A VOCABULARY OF THE MANDINGO LANGUAGE.
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A VOCABULARY OF THE MANDINGO LANGUAGE.
Above, santo.
Absent, inteegee; (literally, “not here.”)
Abuse, v. anenni.
Add, akeejee.
Afraid, silantee.
Afternoon, oora.
Air, fonio.
Alike, beakillin.
Alive, a beegee, (is here.)
All, bea.
Always, toomotoma.
And, ning.
Angry, jusu bota; (literally, “the heart comes out.”)
Angel, melika.
Arm, boulla; (the same for hand.)
Arrived, footăta.
Arrow, binni.
Ascend, silli.
Asleep, sinouta.
Assist, maquoi.
Axe, terang.
Back, ko.
Bad, jou.
Bag, bota.
Barter, v. fallan.
Bastard, janka ding; (literally, “nobody’s child.”)
Beads, connoo.
Beard, bora.
Beat, v. agossi.
Bees, leekissi.
Bed, larong.
Beer, dolo; (the same for strong liquor of any kind.)
Before, neata; (“within sight.”)
Behind, kofi.
Belly, konno.
Big, awarata.
Bind or tie, aseeti.
Bird, cono.
Bite, v. keeng.
Black, fing.
Blood, jollie.
Blue, fingma; (blackish.)
Boil, v. fagee.
Bone, cooloo.
Book, kittāba.
Borrow, la.
Bottom, joo.
Bow, kalla.
Boy, kea ding; (literally, “male child”.)
Brave, fattee.
Bread, munko.
Break, v. affāra; (the same word signifies “to kill” or “to destroy.”)
Breasts, sonjoo.
Bring, insambo.
Brother, ba-ding-kea; (literally “mother’s male child.”)
Burn, v. agēni.
Buy (or sell), saun.
Call, v. akilli.
Carry, asāmbo.
Cat, neancon.
Catch, v. amuta.
Chest or coffer, koonio.
Child, ding; (if very young, dingding)
Cloth, fauno.
Cold, ninno.
Come, na.
Coming abenāli.
Completely, betiki.
Cook, v. tabbee.
Corn, neo.
Country, doo.
Cow, nessee moosa.
Crowd, n. setima.
Cry, v. akumbo.
Cunning, n. a. kissee.
Cut, v. tegi.
Danger, torro.
Dark, dibbie.
Daughter, ding moosa; (literally “female child.”)
Day, teelee.
Dead, asāta.
Deep, adoonta.
Desist, attoo.
Dew, combi.
Die, v. sa.
Dirt, no.
Disease, jankra.
Dispute, degama.
Dog, woola.
Door, da; (this is a word of very extensive use, being applied to whatever opens and shuts.)
Down, ad. dooma.
Dream, v. sibota.
Dream, n. s. sibo.
Drink, v. ameen.
Dry, (arid) ajāta.
Ear, toola.
Earth, (soil) banko.
Earth, (globe) banko kang.
East, teelee bo; (“sunrise.”)
Eat, adummo.
Elephant, samma.
Empty, fing tigee; (“nothing here.”)
Enough, keyento.
Entertain, (a guest) fanda.
Expert, cumering; (“active, clever, &c.”)
Eye, nea.
Face, (the same as for the eye.)
Fall, v. bui.
Far off, jangfata.
Fast, v. soong.
Fat, keng.
Father, fa.
Fear, v. seelan.
Feather, tee; (it signifies also hair and wool.)
Female, moosa.
Fever, candea.
Few, do.
Fight v. akilli.
Fill, afundi.
Finger, boulla konding.
Fire, deemba.
Fish, yeo.
Flesh, sooboo.
Food, kinnee.
Fool, fooring.
Foot, sing; (signifies also “the leg.”)
Forget, neānata.
Free, horea.
Fresh, kinde (signifies also, healthy).
Friend, barrio.
Fruit, eree ding; (“child of the tree.”)
Full, affāta.
Give, insong.
Glad, lāta.
Go, v. ta.
God, alla.
Gold, sanoo.
Good, bettie.
Great, baa.
Grass, bing.
Gray, aqueta.
Guard, v. tenkoong.
Half, tella.
Handsome, aniniāta.
Hang up, deng.
Hate, v. akoong.
He, etti.
Head, koon.
Hear, moi.
Heart, jusu.
Heaven, santo; (the Mahomedan Negroes commonly say, il jinna.)
Heavy, acooliata.
Hell, johaniba.
Hen, soosee moosa.
Herb, jambo.
Here, jang.
Hide, n. goolo.
Hill, konko.
Hog, lea.
Hole, dinka.
Honey, lee.
Horn, bini.
Horse, soo.
Hot, candiāta.
House, boong.
Hungry, konkola.
I, inta.
Idle, nare.
Increase, aboonia.
Industrious, sayāta.
Interpret, konno sor; (literally, to pierce the belly.)
Iron, nega.
Island, jouio.
Jump, v. soun.
Kill, affāra.
King, mansa.
Knife, mooro.
Know, alla.
Lamp, fitina.
Laugh, v. jilli.
Lend, infoo.
Lie (down), v. la jang.
Lie (falsity) fonio.
Lift, achicka.
Lightning, sanfata.
Lion, jatta; (in the interior countries, wara.)
Little, miessa.
Long, jang.
Look, v. affille.
Lose, afeele.
Lost, affeeleeta.
Love, v. konie.
Make, v. dada.
Male, kea.
Man (homo) mo.
Man (vir) fato.
Many, sitimata.
Market, loe.
Master, marree.
Mat, basso.
Meet, v. beng.
Middle, taima.
