Alhousseyni Maiga

1. D - d
Dad Buwa
· Baba
daily bread dahirimɛ
dairy product nɔnɔmafɛn
Dakar Dakaro
damage tiɲɛ
dampness sumaya
dance dɔ̀n kɛ
· dɔ̀n
dancer dɔnkɛla
danger farati
dangerous faratima
dark finman
darken fin
darkness dibi
dash tiirinin
date don
· tamaro
date of birth bangedon
date (fruit) ntamaro
daughter denmuso
dawn dugusajɛ
· dugujɛ

2. · fajiri
day don
· tile
day of arrival sedon
dead person sǔ
deaf person tulogeren
deal with ɲɛsin
death banni
· saya
death certificate sayasɛbɛn
debate sɔsɔli
debauchery jatɔya
· kakalaya
debt juru
debtor jurutala
deceive lafili
· nɛgɛn
· janfa
December desanburukalo
· desanburu
decentralisation maraseginso
decide latigɛ
decimal points murumuru
decision latigɛ

3. · ŋaniya
declaration dantigɛkan
decline binni
decompose toli
deed kɛwale
deep dun
deer minan
deform gɔlɔn
dehydration jidɛsɛ
delegate kɔnferansiden
delivery (birth) jiginni
democracy demokarasi
· bɛɛjɛfanga
demon sitanɛ
demonstrative jiralan
denigrate mafiɲɛya
deny dalacɛ
depth dunya
deputy kɔrɔsigi
· dankan
descend jigin
descendant bɔnsɔn
describe lakali
desert cɛncɛnkungo

4. · kungokolon
deserve ka kan ni ... ye
desire ɲɛbɔ
· nege
despair jigintanya
destiny nakan
· dakan
destroy halaki
· nagasi
destruction halakili
develop yiriwa
development yiriwali
devil sitanɛ
dew ngomi
diabetes jabɛti
· sukarocayabana
dialogue kumaɲɔgɔnya
diarrhoea kɔnɔboli
dictionary daɲɛgafe
die sa
· ban
· fatu
diesel gazɔli
difference danfara

5. · faranfasi
different wɛrɛ
differentiate faranfasi
difficult go
· gɛlɛn
· gɛlɛnman
difficulty gɛlɛya
dig sen
digit jateden
dignity danbe
Dioula julakan
dip su
diphtheria falakabana
diploma dipilomu
direct ɲɛminɛ
direction kuntilenna
· fan
director kuntigi
dirt nɔgɔ
dirty nɔgɔlen
· nɔgɔ
disagreable go
disaster kojugu
· balawu

6. discard fili
discipline kolo
discontent wasabaliya
discussion jɛkafɔ
· kɔrɔfɔ
dishonesty nanbara
disobedience kanbilali
dispensary dɔgɔtɔrɔso
· furakɛyɔrɔ
· furakɛso
disperse jɛnsɛn
dispose of fili
distaff jɛnɛ
distance janya
distinguish faranfasi
distribute jɛnsɛn
district sigida
· komini
· disitiriki
· kin
divide fara
· tila
divide up tilatila
divination filɛli

7. divine protection hìjàbu
divine reward baraji
diviner filɛlikɛla
division tilali
divorce furusa
divorced furusalen
dizziness ɲɛnamini
Djibouti Jibuti
DNAFLA Balikukalansoba
do kɛ
doctor dɔgɔtɔrɔ
· furakɛla
document sɛbɛn
dog wùlú
dog fish wulujɛgɛ
Dogon dɔgɔnɔkan
Dogon (ethnic group) kadɔ
· dɔgɔnɔ
doll dendennin
dollar dolariwari
domestic animal sokɔnɔbagan
domicile sigiyɔrɔ
donkey fali
door kon

8. · da
doubt sigasiga
· siga
dough ndoro
dove ntubanni
· tubani
· jɛnɛntuban
downstairs duguma
dowry furufɛn
· furunafolo
drama kɔtɛba
· tiyatiri
drawing desɛn
· nataliye
dream sugo
· sugo
drink min
· buwasɔn
· minnifɛn
drinkable minta
drinker dɔlɔminna
drinking minni
drinking water minniji
drive boli

9. driver sofɛrɛ
· mɔbilibolila
driving licence mɔbilibolisɛbɛn
driving school mɔbilidegeyɔrɔ
dromedary ɲaamɛ
drought ja
drug dɔrɔgu
drug addict dɔrɔgutala
drum dunun
drummer jenbefɔla
drunkard dɔlɔminna
· dɔlɔtɔ
drunkenness dɔlɔtɔya
· ɲɛnamini
dry jà
· jalan
dry land gere
dry season tilema
duck tɔnkɔnɔ
dune cɛncɛnkulu
during senfɛ
dusk fitiri
dust gɔngɔn
· buguri

10. dye gala
dyer galadonna
dysentery tɔgɔtɔgɔnin
désert saharakungo