Vydrin Comparative Mande

The EcoLex comparative dictionary of Mande by Valentin Vydrin

Realizations (204)

Shift	Language	Lexeme	Source		Target
#6945	Southern Bobo Mandaré	yàlô	guinea-fowl	—	bird
#4101	Bandi (Gbandi)	suua, sùwà, huwa	meat	—	animal
#4101	Kakabe	sòbó	meat	—	animal
#4101	Kono	hyuo/zyuo	(Guinea) meat	—	(Guinea) animal
#4101	Kono	sùi	(Sierra Leone) meat	→	(Sierra Leone) animal
#4101	Kpelle	hùyǒ/juyo	(Northern) meat	→	(Northern) animal
#4101	Kpelle	sūā/zua	(Southern) meat	→	(Southern) animal
#4101	Lele (Guinea)	sowo, sòo	meat	→	animal
#4101	Looma (Loma)	sowa/zowa, suuɔ, suwa/zuwa, súó/zuo, súwó/zuwo	meat	→	animal
#4101	Mandinka	sùbu	meat	→	animal
#4101	Mende (of Sierra Leone)	huṵa, hùáŋ, hùá	meat	→	animal
#4101	Susu	sùbé, sùbéé	meat	→	animal
#4101	Vai	suuyɛ, sùɛ́	meat	→	animal
#4101	Zialo	suwa/ zuwa	meat	→	animal
#4101	Dan	wù, wɯ̄	meat	→	animal
#4101	Guro	wí, wī	meat	→	animal
#4101	Mano	wìì	meat	→	animal
#4101	Mwan	wī	meat	→	animal
#4101	Tura (Toura)	wìì	meat	→	animal
#4101	Yaure	wȉ	meat	→	animal
#10382	Kpelle	téá/dea	squash, gourd	—	bucket
#10385	Susu	bún	to shoot	→	to hunt
#10393	Bamana	bǒ̰	fat (adj., of a person)	—	strong
#10393	Maninka	bǒ̰	fat (adj., of a person)	—	strong
#10393	Bamana	bèlebéle	fat (adj., of a person)	—	strong
#10394	Soninke	sèyíŋè, saye	sand	→	dust
#10395	Zialo	kpɔlu/ɓɔlu	to cover	—	to bury, inter
#10395	Susu	ma-duxun	to cover	—	to bury, inter
#2766	Beng	wē	to answer	→	to agree
#10397	Goo	we̋e̋	to tell	→	to answer
#10399	Bamana	kɛ́	to become	—	to happen
#10399	Kakabe	kɛ́	to become	—	to happen
#10399	Kpelle	kɛ/gɛ	(Northern) to become	→	(Northern) to happen
#10399	Mandinka	ké	to become	—	to happen
#10399	Maninka	kɛ́	to become	→	to happen
#10399	Soninke	ɲáa/ɲaana	to become	—	to happen
#6248	Soninke	kìtá/kíttá	to catch	—	to find
#6248	Bamana	sɔ̀rɔ́	to catch	—	to find
#6248	Maninka	sɔ̀dɔ̰́, sɔ̀rɔ̰́	to catch	—	to find
#6248	Western Maninka	sòto	to catch	—	to find
#912	Bamana	súmu, súmusumu	to smell, sniff	—	to kiss
#912	Mandinka	súnbu	to smell, sniff	—	to kiss
#912	Maninka	súnbu, súmmu	to perceive smell	—	to kiss
#8420	Kpelle	yìlǐ/ɲili	to embrace	→	to kiss
#8029	Kpelle	ti/di	(Southern) to request	—	(Northern) to want
#8285	Mano	zō-é	middle	—	liver
#9863	Maninka	nɛ́mṵ, nɛ́mu, námṵ	to lick	→	to taste (tr.)
#10118	Bamana	nɛ́mu, nɔ̰́	to lick	—	to lap (liquid)
#9865	Bamana	nɛ́mu, nɔ̰́	to lick	—	to suck
#9863	Bozo	pìyɛ̄ɛ̀	to lick	→	to taste (tr.)
