Bambara

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Verb

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  1. (Transitive) to do
    I bɛ mùn kɛ?
    What are you doing?
  2. to put
    N bɛ ji kɛ fiɲɛn na
    I put the water into the jar
  3. (Intransitive) to happen
    Mun kɛra?
    What happened?
  4. to spend (time)
  5. to become
    A bɛ kalan ka kɛ karamɔgɔ ye
    He is studying to become a teacher

Derived terms

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Eastern Maninkakan

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Etymology 1

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Noun

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kɛ̀

  1. man

Etymology 2

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Particle

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kɛ̀

  1. so, certainly

Etymology 3

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Noun

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kɛ́

  1. heritage

Etymology 4

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kɛ́

  1. to do

Nuer

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(singular ɛ)

  1. are (plural of be)
    kɛn cak.
    There are the milks.

Preposition

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  1. with