Health & Hospital

1. Mi nawni.

   I am sick

   Usage

   nawnugol means to fall or be sick; add the symptom afterwards

   Grammar Note

   Bah dictionary example under nawnugol "Kaawu maa no nawni fota" (your uncle is very sick). Composed from dictionary-verified words following regular grammar (not yet checked by a native speaker).

2. Miɗo faalaa yi'ude doftooru.

   I want to go to the doctor

   Usage

   yi'ugol is "to see"; context shows it means consulting a doctor

   Grammar Note

   Bah dictionary yi'ugol = "voir", doftooru = "docteur; médecin". Composed from dictionary-verified words following regular grammar (not yet checked by a native speaker).

3. Hoore no muusammi.

   My head hurts

   Usage

   The aching part is the subject, with muusugol (to hurt)

   Grammar Note

   Taken as written from the Bah examples under muusugol and hoore: "Hoore no muusammi."

4. Miɗo hatonjini e lekki.

   I need medicine

   Usage

   lekki means both tree and medicine; in a talk about illness it is medicine

   Grammar Note

   Bah dictionary lekki 2 = "médicament"; hatonjingol = "avoir besoin de" (example "Meɗen hatonjini e ballal jawdi…"). Composed from dictionary-verified words following regular grammar (not yet checked by a native speaker).

5. Ɓanndu an ndun hino wuli.

   I have a fever

   Usage

   Literally "my body is hot"; says that you have a fever

   Grammar Note

   Built from the word order of the Bah example "Ɓanndu an ndun no feɗɗa" and the entry nguli ɓanndu = "fièvre". Composed from dictionary-verified words following regular grammar (not yet checked by a native speaker).

6. Reedu no muusammi.

   My stomach hurts

   Usage

   reedu is belly or stomach; the aching part is the subject

   Grammar Note

   Taken as written from the Bah example under reedu: "Reedu no muusammi."

7. A jaaraama, mi ndikkii.

   Thank you, I am feeling better

   Usage

   ndikkugol means to recover; with elders use the respectful On jaaraama

   Grammar Note

   First-person version of the Bah example under ndikkugol "A ndikkii?" (are you better?). Composed from dictionary-verified words following regular grammar (not yet checked by a native speaker).

8. Muuseendi

   Pain

   Usage

   The noun for pain

   Grammar Note

   Bah dictionary muuseendi = n. "douleur".

9. Ɗoyru

   Cough

   Usage

   The Bah dictionary also lists tuberculosis; the verb is ɗojjugol (to cough)

   Grammar Note

   Bah dictionary ɗoyru = n. "toux; tuberculose".

10. Ƴiiƴan

    Blood

    Usage

    The variant ƴiiƴam also exists

    Grammar Note

    Bah dictionary ƴiiƴan = n. "sang" (variant ƴiiƴam).

11. Nguli ɓanndu

    Fever

    Usage

    Literally "body heat"; ɓanndu is body

    Grammar Note

    Bah dictionary compound "nguli ɓanndu" (fièvre) under nguli.

12. Noddu doftooru.

    Please call a doctor

    Usage

    A singular imperative; add yanndi (please) to be polite

    Grammar Note

    Bah dictionary noddugol = "appeler", doftooru = "docteur; médecin". Composed from dictionary-verified words following regular grammar (not yet checked by a native speaker).

13. Ɗoo no muusa.

    It hurts here

    Usage

    Point at the spot; Ɗoo means "here"

    Grammar Note

    Pattern of the Bah example under muusugol "Ɓaawo an ngon no muusa", with Ɗoo (here) as subject. Composed from dictionary-verified words following regular grammar (not yet checked by a native speaker).

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