#10118	Dan	pā	to lick	—	to lap (liquid)
#9865	Dan	pā	to lick	—	to suck
#9863	Jenaama Bozo (Jenaama Jenne)	pìyɛ́	to lick	→	to taste (tr.)
#10118	Mano	pāā	to lick	—	to lap (liquid)
#9865	Mano	pāā	to lick	—	to suck
#10118	Tura (Toura)	páà	to lick	—	to lap (liquid)
#10118	Wan (Nwa)	plā	to lick	—	to lap (liquid)
#9865	Kpelle	kɔ́mɔ́ŋ́/ gɔmɔŋ, kɔ́mɔ́/gɔm	to lick	—	to suck
#9863	Loko (Landogo)	kɔ́í(ŋ)/gɔi(ŋ)	to lick	→	to taste (tr.)
#9863	Beng	dā̰	to lick	←	to taste (tr.)
#10427	Dan	dā̰	to taste (tr.)	—	to measure
#10427	Guro	dǎ̰	to taste (tr.)	→	to measure
#10427	Mwan	dā̰	to taste (tr.)	→	to measure
#10427	Looma (Loma)	su-wɔwɔ(g)	to taste (tr.)	—	to measure
#10427	Zialo	kɔwɔ/wɔwɔ	to taste (tr.)	—	to measure
#904	Bandi (Gbandi)	fɛ̀fɛ̀(ŋ)/hɛfɛ(ŋ)	wind	—	air
#1007	Bandi (Gbandi)	fulu, fulo	sun	—	day
#1007	Loko (Landogo)	folo	sun	—	day
#1007	Zialo	fòlò/volo	sun	—	day
#1007	Kpelle	furo	sun	—	day
#1007	Mende (of Sierra Leone)	furo	sun	—	day
#1007	Looma (Loma)	furo	sun	—	day
#3640	Kpelle	furo	(Southern) sun	→	(Southern) watch, clock
#3986	Kpelle	furo	(Southern) sun	→	(Southern) time
#10428	Kpelle	hvóló/volo	sun	→	might, power
#5452	Vai	kèndé	millet	→	sorghum
#5451	Loko (Landogo)	kete	sorghum	→	maize
#6005	Mano	gɛ́nɛ́	splinter (wood fragment)	—	fishbone
#10429	Mano	gɛ́nɛ́	thorn	→	fishbone
#10429	Gban (Gagu)	lɛ̀	thorn	→	fishbone
#10436	Kpelle	kɛ/gɛ	(Northern) to want	—	(Northern) to tell
#10436	Maninka	kɛ́	to want	—	to tell, say
#366	Soninke	xote	heavy (vs. light)	→	difficult
#3929	Mende (of Sierra Leone)	mɛ̀mɛ̀	glass (material)	—	mirror
#3929	Bamana	dùgaré, dùngaré, dùgarḛ́, dùgalḛ́	glass (material)	—	mirror
#3929	Soninke	dùnŋàrê	glass (material)	—	mirror
#18	Bamana	mɛ̰́, mɛ́	to hear	→	to understand
#18	Southern Bobo Mandaré	mɔ̈	to hear	→	to understand
#18	Boko	ma	to hear	→	to understand
#18	Busa (Bokobaru)	ma	to hear	→	to understand
#18	Kita Maninkakan (Central Malinke, Kagoro Mali)	mé	to hear / to listen	→	to understand
#18	Kono	moŋ	to hear	→	to understand
#18	Ligbi	mɛ́n	to hear	→	to understand
#18	Looma (Loma)	manii(g)	to hear	→	to understand
#18	Mahou	myɛ̰́ŋ	to hear	→	to understand
#18	Mandinka	mòyi	to hear	→	to understand
#18	Maninka	mɛ̰́	to hear	→	to understand
#18	Mano	mā	to hear	→	to understand
#18	Marka-Dafing	mwḭ̀ḭ	to hear	→	to understand
#18	Soninke	mùgú/mukku	to hear	→	to understand
