Alhousseyni Maiga

1. L - l
labour baarakɛbolo
· tin
lack dɛsɛ
· kɔ̀li
lack of appetite dumunibaliya
lack of hygiene saniyabaliya
lack of money waridɛsɛ
lack of rain sanjidɛsɛ
lack of respect bonyabaliya
ladder yɛlɛnyɛlɛnnan
ladel galama
lamb sagasogo
· sagaden
lamentation maɲumatɔkan
lamp lanpan
lance tama
land jamana
· jigin
· dugu
landing strip pankurunjiginkɛnɛ
language kan
lantern lanpan
lap lanɔ

2. · nɛmu
large town galodugu
· galoduguba
last tɛmɛnen
· mɛn
· laban
last year salon
last-born sinnaban
· lagare
lather kanga
latrine sutura
laugh yɛlɛ
laughter yɛlɛkan
law sariya
laziness salabaatɔya
· salaya
lazy kolon
lazy person salabaatɔ
lead ɲɛminɛ
lead astray lafili
leader ɲɛmɔgɔ
· ɲɛmaa
· ɲɛminɛbaa
leadership ɲɛmɔgɔya

3. · ɲɛminɛbaaya
leaf jirifura
· bulu
· fura
· jiribulu
lean jɛngɛn
learn dege
· kalan
learn by heart durusi
leather wòlo
leather worker garankɛ
leave taa
· bila
· taga
· to
Lebanese surakanin
left numan
left hand numanbolo
leg senkala
· sen
legal dagalen
lemon lenburu
lend singa
length janya

4. lengthen janya
leper kunatɔ
leprosy kuna
lesson kalansen
let go labila
let go of bila
letter sɛbɛn
· bataki
· lɛtɛrɛ
letter (of alphabet) siginiden
lettuce salati
lexicology daɲɛkalan
lexicon daɲɛgafe
liana nsaban
liberate tila
· hɔrɔnya
liberator tilabaa
Liberia Liberiya
liberty hɔrɔnya
library bibiliotɛki
· gafekalanyɔrɔ
Libya Libi
licence yamaruyasɛbɛn
lick lanɔ

5. · nɛmu
lid datugulan
lie nkalon
lier nkalontigɛla
life ɲɛnamaya
lift up layɛlɛn
· kɔrɔta
light kin
· mana
· kɛnɛ
· kɛnɛbɔlan
· mɛnɛ
· yeelen
light green nuguji
light (weight) fɛgɛn
· fiɲɛ
lightening sanpɛrɛn
lighter (cigarette) birike
like fɛ
· bɛ ... fɛ
· i ko
· i n'a fɔ
like that tèn
lime lenburu

6. limit dàn
· dama
line sira
· ci
lineage buruju
linguist kankodɔnna
linguistics kankodɔnniya
lion jara
· waraba
lip dawolo
liquid jimafɛn
· jima
list lisi
listen lamɛn
listener lamɛnbaa
· lamɛnnikɛla
listening lamɛnni
literacy balikukalan
literacy centre balikukalanso
litre litiri
little misɛn
little by little dɔɔnin-dɔɔnin
live balo
live at sigi

7. liver biɲɛ
livestock farmer baganmarala
livestock farming baganmara
living ɲɛnama
· balolen
lizard basa
load doni
· doni
loaf of bread nbuurukun
local duguden
· dugulen
lock sɔgɔlan
· sɔgɔ
locust ntɔn
log jirikuru
London Lɔnduru
long jàn
long ago fɔlɔfɔlɔ
look filɛ
look at lajɛ
look behind kɔfilɛ
look for ɲini
look like bɔ ... fɛ
look towards sin

8. lord matigi
lorry kamiyɔn
lose tunun
· bɔnɛ
lose weight fasa
lottery loteri
lot, a caman
loud speaker kankɔrɔtalan
love kanuya
· kanu
lover sungurun
lower lajigin
· jigin
luck kunna
luggage minɛn
lunch tilela
· tilerɔfana
· tilelafana
lung fogonfogon
lute ngɔni
Luxembourg Likisanburu
lycée lise