The seven days of the week in Fula (Pulaar), then the words for today, tomorrow, yesterday or month: 17 words checked against reference sources (Pulaar of Fuuta Tooro (Senegal, Mauritania)).
1
The days of the week
altineMonday
talaataTuesday
alarbaWednesday
alkamisaThursday
aljumaaalso: jumaFriday
asetSaturday
aletalso: alatiSunday
2
Talking about time
ñalawmaday
yontereweek
lewrumonth; moon
hitaandeyear
subakamorning
naange-hoorenoon
kikiiɗealso: kikiideafternoon
jammaalso: jemmanight
jaŋngoalso: jango, janngotomorrow
jooninow
Test yourself
1. What does “talaata” mean?
2. What does “aset” mean?
3. What does “lewru” mean?
4. What does “kikiiɗe” mean?
Where do these words come from?
The words in this article come from: Peace Corps Mauritania Pulaar lessons. They are copied with their exact spelling; when two sources disagree, the variant is shown. Do you speak this language and spot a mistake? Write to us.
The words in this article come from: Peace Corps Mauritania Pulaar lessons. They are copied with their exact spelling; when two sources disagree, the variant is shown. Do you speak this language and spot a mistake? Write to us.