S - s

sabre npan

sack bɔrɛ

· bɔrɔ

sacrifice saraka

· sɔnni

sadden ɲɛnasisi

sadness ɲɛnasisi

· ɲɛkumu

· nisɔngoya

sahel region sahelikungo

sailor kurunbolila

saint waliju

salary sara

saliva daji

salt kɔgɔ

salvation kisili

same kelen

· ɲ gɔnɔ̀�

sand cɛncɛn

sand dune cɛncɛnkulu

sandal samara

· sabara

sandwich sandiwisi

Sarakole maraka

Satan sitanɛ

satchel npalan

satisfaction wàsa

satisfy wàsa

Saturday samɛdi

· sibiridon

· sibiri

sauce naji

· na

Saudi Arabia Sawudiya

savannah bintu

save kisi

· tila

saviour kisibaa

say fɔ

· ko

scab fàra

scabbard foron

scales sumanikɛlan

scar jolifɔn

scare lasiran

· bagabaga

scatter seri

school kalanso

· lɛkɔli

· lakɔli

· kalanyɔrɔ

school bell lakɔlinɛgɛ

school teacher lakɔlikaramɔgɔ

science dɔnni

· dɔnniya

scissors sizo

· kɛmɛsu

scorpion buntèni

· nkɔsɔn

Scotland Ekɔsi

scratch siyɛn

· wagasi

scream kule

· pɛrɛn

· kulekan

· kulo

· kulokan

screw wisi

scrub tereke

sculptor jiridɛsɛla

sculpture jiridɛsɛ

scythe kan

sea geji

· kɔgɔji

search ɲini

seasoning nafɛn

seat sigilan

second filanan

secret gundo

secretary sɛbɛnnikɛla

section sigida

see yeli kɛ

· ye

seed kisɛ

· si

seer filɛlikɛla

· cɛndala

Segou Segu

seize bɔsi

· minɛ

select sugandi

self yɛrɛ

self control yɛrɛminɛli

self-protection yɛrɛtanga

sell feere

seller feerekɛla

selling price feereda

semantics kɔrɔkalan

semi-colon tomi ni nkɔri (;)

