Weather & Climate

1. Hannde naange ngen hino wuli.

   It's hot today

   Usage

   Literally "today the sun is hot"; works as weather small talk

   Grammar Note

   Taken as written from the Bah example under naange: "Hannde naange ngen hino wuli" (today the sun is hot).

2. Naange ngen hino wuli kay.

   The sun is really strong

   Usage

   wuli kay is the dictionary compound for extremely hot

   Grammar Note

   Built from the Bah compound "wuli kay" (extremely hot) under wulugol and the naange example. Composed from dictionary-verified words following regular grammar (not yet checked by a native speaker).

3. Toɓo

   Rain

   Usage

   The noun rain; the verb is toɓugol (to rain)

   Grammar Note

   Bah dictionary toɓo = n. "pluie" (marked literary; Wiktionary also lists the noun toɓo, and in everyday speech ndiyan also means rain); verb toɓugol, example "Toɓo toɓii" (it rained).

4. Henndu

   Wind

   Usage

   henndu means wind or air; the plural is keni

   Grammar Note

   Bah dictionary henndu = n. "vent; air" (plural keni).

5. Naange

   Sun

   Usage

   The sun or sunshine itself

   Grammar Note

   Bah dictionary naange = n. "soleil".

6. Rulde

   Cloud

   Usage

   The plural is duule

   Grammar Note

   Bah dictionary rulde = n. "nuage" (plural duule).

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