| Soninke-English dictionary: verbs Soninke |
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| Sonike |
English |
| Daga |
To go |
| Telle |
To go (unaccomplished tense) to intend to go |
| Joofe |
To arrive |
| Ri |
To come |
| Ro |
To enter |
| Wuñi |
To open |
| Texe, texi |
To close |
| Soxo |
To lock |
| Xayi |
To send |
| Riti |
To carry |
| Kini |
To give |
| Kuyi, ku |
To offer |
| Baasu |
To offer (ceremonial) |
| Xobo / gaaga |
To buy |
| Tuga |
To pay |
| Kafu |
To add |
| Xomi, Xumaari |
To water |
| Wutu |
To take |
| Ro, taaxundi saxundi |
To put |
| Sigi, taaxu, toxo, wara |
To stop |
| Battu |
To follow |
| Wara |
To leave |
| Sankundi |
To lose |
| Sanku |
To be lost |
| Ñi |
To find |
| Dabari |
To make |
| Ña |
To do |
| Ña |
To become |
| Xiri |
To call |
| Tirindi |
To ask |
| Jaabi |
To respond |
| Duŋe |
To accept |
| Bara |
To refuse |
| Deema |
To help |
| Genmu |
To encounter |
| Muuru |
To search for |
| Xanu |
To like |
| Mulla |
To like |
| Tunsi |
To drive (someone) |
| Wurundi |
To drive (a car) |
| Bire |
To live |
| Wari |
To see |
| Faayi |
To look at |
| Terinka |
To listen |
| Mugu |
To hear |
| Faamu |
To understand |
| Tu |
To know |
| Maama |
To thank |
| Kuuñi |
To greet |
| Dugu |
To wait |
| Sefe, Masala |
To talk |
| Ko, Ti |
To speak |
| Faccari |
To translate |
| Mungu |
To forget |
| Sinme |
To remember |
| Xara |
To read, To learn |
| Xaranŋundi |
To teach |
| Safandi, safa |
To write |
| Jaate |
To calculate |
| Kaba |
To forbid |
| Yige, Yiga |
To eat |
| Xiñi |
To bite |
| Kanbu |
To munch |
| Sugu |
To suck |
| Mini |
To drink |
| Sore, soro |
To cook |
| Moyindi, moyi |
To cook |
| Wanqi |
To wash |
| Wangi |
To bathe |
| Xini |
To swim |
| Paase |
To iron |
| Lifi |
To sew |
| Kutu |
To cut |
| Taga |
To construct |
| Biyi |
To burn |
| Kumi |
To ignite |
| Tere |
To walk |
| Wuru |
To run |
| Jugumu |
To limp |
| Joogi |
To hurt oneself |
| Kanpi |
To bound (to fly for birds) |
| Fayi |
To steal, thief |
| Raga |
To trap |
| Butu |
To anger |
| Xañe |
To hunt, the hunt |
| Xate |
To hunt (to bring back from the hunt?) |
| Sege, segendi |
To go up, To ascend |
| Yanqa, yanqandi |
To descend |
| Laato |
To move away |
| Laatondi |
To move away |
| Tanpi |
To be tired |
| Gillo |
To grow (in size) |
| Xooro |
To grow (in importance) |
| Xoorondi |
To raise (children) |
| Joppe, joppa |
To begin |
| Ñame, ñama |
To end |
| Rege |
To danse |
| Suugu |
To sing |
| Fuule |
To whistle |
| Soyi |
To laugh |
| Ñaxali |
To rejoice |
| Wu |
To cry |