#18	Susu	mɛ́	to hear	→	to understand
#18	Tura (Toura)	má	to hear	→	to understand
#18	Wan (Nwa)	mɔ̰̀	to hear	→	to understand
#18	Western Maninka	mé	to hear	→	to understand
#1985	Soninke	xaalisi	silver	—	money
#1985	Maninka	wádi, wódi, wóri	silver	—	money
#1985	Mandinka	kódi	silver	—	money
#1985	Bamana	wári	silver	—	money
#10498	Bozo	hàbáà	(Kelenga) rain	←	(Kelenga) cloud
#10498	Ligbi	kyí	(Numu) rain	→	(Numu) cloud
#10498	Marka-Dafing	sà̰	rain	—	cloud
#3045	Bamana	kàbá	cloud	—	sky
#3045	Maninka	kàbá	cloud	—	sky
#3045	Marka-Dafing	kábá	cloud	—	sky
#3045	Marka-Dafing	sà̰	cloud	—	sky
#10509	Kpelle	pɛ̄lɛ̄/bɛlɛ	to deceive	—	to disappoint
#4846	Bandi (Gbandi)	sùlúbú/hulubu	tiger	—	lion (Panthera leo)
#4623	Maninka	tɛ̀nɛnɛ́	to slip	→	to fail
#10517	Kakabe	bín	grass, herb	→	straw
#10517	Sembla (Seenku)	bùn	grass, herb	→	straw
#10517	Yalunka (Jalonke)	sɛ́qɛ́	grass, herb	→	straw
#10517	Soninke	sókki	grass, herb	→	straw
#10517	Susu	sɛ́xɛ́	grass, herb	→	straw
#2844	Susu	sɛ́xɛ́	hair	←	grass, herb
#10517	Gban (Gagu)	yɛ̋	grass, herb	—	straw
#10518	Kpelle	tɔ̄fā	(Southern) grass, herb	—	plant (biol.)
#10518	Dan	ɓlʌ̄ʌ̄	(Eastern) grass, herb	—	(Eastern) plant (biol.)
#10517	Bissa	bǔ:r	(Bisa Lebir) grass, herb	→	(Bisa Lebir) straw
#10519	Dan	ɓlʌ̄ʌ̄	(Kla) grass, herb	—	(Western) leaf
#10519	Gban (Gagu)	blá	grass, herb	—	leaf
#10519	Samo (San, Burkina Faso)	bú	(Southern) grass, herb	—	(Northern) leaf
#2557	Susu	xùùɲɛ́	frog	—	toad
#2557	Kpelle	lōfō/nofo	frog	→	toad
#2557	Loko (Landogo)	ndòhò/loho	frog	—	toad
#2557	Mende (of Sierra Leone)	ndòvó	frog	—	toad
#2557	Gban (Gagu)	ßɔ̰̏ṵ̋	frog	—	(Western) toad
#2557	Bozo	sàlò	(Cliffs Bozo) frog	—	(Cliffs Bozo) toad
#2557	Bozo	sárò	frog	—	toad
#2557	Jenaama Bozo (Jenaama Jenne)	sàrò	frog	—	toad
#2557	Mandinka	tòto, tòti	frog	—	toad
#4659	Bozo	sâⁿ	(Kelenga) to buy	—	to bribe
#710	Kpelle	ɲḛ̀	in front of	—	before (temporal)
#710	Guro	lɛ́	in front of	—	before (temporal)
#710	Tura (Toura)	ɗi̋e̋-le̋, ɗe̋-le̋	in front of	—	before (temporal)
#710	Kpelle	tɔ́wɔ́/dɔwɔ	in front of	—	before (temporal)
#10524	Bamana	yílanyila̰, yíranyira̰, yáranyara̰	to hesitate	—	to fear
#10524	Maninka	yílanyila̰	to doubt	—	to fear, be afraid
#4198	Samo (San, Burkina Faso)	zan	copper	—	bronze
#6945	Southern Bobo Mandaré	yàlô	guinea fowl	—	bird
#6912	Wan (Nwa)	gàŋgè	partridge	—	guinea fowl
#2541	Mende (of Sierra Leone)	mbàngà/banga	big	→	great
