ɲa

A ɲa ma Aissa.

mother

Her mother's name is Aissa.

la mère/la soeur de la mère

Sa mere s'appelle Aissa.

ɲa wa koy

Halima wayce ya ɲa wa koy no.

witch

Halima's co-wife is a witch.

la sorcìere

La co-epouse de Halima est une sorcière.

ɲaale

Jingar zaari wayborey kulu ga ɲaale.

to shine, to sparkle

On holidays all the women shine.

briller, respendir

Le jour de la fête toutes les femmes brillent.

ɲaala way

Hadiza ya ɲaala way no.

young pretty woman

Hadiza is a pretty girl.

belle femme

Hadiza est une belle femme.

ɲaami

A na jiney kulu ɲaami.

to put together

He put all the stuff together

mettre ensemble en mélangeant

Il a mélange tous les effets.

ɲaata

A go ga dira ga ɲaata zama tanja maray.

to walk slowly, to shuffle

He is walking slowly because he hurt his thighs.

marcher en écartant les pieds

Il marche en écartant les pieds car sa cuisse est blessée.

ɲatte

A go ga salan ga me ɲaate ay ga.

to  pursue your lips

He was speaking and pursuing his lips at me.

faire la moue

Je suis en train de lui parler, il me fait la moue avec la bouche.

ɲagas

to get up quickly

se lever brusquement

ɲaizetaray

Ɲaizetaray go Niger.

brotherhood

There are fraternal relations in Niger.

la fraternité

Il ya la fraternité au Niger.

ɲalaw

to shine

jeter des éclairs/briller

ɲalawyan

flash/lightning

un éclair

ɲama- ɲama

Ɲama- ɲama nereko no.

lots of little things.

He sells lots of little things.

petits objets hétéroclytes

C'est un vendeut de petits objets hétéroclytes.

ɲamkale

griot that knows about people's genealogy

griot qui connait les généalogies;

ɲaasum

to claw/to scratch

griffer en laissant des traces

ɲoko

to have sex (offensive)

baiser/coïter

ɲomti

Omar na Zaara ɲomti.

to pinch

Omar pinched Zaara.

pincer

Omar a pincé Zaara.

ɲooti

May no na teburo ɲooti?

to move

Who moved the table?

bouger/remuer

Qui a bougé la table?

ɲum

Ni kambey ɲum hala ni ga nwa.

to wash

Wash your hands before you eat.

laver

Lave tes mains avant de manger.

ɲuma

Boubacar go ga ɲuma.

to wash

Boubacar is washing.

faire la lessive

Boubacar est en train de faire la lessive.

ɲumay

Ali man ɲumay susubo.

to wash oneself

Ali did not wash this morning.

se laver

Ali ne s'est pas lavé ce matin.