B - b

baboon ngɔn

baby denyɛnin

· kɔladen

· denyɛrɛnin

back kɔ

back seat kɔfɛsigilan

backache kɔdimi

backbone kɔkolo

backhander surɔfɛn

backside bobara

bad go

· jugu

bad deed kojugu

bad mood nisɔngoya

bag foroko

· npalan

· saki

baggage minɛn

· doni

bake wusu

bakery nbuurugosiyɔrɔ

· nbuurudilanyɔrɔ

balaphone bala

balaphone player balafɔla

ball bulu

· ntola

· kuru

· balɔn

balloon mananin

ballot box wotekɛsu

Bamako Bamakɔ

Bambara bamanankan

Bambara (ethnic group) bamanan

banana namasa

bandit bandi

· binkannikɛla

Bangladesh Bɛngiladɛsi

bank waribon

· banki

banknote waribiye

baobab tree sira

baptise batise

baptism batiseli

bar dɔlɔso

· dɔlɔminyɔrɔ

barbecue dibi

barber kunsigitigɛla

bard jeli

bargain tɛrɛmɛ

bargaining tɛrɛmɛli

bark jirifara

· fàra

barometer fiɲɛdigisumanan

basket segi

basketball basikɛti

bat ndire

bathroom ɲɛgɛn

battery pili

· batiri

battle kɛlɛ

battlefield kɛlɛyɔrɔ

bay leaf loriye

be able to se

be born wolo

· bange

be careful kɔlɔsi

beak dabɔlɔ

bean paste fari

· faro

bean-eater sɔdunna

beans siyɔ

bear muɲu

bear fruit den

beard boonsi

· bonbonsi

beast bagan

beat gosi

· bugɔ

· gɔsi

· se

beautiful cɛɲi

beauty cɛɲɛ

because sabu

· ka d'a kan

· katuguni

· bari

· katugu

· bawo

· barisa

because of kama

· kosɔn

become kɛ

bed dilan

· li

· dalan

bedroom siso

bee diden

· dikisɛ

beef misisogo

beehive ŋunu

beep kasi

beer biyɛri

before yaani

· sani

· ɲɛkɔrɔ

· ɲɛ

beggar garibu

begging garibuya

begin daminɛ

beginning daminɛ

behaviour jogo

· tagabolo

behind kɔfɛ

Belgium Bɛliziki

believe da

believer dannabaa

belittle dɔgɔya

bell ntanan

belt cɛsirilan

· sentiri

bench ban

bend gɔlɔn

bend over biri

Benin Benɛn

bereavement sukasi

beside kɛrɛ fɛ

· kɔrɔ

besiege daga

betray janfa

betrayal janfali

· janfa

better fisa

· fisaman

between cɛ

beware janto

bewitch dabali

Bible bibulu

bic biki

bicycle nɛgɛso

big belebele

· bon

· belebeleba

bike nɛgɛso

bilharzia sugunɛbilen

bilingual education kanfilajɛkalan

billion miliyari

billy goat badɛgɛ

· bakɔrɔ

bind siri

biped senfilamafɛn

bird k nɔɔ̀�

bird of prey sɛgɛ

birth bangeli

birth certificate wolosɛbɛn

biscuit bisiki

bite cin

· kin

bits buruburu

bitter basi

· kuna

bitter tomato nkɔyɔ

Bla Bila

black fin

· finman

· finnen

black person farafin

blackboard tabulo

· walanba

blacken fin

blacksmith numukɛ

· numu

bladder ɲɛgɛnɛbara

blade murukisɛ

· lamu

blame jalaki

blanket birifini

Blase logologo

bleeding jolibɔ

bless duba

blessing dubabu

· dugawu

· duba

· dùga

blind person fiyentɔ

blindness fiyentɔya

· fiyen

blister logologo

block kare

blood jòli

blood test joli sɛgɛsɛgɛli

blood vessel jolisira

blow fiyɛ

blow up funun

blue bulaman

boa miniɲan

boar lɛfali

boastfulness yɛrɛjira

boasting yɛrɛbonya

boat bato

· kurun

· jikankurun

Bobo (ethnic group) bɔbɔ

Bobodiolasso Bobojulaso

body farikolo

· fari

bogolan bɔgɔlan

boil wuli

· bàlàbala

bold farin

bone kolo

book gafe

· liburu

· kitabu

booklet gafenin

· gafe

bookshop gafefeereyɔrɔ

bookstore gafefeereyɔrɔ

border dancɛ

borrow singa

borrowed word singadaɲɛ

borrower jurutala

boss ɲɛmaa

· kuntigi

· patɔrɔn

· ɲɛmɔgɔ

bother tɔɔrɔ

Botswana Bɔtisiwana

bottle buteli

· dunden

bottle opener dayɛlɛlan

boutique butigi

bovine misi

bow kala

bowl tasa

box buwati

boxer bolokurukɛla

boxing bolokurunkɛlɛ

boy cɛnin

· cɛmisɛn

· cɛmanin

boyfriend kamalen

boyhood bilakoroya

Bozo (ethnic group) bozo

bra sintalan

bracelet bololanɛgɛ

bracket kalanin

braid digi

brain kunsɛmɛ

brake fɛrɛn

branch bolo

· jiribolo

brand new kurakura

Brazil Berezili

bread nbuuru

· buru

break tigɛ

· kari

break down tiɲɛ

break up ci

breakfast daraka

breast sin

breastplate nɛgɛdulɔki

breath ninakili

· dafiɲɛ

breathing ninakili

bribe surɔfɛn

brick tufa

· biriki

bride kɔɲɔmuso

bride price furunafolo

bridegroom kɔɲɔcɛ

bridge pɔn

· babili

briefcase npalan

bring lana

· na ni ... ye

bring back lasegin

bring out labɔ

· bɔ

bring together dalajɛ

· lajɛ̀�

bring up lamɔ

bronze nsiranɛgɛ

broom furalan

brother balima

· balimakɛ

brother (older) kɔrɔkɛ

brother (younger) dɔgɔkɛ

brotherhood balimaya

brown bilenman

· bilen

brush bɔrɔsi

bubble furufuru

bubu dulɔkiba

bucket palan

· manaso

build jɔ̀�

builder jɔbaa

· masɔn

· sojɔla

building jɔli

bulb anpulu

bull ntura

bullet kisɛ

burden degun

burial suturali

· sudon

· sutura

Burkina Faso Burukina Faso

burn jeni

Burundi Burundi

bury sutura

bus kaare

bus driver kaarebolila

bus station mɔbilitayɔrɔ

· gara

bush burusi

· kungo

· wula

bush fire kungojeni

bush taxi dɔgɔjɔmobili

but nka

butter naare

· sirimɛ

butterfly nfirinfirinin

buttock jukuna

buy san

buyer sannikɛla

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