Lacciri
Lacciri (steamed maize couscous)
Usage
A staple of the Fuuta Jaloo, often eaten with sour milk
Grammar Note
Bah dictionary lacciri (plural lacceeje) = "couscous peul (généralement fait de maïs et plus rarement de mil, préparé à la vapeur)".
Lacciri e kosan
Lacciri with sour milk
Usage
The classic pairing of couscous with sour milk
Grammar Note
The Peace Corps guide's restaurant dialogue has "Lacciri e kosan kadi no woodi." (there is also lacciri with sour milk). Bah: lacciri = couscous; kosan = "lait de vache (surtout caillé, non frais)".
Caakiri
Caakiri (couscous eaten with plenty of milk)
Usage
A couscous dish eaten with plenty of milk
Grammar Note
Bah dictionary caakiri = "espèce de couscous consommé avec beaucoup de lait".
Mboyri
Mboyri (cereal gruel with milk and sugar)
Usage
A gruel of cereal, milk and sugar or honey; "Yarugol mboyri" means to drink the gruel
Grammar Note
Bah dictionary mboyri (plural mbose) = "espèce de gruau (bouillie faite de céréales, de lait, de sucre ou de miel et quelquefois de fruits du tamarinier)". Example "Yarugol mboyri." (to drink the gruel).
Ñiiri
Ñiiri (cooked-grain meal, now mostly rice)
Usage
A meal of cooked grain; nowadays it mostly means a meal of rice
Grammar Note
Bah dictionary ñiiri (plural ñi'e) = "repas de céréale ; céréale préparée (a tendance à désigner de nos jours surtout un repas de riz)".
Ñiiri e maafe e teewu no weli.
Rice with sauce and meat is delicious
Usage
To praise a meal; this is a Bah dictionary example verbatim
Grammar Note
Verbatim example under Bah ñiiri. "no weli" means is good or tasty.
Ñiiri foññe
Ñiiri foññe (meal of fonio)
Usage
A meal made from fonio (foññe), a small-seeded grain
Grammar Note
Bah dictionary ñiiri foññe = "repas de fonio".
Foññeeri
Foññeeri (fonio dish)
Usage
A dish made from fonio
Grammar Note
Bah dictionary foññeeri = "plat de fonio".
Fooyo
Fooyo (steamed fonio)
Usage
A meal of fonio cooked by steaming
Grammar Note
Bah dictionary fooyo = "repas de fonio cuit par vapeur".
Latu foññe
Latu foññe (fonio porridge)
Usage
The fonio kind of latu, a cereal porridge
Grammar Note
Bah dictionary latu foññe = "bouillie de fonio (latu = espèce de bouillie de céréales)".
Latu kaaba
Latu kaaba (maize porridge)
Usage
The maize kind of latu, a cereal porridge
Grammar Note
Bah dictionary latu kaaba = "bouillie de maïs (latu = espèce de bouillie de céréales)".
Futtii
Futtii (lafidi (rice, oil and seasonings))
Usage
A dish of rice, oil and seasonings, prepared in several ways
Grammar Note
Bah dictionary futtii = "lafidi (plat fait de riz, d'huile et de divers condiments)".
Toori
Toori (tô (cassava paste with okra sauce))
Usage
A meal of cassava paste with an okra sauce; "Moɗugol toori" means to eat toori
Grammar Note
Bah dictionary toori = "tô (repas consistant en une pâte de manioc et une sauce au gombo)". Example "Moɗugol toori." (to eat tô).
Maafe
Maafe (sauce (served over rice and the like))
Usage
The general word for the cooked sauce served with the meal; kinds include haako, tiga and suppu
Grammar Note
Bah dictionary maafe = "sauce". Example "Ñiiri e maafe e teewu no weli." (rice with sauce and meat is delicious). A loan from Mande.
Maafe haako
Leaf sauce
Usage
A sauce made with leaves, typically cassava leaves
Grammar Note
Bah dictionary maafe haako = "sauce feuilles (préparée généralement avec des feuilles de manioc)"; also in the Peace Corps guide.
Maafe tiga
Peanut sauce
Usage
A sauce made from peanuts
Grammar Note
Peace Corps guide vocabulary list: maafe tiga (peanut sauce). Bah: tiga = "arachide".
