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Most Common Dyula Words
Julakan
Essential Dyula vocabulary with pronunciation guides. Nouns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs.
Nouns
| Word | English Meaning | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| mɔgɔ | person | MOH-go |
| so | house | so |
| ji | water | ji |
| dumu | food | DOO-mu |
| baara | work | BA-ra |
| sira | road / way | SI-ra |
| tɔgɔ | name | TOH-go |
| dɔnni | child / youth | DON-ni |
| fa | father | fa |
| ba | mother / big | ba |
| jamana | country / land | ja-MA-na |
| yɔrɔ | place | YOH-ro |
| tɔn | association / group | ton |
| wɔlɔ | tree / bush | WOH-lo |
| baji | river | BA-ji |
| tile | sun / day | TI-le |
| su | night | su |
| somɔgɔ | family member | so-MOH-go |
| denbaya | family | den-BA-ya |
| kitabu | book | ki-TA-bu |
Verbs
| Word | English Meaning | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| taa | to go | ta |
| na | to come | na |
| dumu | to eat | DOO-mu |
| min | to drink | min |
| sin | to sleep | sin |
| ye | to see | ye |
| fɔ | to say / speak | fo |
| dɔn | to know | don |
| baarali | to work | BA-ra-li |
| san | to buy | san |
| kalan | to learn / read | KA-lan |
| mɛn | to hear | men |
| fɛ | to want | feh |
| boli | to run | BO-li |
| sigi | to sit | SI-gi |
| jigi | to come down / hope | JI-gi |
| dɛmɛ | to help | DEH-meh |
| di | to give | di |
| sɔrɔ | to find / get | SOH-ro |
| kɛ | to do / make | keh |
Adjectives
| Word | English Meaning | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| ba | big | ba |
| fɛ | small / thin | feh |
| ɲuman | good | NYOO-man |
| juguman | bad | joo-GOO-man |
| kura | new | KOO-ra |
| kɔrɔ | old | KOH-ro |
| jɛ | white | jeh |
| ɲɛ | black | nyeh |
| wolonin | red | wo-LO-nin |
| suma | cold | SOO-ma |
| kɔ̀nkɔ̀ | hot | KON-ko |
| gɛlɛn | hard / difficult | GEH-len |
| jɛn | soft / light | jen |
| caaman | many / much | CA-man |
| dɔgɔ | little / few | DOH-go |
| jan | tall / long | jan |
| gundo | short / hidden | GOON-do |
| di | sweet | di |
| ŋanaman | strong | nga-NA-man |
| ɲuman nafama | beautiful | NYOO-man na-FA-ma |
Adverbs
| Word | English Meaning | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| sisan | now | SI-san |
| sini | tomorrow | SI-ni |
| kunu | yesterday | KOO-nu |
| yan | here | yan |
| yen | there | yen |
| kɔ | already / after | ko |
| fɔlɔ | first | FOH-lo |
| nka | but | nka |
| o de | because | o de |
| ni | if / and | ni |
| fana | also / too | FA-na |
| dɔrɔn | only | DOH-ron |
| teliman | quickly | TE-li-man |
| kɔ̀nyɔ̀ | slowly | KON-yo |
| bɛɛ | all / always | beh |
| cogo | like / how | CO-go |
| tuma | when / time | TOO-ma |
| wale | truly / really | WA-le |
| n'a kɔ | therefore | n-a ko |
| ko | that (conjunction) | ko |