#1774	Soninke	kánpi	wing	→	edge, border
#9276	Bandi (Gbandi)	nìmí	salty	—	sweet (taste)
#3367	Bozo	ŋaara	brave	—	shameless, cheeky
#3939	Bozo	nàŋâⁿ, nàâⁿ	middle	—	waist
#3939	Soninke	nàxàani	middle	—	waist
#10534	Soninke	nàxàani	waist	—	kidney
#10534	Kpelle	hɛ̰́á̰/jɛ̰a̰, há̰á̰/ja̰a̰, hámá/jama	waist	—	kidney
#10536	Maninka	bìsikí	to presume, guess/ surmise	→	to think, believe
#230	Samo (San, Burkina Faso)	gɔ̰́ɔ̰̀	guts	—	pregnant
#230	Bandi (Gbandi)	pùlù/vulu	bowels	—	pregnant
#244	Guro	jūō	bottom	—	behind
#244	Lele (Guinea)	kúrɛ	bottom	—	behind
#3898	Dan	sɛ̋	earth, soil	→	clay
#7621	Mandinka	sòroŋ	to lock	→	to imprison
#7109	Gban (Gagu)	gbǎ̰	louse	→	bedbug (Cimex lectularius)
#10549	Kpelle	pùŋ/buŋ	opening, hole	—	burrow (of animal)
#10549	Guro	yɛ̄lɛ̄	opening, hole	—	burrow (of animal)
#3330	Kita Maninkakan (Central Malinke, Kagoro Mali)	kìsé	brave	→	active
#1057	Mano	gbɔ̀lɔ̀	box	→	coffin
#1057	Guro	gbò	box	→	coffin
#10564	Bamana	sìna	co-wife	→	enemy
#10564	Vai	tènà	co-wife	→	rival
#6054	Dan	zɛ̀	to throw	←	to kill
#2381	Mende (of Sierra Leone)	gbandɛ	thunder	→	gun
#2381	Bandi (Gbandi)	ɓandɛ	thunder	→	gun
#2381	Looma (Loma)	kpade/ɓade	thunder	→	gun
#2381	Kpelle	gbánà	thunder	→	gun
#2537	Mano	gbánà	thunder	→	lightning
#9857	Gban (Gagu)	gɔ̏ɔ̀	abdomen / belly	←	rumen
#10568	Bozo	kùjù	stomach	—	rumen
#10568	Bozo	fùrù	stomach	→	rumen
#9857	Soninke	kùusu/é	belly	—	rumen
#3224	Mandinka	kúnaŋ	hot	—	bitter
#10592	Bamana	nà	to come, arrive	→	to bring
#10592	Kita Maninkakan (Central Malinke, Kagoro Mali)	nà	to come, arrive	→	to bring
#10592	Maninka	nà	to come, arrive	→	to bring
#10592	Marka-Dafing	ná	to come, arrive	→	to bring
#10592	Bozo	bē	to come	→	to bring
#10592	Jenaama Bozo (Jenaama Jenne)	bé	to come	→	to bring
#10592	Dan	ɗṵ̄	to come	→	to bring
#10592	Mano	nū	to come	→	to bring
#10592	Tura (Toura)	nú	to come	→	to bring
#10592	Kpelle	pá/ba	to come, arrive	→	to bring
#10592	Looma (Loma)	pà/va	to come	→	to bring
#10592	Mende (of Sierra Leone)	pǎ/wa	to come, arrive	→	to bring
#10592	Susu	fá	to come	→	to bring
#10592	Maninka	bɔ́	to come	—	to bring
#10592	Soninke	rí/riini	to come, arrive	—	to bring
#10603	Kakabe	kàfu	to gather, collect	—	to help
#5330	Yaure	lá	hand	—	leaf
#5275	Kpelle	sūū/zuu	(Southern) family	—	descentchild
#2554	Tura (Toura)	sɛ̰̏ɛ̰̏	snake	→	lizard
#283	Mwan	srá	to sew	→	to sting