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farming season (beginning)Wulunnɩɩŋn, beginning of the farming season, hottest time (roughly March)8.4.1Period of time8.4.1.4Month
fastlagɩ lagɩadv.quickly, fastPɛrɛ lagɩ lagɩ!Hoe fast, speed up!
fastingniiŋ vɔbʋŋidfastingniivɔɔrɩ chɛnɛRamadan (Muslim fast)4.9.5.9Fasting
fatnʋʋŋn, oil, fat, grease, butter, margarine1.5Plantbarɩmɛvto become fat/ thick to be fat/ thickChenfilipʋɔrʋ la barɩma.These rotten fish are fat.2Personnɛ̀rɛ̀vto be fat, stoutƲ dii kʋdiilee kɩŋkɛŋ, ŋɩɩ nɛ tɩɩ ʋ nɛrɛ ŋɩɩ.He ate lots of food, that is why he is so fat.2.2Body functions-barɩŋ2-adjfathatolibarɩŋfat womannɛbarɩmaafat cows
fat) (also jigisɛjɩgɛ/jɩgɩsɛvto clot, get thick (milk, fat).1.2.3Solid, liquid, gas
father (or his brother or sisternyɩmman, father (or his brother or sister), husband's father2Person4.1.9Kinship
father's sisternyɩlɩman, father's sister, aunt2Person4.1.9Kinship
fatiguednyal 1vto be fatigued, exhaustedƲ yaraa nyala nɛ.He is exhausted.2.5Health
fat-mousebayɩrɩkan, a fat mouse1.6.1.1.4Rodent
faultcheeriŋn.sg.fault, guilt4.7.6.3Faultleefin, (Hs.) blame, faulttaalɩn.sg.(Hs.) fault4.7.6.3Fault
favorite
favourite-chooluŋ-adjbeloved, favouritekʋchooluŋfavourite thing (of sb.)4.3.3Love-bidiire-adjfavouritehabidiirefavourite wife3.4.1.1Like, love
favourite wifehabidiiren, favourite wife
feel at easeta jɩaidto feel free, to be at easeTa jɩa wɩɩ la lɛ.Feel free about the matter.
feel freeta jɩaidto feel free, to be at easeTa jɩa wɩɩ la lɛ.Feel free about the matter.
feet or face)sɔŋvto wash, wipe (hands, feet or face)Sɔŋ nɩsaa!Wash your hands!
female (non-human)-nɩɩŋ-nounfemale (non-human)jinɩɩŋhen (laying eggs)
female companionhadɔŋɔ 1n, female companion
female companiooon
female experthagɔgɔn, female expert, praise singer
female praise-singerhagɔgʋ-dɩndɛnnɛn, female praise-singer
female spiritjɩnnɩɩŋn, female spirit
femalel companion
fencelɩga/lɩgɩŋn, fenceferi 2vto fenceMɩ feri moŋgo la arɩ sɔsʋŋ dɩ bʋʋnaa sɩ́ dii.I fenced the mango tree with thorns so that the goats would not eat it.6.5.1.5Fence, wall