Gine
Guinea
Usage
The country name; the Fuuta Jaloo highlands are part of it
Grammar Note
Occurs in the Bah example "Gine no kerni e Saralon." (Guinea borders Sierra Leone); the ff.wikipedia article is also titled Gine.
Hawtaandi Gine
Republic of Guinea
Usage
The country's official name, seen on documents and signs
Grammar Note
Bah dictionary hawtaandi = "république". Example "Hawtaandi Gine." (Republic of Guinea).
Konaakiri
Conakry
Usage
Guinea's capital, a port city on the Atlantic coast
Grammar Note
Occurs in the Bah example "A meeɗii yahugol Konaakiri?" (Have you ever been to Conakry?); the ff.wikipedia article is also titled Konaakiri.
Fuuta Jaloo
Fouta Djallon
Usage
The highland region of central Guinea, the heartland of this Pular dialect
Grammar Note
A place name that recurs in the Bah examples. The two words form a single name.
Labe
Labé
Usage
One of the main towns of the Fuuta Jaloo
Grammar Note
Occurs in the Bah example "Koneeli Fuuta ɗin daakii Labe." (the armies of the Fuuta camped at Labé); the ff.wikipedia article is Labe. Signs use the French spelling Labé.
Maamun
Mamou
Usage
A crossroads town at the gateway to the Fuuta Jaloo
Grammar Note
Occurs in the Bah example "Maamun ko saare ari-fotti." (Mamou is a cosmopolitan town). Signs use the French spelling Mamou.
Kinndiyaa
Kindia
Usage
A large town inland from Conakry
Grammar Note
Occurs in the Bah example "Kaaruwal ngal naɓi seteeɓe ɓen iwde Labe heɓi Kinndiyaa." (the bus carried the travellers from Labé to Kindia). Signs use the French spelling Kindia.
Kankan
Usage
A large town in eastern Guinea
Grammar Note
Occurs in the Bah example "Neesila seekaaɗo on leydi Gine no yahi haa Kankan." (the railway built in Guinea runs as far as Kankan).
Timmbo
Timbo
Usage
A historic centre of the Fuuta Jaloo; signs read Timbo
Grammar Note
The Bah dictionary examples ("mawɓe Timmbo ɓen", the elders of Timbo) spell it Timmbo; signs and maps read Timbo.
Pita
Usage
A town in the Fuuta Jaloo
Grammar Note
Occurs in the Bah example "O immii Pita o yahi Labe." (he left Pita and went to Labé).
Dalaba
Usage
A cool hill town in the Fuuta Jaloo, known as a holiday spot
Grammar Note
Not a dictionary headword; place names enter Pular unchanged in their French spelling, as on signs.
Farana
Faranah
Usage
A prefecture town in central Guinea
Grammar Note
Spelling follows the ff.wikipedia article title (not a Bah headword). Signs use the French spelling Faranah.
Boke
Boké
Usage
A prefecture town in western Guinea
Grammar Note
Spelling follows the ff.wikipedia article title (not a Bah headword). Signs use the French spelling Boké.
Zerekore
Nzérékoré
Usage
A large town in the forest region of south-eastern Guinea
Grammar Note
Spelling follows the ff.wikipedia article title (not a Bah headword). Signs use the French spelling Nzérékoré.
Kamsar
Usage
A port town on Guinea's west coast
Grammar Note
Not a dictionary headword; place names enter Pular unchanged in their French spelling, as on signs.
Koundara
Usage
A town in north-western Guinea
Grammar Note
Not a dictionary headword; place names enter Pular unchanged in their French spelling, as on signs.
Beyla
Usage
A town in south-eastern Guinea
Grammar Note
Not a dictionary headword; place names enter Pular unchanged in their French spelling, as on signs.
Fello Luura
Mount Loura
Usage
A mountain name: the common noun fello (mountain) followed by the proper name
Grammar Note
Bah dictionary fello (plural pelle) = "montagne". Example "Fello Luura." (Mount Loura).