Maafe suppu
Meat-and-vegetable soup sauce
Usage
A thin sauce of meat, oil and vegetables; "Maafe suppu no weli." means it is tasty
Grammar Note
Bah dictionary maafe suppu = "espèce de goulache (sauce avec de la viande et des légumes)"; suppu is a loan from French soupe.
Maafe liƴƴi
Fish sauce
Usage
A sauce made with fish; liƴƴi is the plural of linngii (fish)
Grammar Note
Bah dictionary maafe liƴƴi = "sauce poisson".
Nama
Nama (sticky (viscous) sauce)
Usage
A sticky, viscous sauce served with pastes such as tô
Grammar Note
Bah dictionary nama = "espèce de sauce gluante".
Cakkudi
Cakkudi (leaf-based sauce)
Usage
A sauce made from cooked leaves
Grammar Note
Bah dictionary cakkudi = "sauce à base de feuilles".
Gosi
Gosi (rice porridge)
Usage
Rice porridge, which can be eaten for breakfast with sour milk poured over it
Grammar Note
Bah dictionary gosi = "bouillie de riz". Example "Men juuri kosan e gosi, men itti kooƴe." (we poured sour milk on the porridge and had breakfast).
Gerto
Gerto (prepared chicken)
Usage
A dish of cooked chicken, served to honour guests
Grammar Note
Bah dictionary gerto = "poulet préparé ; plat de poulet". In the example under maafe, gerto is the chicken for the sauce.
Furi
Furi (stomach cooked in sauce)
Usage
A dish of stomach cooked in sauce; a loan from Susu
Grammar Note
Bah dictionary furi = "estomac préparé dans une sauce (emprunt au soussou)".
Ketun
Ketun (tuber stew)
Usage
A stew of cassava, taro and sweet potato
Grammar Note
Bah dictionary ketun = "ragoût de tubercules (manioc, taro, patate douce)".
Sunan
Sunan (sweet-potato and taro purée)
Usage
A purée of sweet potato and taro, eaten with a light sauce
Grammar Note
Bah dictionary sunan = "sorte de purée de patates douces et de taro consommée avec une sauce légère".
Soolaa
Soolaa (maize dish)
Usage
Fresh maize dried in the sun and steamed, served with a sticky sauce and the ojji seasoning
Grammar Note
Bah dictionary soolaa = "un plat fait à base de maïs".
Kunkutun
Kunkutun (maize-flour balls dish)
Usage
Balls of maize flour and cotton seeds, strongly seasoned and cooked
Grammar Note
Bah dictionary kunkutun = "plat composé de boules obtenue à partir de la farine de maïs mélangées à des graines de coton et fortement assaisonnées et cuites".
Belge
Belge (cassava dish)
Usage
A food made from cooked cassava
Grammar Note
Bah dictionary belge = "aliment fait de manioc cuit".
Aceke
Aceke (attiéké (cassava couscous))
Usage
Cassava couscous of Ivorian origin
Grammar Note
Bah dictionary aceke = "attiéké (couscous de manioc d'origine ivoirienne)".
Yobodi
Yobodi (mango-and-fonio dish)
Usage
A dish of mango and fonio
Grammar Note
Bah dictionary yobodi = "plat de mangue et de fonio".
Paru
Paru (frugal dish of mango or fonio)
Usage
A frugal dish made with mango or fonio
Grammar Note
Bah dictionary paru = "un mets frugal préparé avec de la mangue ou du fonio".
Pilaa ñiiri maaro
A plate of rice
Usage
To ask for a plate of rice; verbatim from a Bah example
Grammar Note
Verbatim example under Bah pilaa (from French) = "plat de nourriture": "Pilaa ñiiri maaro." (a plate of rice). maaro = rice.
Ñiiri Njolfo
Jollof rice
Usage
A rice dish of Senegalese origin made with fish, vegetables and oil
Grammar Note
Bah sub-entry under ñiiri: ñiiri Njolfo = "plat d'origine sénégalaise préparé à base de riz, de poisson, de légumes et d'huile".
Ojji
Ojji (fermented néré-seed seasoning (soumbara))
Usage
A seasoning of fermented néré seeds formed into balls, used to flavour sauces
Grammar Note
Bah dictionary ojji = "condiment, épice en forme de boules préparées avec les graines de néré fermenté (soumbara)".
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