The following list of Proto-Mandekan reconstructions is from Bimson (1976: 349-350).
The languages used to reconstruct Proto-Mandekan are Xassonke, Maninka, Bambara, Dyula, Konyanka, Wassulunka, Diakhanka, Mauka, and Bo.
| No. | Gloss | Proto-Mandekan |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | name | *tɔgɔ |
| 2 | one | *kelen |
| 3 | two | *fila |
| 4 | three | *saba |
| 5 | four | *naani(n) |
| 6 | five | *loolu |
| 7 | person | *mɔgɔ |
| 8 | man | *kɛ |
| 9 | woman | *muso |
| 10 | child | *din |
| 11 | father | *fa ? |
| 12 | mother | *ma ~ *na ? |
| 13 | head | *kun |
| 14 | hair | *kun-si(gi) ? |
| 15 | nose | *nun |
| 16 | eye | *nya |
| 17 | ear | *tulo |
| 18 | mouth | *da |
| 19 | tooth | *nyin |
| 20 | tongue | *nɛn(e) |
| 21 | neck | *kan |
| 22 | hand | *bolo |
| 23 | foot | *sɛn |
| 24 | knee | *kumbelen ? |
| 25 | nail | *bolo-sonin |
| 26 | breast | *sin |
| 27 | belly | *kondo |
| 28 | navel | *bata(-kun) |
| 29 | skin | *gbolo |
| 30 | bone | *kolo |
| 31 | blood | *joli |
| 32 | sky | *san(-kolo) |
| 33 | fire | *ta |
| 34 | water | *ji |
| 35 | meat | *sogo ~ *sobo ? |
| 36 | salt | *kɔgɔ |
| 37 | many | *sia-ma ? |
| 38 | stone | *kaba |
| 39 | sun | *tile |
| 40 | moon | *kalo |
| 41 | night | *su |
| 42 | rain | *san-ji |
| 43 | smoke | *sisi |
| 44 | sand | *kɛnyɛ(n) |
| 45 | rope | *julu |
| 46 | tree | *yiri |
| 47 | leaf | *fila |
| 48 | root | *lili(n) ? |
| 49 | milk | *nɔnɔ |
| 50 | grease | *kɛn ~ *tulu ? |
| 51 | egg | *(sisɛ-)kili |
| 52 | bird | *kɔnɔ |
| 53 | fish | *nyɛge |
| 54 | snake | *sa |
| 55 | dog | *wulu |
| 56 | big | *bon ? |
| 57 | small | *dɔgɔ(n) ? |
| 58 | black | *fin |
| 59 | white | *gbɛ |
| 60 | good | *nyi(n) |
| 61 | new | *kuta |
| 62 | old | *kɔtɔ |
| 63 | hot | *gbando |
| 64 | cold | *suma(n) |
| 65 | dry | *ja-le(n) ? |
| 66 | straight | *tɛlini |
| 67 | come | *na |
| 68 | sit | *sigi |
| 69 | lie | *la |
| 70 | sleep | *sinɔgɔ |
| 71 | die | *sa ? |
| 72 | fall | *bi ? |
| 73 | stand | *wuli |
| 74 | say | *kuma |
| 75 | hear | *mɛn |
| 76 | wash | *k(w)o |
| 77 | see | *ye |
| 78 | give | *di |
| 79 | eat | *domo(n) |
| 80 | drink | *min |
| 81 | kill | *faga |
| 82 | cut | *tigɛ |
| 83 | hit | *gbasi ? |
| 84 | sew | *kala |
| 85 | I | *ne |
| 86 | you | *i |
| 87 | he | *a |
| 88 | we | *an ? |
| 89 | they | *a(n) ? |
| 90 | who | *jon |
| 91 | what | *mun |
| 92 | not | *tɛ |
| 93 | long | *jan |
| 94 | short | *suntu ? |
| 95 | here | *yan |
| 96 | few | *dɔndi |
| 97 | all | *bɛ |
| 98 | path | *sila |
| 99 | in | *kɔnɔ |
| 100 | if | *ni |