Ɓunndu Ɓalewo
Source of the Senegal River
Usage
The name given to the source of the Senegal River, said to lie near Mamou
Grammar Note
Bah dictionary ɓunndu (plural ɓulli) = "source ; fontaine". Example "Ɓunndu Ɓalewo ko Maamun woni." (the source of the Senegal River is at Mamou).
Jurnde
Waterfall
Usage
The Fuuta Jaloo has many waterfalls that are hiking goals; a named fall is said as "Jurnde" plus its name
Grammar Note
Bah dictionary jurnde (plural jurɗe) = "chute d'eau ; cataracte".
Fello
Mountain
Usage
The word for a mountain or hill; the plural is pelle
Grammar Note
Bah dictionary fello (plural pelle) = "montagne". Example "Allaahu tagi ɗee pelle feŋi ɗe e leydi men." (God created these mountains and set them in our land).
Boowal
Boowal (rocky plateau)
Usage
The rocky, grass-covered plateau typical of the Fuuta Jaloo
Grammar Note
Bah dictionary boowal (plural boowe) = "boval", a rocky plain with a little grass, typical of the Fouta Djallon.
Hollaande
Grassy plateau
Usage
A grassy plateau that holds rainwater, with fine soil good for farming
Grammar Note
Bah dictionary hollaande (plural kollaaɗe) = "plateau herbeux retenant l'eau de pluie ; plaine".
Caangol
River
Usage
The word for a river (a big river is maayo); the plural is canɗi
Grammar Note
Bah dictionary caangol (plural canɗi) = "rivière ; fleuve". Example "Caangol ngol ko takko Maamun tubbi." (this river rises near Mamou).
Maayo
Large river
Usage
The word for a large river; the plural is maaje
Grammar Note
Bah dictionary maayo (plural maaje) = "fleuve" (see caangol).
Baharu Atilanti
Atlantic Ocean
Usage
The ocean on Guinea's west; the city of Conakry lies on it
Grammar Note
Bah dictionary baharu = "mer ; océan". The compound "Baharu Atilanti" is the Atlantic Ocean (Baharu Hinndinke is the Indian Ocean).
Saare
Town / village
Usage
The word for a town or settlement; the plural is ca'e
Grammar Note
Bah dictionary saare (plural ca'e) = "ville ; cité ; village"; tufunnde is a synonym for town.
Hoɗo
Village
Usage
A village or homestead; "Ko honno hoɗo mo'on ngon innetee?" asks what your village is called
Grammar Note
Bah dictionary hoɗo (plural koɗooli) = "village ; habitation". Example "Ko honno hoɗo mo'on ngon innetee?" (what is your village called?).
Juulirde
Mosque
Usage
The word for a mosque; the plural is juulirɗe
Grammar Note
Bah dictionary juulirde (plural juulirɗe) = "mosquée"; a large central mosque is a jaami'u.
Jaami'u
Great mosque
Usage
The large central mosque of a town
Grammar Note
Bah dictionary jaami'u = "mosquée (surtout grande) ; mosquée-cathédrale". The apostrophe inside the word is the ASCII glottal-stop mark.
Jipporde
Lodging / camp
Usage
A place to lodge or a stopover camp
Grammar Note
Bah dictionary jipporde (plural jipporɗe) = "logis ; station ; arrêt ; campement ; hôtel".
Fowtorde
Shaded rest stop
Usage
A traveller's resting place in the shade of a tree along a Fuuta Jaloo road
Grammar Note
Bah dictionary fowtorde (plural fowtorɗe) = "lieu de repos dans la campagne foutanienne aménagé pour le voyageur, généralement autour d'un arbre ombrageux ; halte".
Makka
Mecca
Usage
The holy city of Islam; a pilgrim is called a hajjunke
Grammar Note
Occurs in a Bah example, "…hakkunde Makka e Madiina." (between Mecca and Medina).
Madiina
Medina
Usage
One of the holy cities of Islam
Grammar Note
Occurs in a Bah example, "…hakkunde Makka e Madiina." (between Mecca and Medina).
Saralon
Sierra Leone
Usage
Guinea's south-western neighbour
Grammar Note
Occurs in the Bah example "Gine no kerni e Saralon." (Guinea borders Sierra Leone).
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