The Database of Semantic Shifts in the languages of the world

29 realizations found in Bamana

Download Excel

ID	Shift	Language	Lexeme	Meaning 1	Direction	Meaning 2
#18	to hear / to listen ↔ to understand	Bamana	mɛ̰́, mɛ́	to hear	→	to understand	Open realization
#50	genuine, true — honest	Bamana	bɛ́rɛ, bɛ́ɛrɛ	authentic	—	honest	Open realization
#445	face — eye	Bamana	nyὲ	face	—	eye	Open realization
#449	eye → before (temporal)	Bamana	nyὲ	eye	→	before	Open realization
#912	to perceive smell → to kiss	Bamana	súmu, súmusumu	to smell, sniff	—	to kiss	Open realization
#1985	silver ↔ money	Bamana	wári	silver	—	money	Open realization
#2804	gold ↔ money	Bamana Bandi (Gbandi)	sánu / káni(ŋ)/ɣani(ŋ)	gold	→	money	Open realization
#2863	thin (of a long object) → young	Bamana	mìsɛ̰́	thin (of an object)	—	young	Open realization
#2867	hot → difficult	Bamana	gàn	hot	—	difficult	Open realization
#2879	narrow (vs. wide) ↔ little, small	Bamana	dɔ́gɔ, dɔ́gɔ̰	narrow (vs. wide)	←	little, small	Open realization
#3045	cloud ↔ sky	Bamana	kàbá	cloud	—	sky	Open realization
#3709	hare (Lepus) → cunning person	Bamana	sonsan	hare (Lepus)	—	cunning person	Open realization
#3929	glass (material) ↔ mirror	Bamana	dùgaré, dùngaré, dùgarḛ́, dùgalḛ́	glass (material)	—	mirror	Open realization
#4101	meat → animal	Bamana	sògó	meat	—	animal	Open realization
#4776	mane — fin	Bamana	jàkí	mane	—	fin	Open realization
#4792	leaf — to sweep	Bamana	fura	leaf	—	to sweep	Open realization
#4796	to go down — to give birth, to deliver (a baby)	Bamana	jìgḭ́	to go down	—	to give birth	Open realization
#4797	part — half	Bamana	fɛ̀ɛ́rɛ̰́	piece	—	half	Open realization
#6248	to catch ↔ to find	Bamana	sɔ̀rɔ́	to catch	—	to find	Open realization
#9865	to lick ↔ to suck	Bamana	nɛ́mu, nɔ̰́	to lick	—	to suck	Open realization
#10118	to lick — to lap (liquid)	Bamana	nɛ́mu, nɔ̰́	to lick	—	to lap (liquid)	Open realization
#10393	fat (adj., of a person) → strong	Bamana	bǒ̰	fat (adj., of a person)	—	strong	Open realization
#10393	fat (adj., of a person) → strong	Bamana	bèlebéle	fat (adj., of a person)	—	strong	Open realization
#10399	to become → to happen	Bamana	kɛ́	to become	—	to happen	Open realization
#10524	to doubt ↔ to fear, be afraid	Bamana	yílanyila̰, yíranyira̰, yáranyara̰	to hesitate	—	to fear	Open realization
#10564	co-wife → enemy	Bamana	sìna	co-wife	→	enemy	Open realization
#10592	to come, arrive → to bring	Bamana	nà	to come, arrive	→	to bring	Open realization
#4659	to buy → to bribe	Bozo Bamana	sâⁿ / sǎ̰	(Kelenga) to buy	—	to bribe	Open realization
#10224	to help, aid — to defend	Soninke Bamana	faasaa / lá-fàsá, lá-pàsá	to help, rescue	—	to protect	Open realization