Milk, nunno.
Milk, v. beetee.
Mine, pr. talem.
Money, naphula; (it signifies also merchandize, or any effects of value.)
Month, korro; (the same word signifies the moon.)
Morning, somo.
Mother, ba.
Mouth, da.
Narrative, dentigi.
Name, atto.
Near (nigh), mun jang; (not far.)
Neck, kang.
Never, abada.
Night, sooton.
No, inta; (literally, is not.)
Noon, teelee kooniata; (literally, the sun over head.)
North, saheel.
Nose, noong.
Now, seng.
Oil, toulou.
Obtain, sutto.
Old, accottata.
Only, kinsing.
Open, v. yelli.
Out of, banta.
Pain, deeming.
Paper, coitoo.
Pass, v. tambi.
Past, atambita; (gone by.)
Pay, v. jo.
Pen, kalla.
People, molo.
Pierce, sor.
Pity, v. dimi.
Pleasure, di.
Pleasant, adiāta.
Plenty, asiāta.
Poor, doiāta.
Present (gift), boonia.
Promise, v. moindee.
Proud, telingabalia; (literally, strait bodied.)
Pull, asabba.
Push, āneury.
Put down, alondi.
Quarrel, quiāta.
Quick, catăba.
Quiet, dea.
Quiver, n. s. toong.
Rain, sangee; (literally, water from above.)
Rat, nīnee.
Read, akarra.
Red, woolima.
Release, affering; (untie.)
Rest, lo.
Restore, serrat.
Return, v. n. ascita.
Ripe, mota.
Rise, v. wooli.
River, ba; (the same as for mother.)
Road, seelo.
Rob, boitāca.
Rock, kooro.
Rope, julie.
Rotten, accorata.
Row, v. ajah.
Run, boorie.
Sad, doi.
Safe, torro inteege; (literally, no danger.)
Salt, ko.
Sand, kini kini.
Sandals, samata.
Say, affo.
Sea, babagee.
Seat, serong.
See, eāgee.
Send, kee.
Separate, atulla.
Shake, jiggi jiggi.
Shame, māla.
Shew, aita.
Ship, caloon.
Short, sutta.
Shut, tou.
Sick, mun kinde.
Side, carra.
Silent, dering.
Silver, cody.
Sing, jilli; (the same to dance.)
Sister, ba ding moosa; (mother’s female child.)
Sit, see.
Sky, sang.
Slave, jong.
Sleep, v. sinoo.
Smell, v. soomboola.
Smoke, seisee.
Snake, sau.
Something, fenke.
Son, ding kea; (male child.)
Soon, sang sang; (now now.)
Sour, accoomiata.
South, boulla ba; (literally, the right hand.)
Speak, akummo.
Spear, tamba.
Spin, v. a. worondi.
Spoon, dosa.
Star, lolo.
Steal, soonia.
Stink, v. n. kassa.
Stone, birro
Stop, munia.
Stranger, leuntōng.
Strike, abooti.
Sun, teelee.
Swear, kolli.
Sweet, teemiāta.
Swell, foonoo.
Swim, noo.
Sword, fong.
Tail, finnio.
Thief, soon.
Thin, feata; (slender.)
Think, meira.
Thirst, mindo.
Thread, bori.
Throw, fy.
Thunder, sangfata. (In contradistinction to lightning, it is Kallam Alla (Arab.) “the voice of God.”)
Tie, v. asseetee.
To-day, bee.
To-morrow, sinny.
Tongue, ning.
Touch, v. ma.
Town, kunda.
Trade, v. feeree.
Tree, eree.
True, tonia.
Trust, v. la.
Turn, aelima.
Understand, moi.
Until, hāning.
Walk, tāma.
War, killi.
Wash, v. coo.
Water, gee.
Weary, umbatata.
Weep, akussi.
Weigh, simang.
Well, n. a. awa.
Well, n. s. cullong.
West, teelee gee.
Wet, sinunta.
What, mun.
Where, minto.
White, qui.
Who, jema.
Why, munkang.
Wind, n. funnio.
Wolf, soolo.
Woman, moosa.
Wilderness, woolla.
Yes, awa.
Yesterday, koona.
You, eeta, when simply pronounced; when joined to any other word, it is ee.
Young, juna.
The following Questions and Answers may be useful in the West Indies.
Do you understand Mandingo? ee Mandingo kummo moi?
I understand it, ya moi.
I do not understand you, ma moi.
Come hither, nā nā re.
Is your Father or Mother living? ee fā, ou ee bā abeegee?
—— alive, abeegee.
—— dead, asāta.
Have you any brothers or sisters? ee bā ding abeegee?
Where are they? biminto?
Are they in Africa? abbe fato fing doo?
Are they on board the ship? abbe Tobaubo Caloon o konno?
Point them out aitanna.
What is the matter with you? mun bela?
Are you in health? ko ee kinde?
I am sick. mun kinde.
Shew me your tongue. ee ning aitanna.
Give me your hand. ee boulla adima.
Are you hungry? konkolabinna?
I am hungry. konkolabinna.
Are you thirsty? mindolabinna?
I am thirsty. the same word repeated.
I am not hungry. konko inteegee.
I am not thirsty. mindo inteegee.
Does your head ach? ee koon bideemina?
It does ach. bideemina.
It does not ach. intadeeming.
Does your stomach pain you? ee konno bideemina?
Do you sleep well? ko ee sinoo betiki?
Are you feverish? acandeata?
Do not be afraid. kanna seelan.
There is no danger. torro inteegee.
Drink this medicine. ning borri ameen.
It will do you good. aee kissi.