| Term | Definition |
| ka makɔnɔ | to wait |
| ka kɔnɔ | to wait |
| bolifɛn | vehicle (running thing) |
| bataki | message |
| i nison goyalen dɔn | you're mad (you're in a bad mood) |
| i bε komi i nison djalen dɔn | you seem to be in a good mood |
| ka komi | to seem |
| ɲεtali | development |
| fantanya | poverty |
| sababu | cause |
| basi | result |
| kεlε | war (struggle) |
| ka kεlε | to struggle (se battre) |
| kεlεli | battle |
| ɲɔgɔndεmεli | cooperation |
| nafa | importance |
| ka kɔrɔfɔ | to disparage (to talk trash) |
| i ɲɔgɔn tε | you're unrivaled (there is no one like you) |
| kalanbaliya | illiteracy (ignorance) |
| ka kuma ta | to have the floor (to take the floor) |
| sabati | peace (tranquility, sabbath) |
| n dalεn b'i la | I trust you |
| danaya | truse (confidence) |
| ka laidu ta | to promise |
| laidu | promise |
| zirin | story (tale) |
| ka zirin da | to tell a story |
| fεni ani doni tε ta ɲɔgɔn ko | love and knowledge cannot be found apart (if you have knowledge of something, you must love it.) |
| N dalen b'a la kɔ . . . | I'm sure that . . . |
| N dalεn t'i la | I don't believe you |
| kuma foori | speak clearly |
| kuma tigɛ ko ɲuman | speak clearly |
| a da ka di | he talks a lot (he's eloquent) |
| a da ka ca | he's a loudmouth (he's mouthy, he likes to hear himself talk) |