To talk about your family in Fula (Pulaar): parents, children, brothers and sisters. 19 words checked against reference sources (Pulaar of Fuuta Tooro (Senegal, Mauritania)).

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Family words

ɓesngufamily
baabiraaɗofather
yumiraaɗomother
yaay Gambiaalso: yumma, neenemother
debbowoman; wife
rewɓewomen
gorkoman; husband
worɓemen
jom suuduwife
jom gallehusband
cukalelchild
sukaaɓechildren
mboomrigirl
suka gorkoboy
mawniraaɗo gorkoelder brother
mawniraaɗo debboelder sister
miñiraaɗo gorkoyounger brother
miñiraaɗo debboyounger sister
inndename

Test yourself

1. What does “baabiraaɗo” mean?

2. What does “rewɓe” mean?

3. What does “jom galle” mean?

4. What does “suka gorko” mean?

Where do these words come from?
The words in this article come from: Peace Corps Mauritania Pulaar lessons, Peace Corps Gambia Pulaar course script (2013). 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.