send lase

· ci

Senegal Senegali

sense kɔrɔ

· kuntilenna

sentence kumasen

separate fara

· tila

· woloma

separate from fara

September sɛtanburu

· sɛtanburukalo

serious sɛbɛ

sermon waajuli

· waaju

serpent sa

servant jɔn

· baaraden

sesame bɛnɛ

sesame oil bɛnɛtulu

set free hɔrɔnya

set right tilen

Sevaré Seware

seven wolonfila

· wolonwula

seventh wolonwulanan

· wolonfilanan

seventy biwolonfila

several damadɔ

sew kala

sewing machine kalalikɛlan

sex cɛnimusoya

sexual intercourse cɛnimusoya

shadow ja

· suma

shake yaara

· lamaga

· firi-firi

· yigiyigi

shame malo

· maloya

shameless malobali

share niyɔrɔ

sharia silamɛsariya

shave di

· gana

she a

shea sisun

shea butter situlu

shea nut kɔlɔ

shea-butter tree si

sheath foron

sheep saga

sheet dara

shell wɔrɔ

shepherd bagangɛnna

· sagagɛnna

· gɛnna

shield nɛgɛbɛnnan

shine kɛnɛbɔ

· manamana

shirt dulɔki

· semisi

shoe suluye

· sabara

· samara

shoemaker garankɛ

shop butigi

shopper sannikɛla

shopping sanni

short surun

shorten surunya

should kan

shoulder kama

· kamakun

shout kulekan

· kulo

· pɛrɛn

· kule

shovel pɛlu

show yira

· jira

shower area ɲɛgɛn

shyness malo

· maloya

sibling balima

sick person banabaatɔ

sickle wɔlɔsɔ

sickness bana

side fan

· kɛrɛ

· da

siege daga

Sierra Leone Siyera Lewɔni

sieve tɛmɛ

sift sɛnsɛn

· tɛntɛn

sight ɲɛ

sign taamasiyɛn

signature bolonɔ

· tɛgɛnɔ

signboard pilaki

significance kuntilenna

Sikasso Sikaso

silly person naloma

silver warijɛ

similar ɲ gɔnɔ̀�

· bɔɲɔgɔnko

simmer furufuru

simple gansan

sin jurumu

· hàkɛ

since kabini

sincere sɛbɛ

sing dɔnkili da

Singapore Sɛngapuri

singer dɔnkilidala

single (man) cɛganan

single (woman) musoganan

sinless jurumuntan

sinner jurumutɔ

· jurumutigi

· hakɛkɛla

· jurumukɛla

sirop siro

sister balimamuso

· balima

sister (older) kɔrɔmuso

sister (younger) dɔgɔmuso

sit sigi

six wɔɔrɔ

sixth wɔɔrɔnan

sixty biwɔɔrɔ

size kundama

skeleton kolojalan

sketch nataliye

· kɔtɛba

· tiyatiri

· desɛn

skin fàra

· wòlo

· wɔrɔ

skin disease kàba

skinning wɔrɔli

sky san

· sankolo

sky-scraper sojanba

slate walannin

slaughterhouse baganfagayɔrɔ

slave jɔnmuso

· jɔnkɛ

· jɔn

slave master jɔnkuntigi

slavery jɔnya

sleep sunɔgɔ

· sunɔgɔ

sleeping pill sunɔgɔfura

sleeping sickness sunɔgɔbana

slide cɛɛnɛ

slim misɛn

slip cɛɛnɛ

slippers muke

slow suma

slowly dɔɔnin-dɔɔnin

small dɔgɔ

· dɔgɔman

· misɛn

· fitinin

smallest dɔgɔmannin

smell kasa

smile yɛlɛ

smoke sisi

· wusu

· min

smooth nùgu

· nùgu

snake sa

sneeze tiso

snore gɔrɔntɔ

snow nɛzi

· galasikuru

snuffbox npɛtɛ

so o de kosɔn

· o de kama

· o tuma

so that yaasa

· hali

· walasa

· walisa

soak ɲigin

soap safunɛ

soap powder safunɛmugu

soccer ntolatan

· balɔntan

socialism sosiyalisimu

sock susɛti

soft magan

soil bɔgɔ

· nɔgɔ

solder sude

soldier sɔrɔdasi

solidity girinya

solution fura

Somalia Somali

some dɔw

· dɔw

someone mɔgɔ

son denkɛ

song dɔnkili

Soninke (ethnic group) maraka

Soninké marakakan

Sonrhaï (ethnic group) kɔrɔbɔrɔ

Sonrhaï (language) kɔrɔbɔrɔkan

soon sɔɔni

sore joli

sorghum ɲɔ

sorrow ɲɛnasisi

sort woloma

· suguya

· sugu

· sifa

sotrama sotarama

sotrama driver sotaramabolila

soul ni

sound kasi

· kan

· kanɲɛ

soup naji

sour kumu

source bununda

south worodugu

South Africa AfirikidiSidi

southern woroduguyanfan

sow seri

· lɛmuso

· dàn

sower dannikɛla

spagetti sipagɛti

Spain Esipaɲi

spare part minɛn

sparkle manamana

speak fɔ

· kuma

speak to kanto

spectacles nunɛti

speech-impaired person bobo

speed teliya

spell kilisi

spend the day tilen

spend the night si

spend (time) kɛ

spicy farin

spike bìɲɛ

spill bɔn

spin munu

· parata

spindle jɛnɛ

spine jolo

spinning paratali

spirit ni

· jinɛ

spit out tu

spoil tiɲɛ

sponge jɔsilan

spoon kuyɛri

· kutu

sport farikoloɲɛnajɛ

spread fɛnsɛ

· jɛnsɛn

sprinkle fusufusu

· seri-seri

spy kolajɛbaa

square metre mɛtɛrɛkɛnɛ

squash jě

squat sonsoro

staircase yɛlɛnyɛlɛnnan

stairs yɛlɛnyɛlɛnnan

stake bɔlɔ

stalk kala

stallion sokɛ

stamp tɛnburu

stand up jɔ̀�

standard language kanjɛ

standing jɔlen

star dolo

start daminɛ

· daminɛ

start up wuli

state faso

state school forobalakɔli

statue jirimɔgɔnin

statutes sariyasɛbɛn

stay to

stay a long time mɛn

steal sonya

steamboat sisikurun

stem kala

stereo arajomaɲeto

sterile bangebali

stick bere

· nɔrɔ

stifle degun

sting kin

· ncɔn

· cin

stir lamaga

stir until smooth fasa

stitch kala

stock cube najinin

stomach kɔnɔbara

· kɔnɔ

stomach ache kɔnɔdimi

stone gɔngɔrɔ

· fara

· gabakurun

· kaba

· kabakuru

stone (of fruit) kolo

stony farama

stool kurun

stop kɔli

· lajɔ

· tila

· dabila

· jɔ̀�

stork baninkɔnɔ

story ntalen

· tariki

· maana

stove furuno

· tobilikɛlan

straight tilennen

straight line ci tilennen

straighten tilen

stranger dunan

stratagem fɛɛrɛ

stream kɔ̀�

street kare

· bɔlɔn

strength barika

strengthen sabati

strengthening sabatili

stretch mɔɔnɔbɔ

stretch out yankan

· yɛrɛkɛ

striker bidonna

string juruden

· gaari

· juru

string instrument fɔlifɛn juruma

strip wɔrɔ

strong barikatigi

· fɔrɔlen

· kologɛlɛn

· barikama

struggle kɛlɛ

student kalanden

· degeden

study kalan

· kalan

stumble talon

stump gungurun

stupidity hakiligoya

submit kolo

subscription bakurubasanni

subtract bɔ

subtraction dɔbɔli

succeed sabati

success sanga

suck min

· mugan

Sudan Sudan

sudanic region sudankungo

suffering tɔɔrɔ

· ɲɛni

· dimi

· ɲɛgan

suffice bɔ

sufficient ɲɛnama

suffix kɔnɔrɔ

sugar sukaro

sugar cane timikala

suicide yɛrɛfaga

suit minɛ

suitcase walisi

summit kuncɛ

sun tile

Sunday karidon

· kari

· dimansi

sunglasses tilenunɛti

sunset tilebin

support sɛmɛjiri

· ntuloma

suppose bisigi

sura sura

surface kɛnɛ

surgeon dɔgɔtɔrɔba

surname jamu

surprise bàla

surround lamini

surrounding area lamini

swallow kunu

swarm of bees didenkulu

swarm of locusts ntɔnkulu

swear kali

sweat wɔsiji

· wɔsi

Sweden Siwɛdi

sweep fura

sweeping furali

sweet bɔnbɔn

· takalagɔmi

sweet potato woso

sweetcorn kàba

swell funun

swim nɔn

swimmer nɔnnikɛla

swimming nɔnni

swimming pool pisini

Switzerland Suwisi

sword npan

syllable kanɲɛ

synagogue Alabatoso

Syria Siri