajjen
aunt (father's sister)
