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Fula
Etymology
From the Fula root, wall- (ball-).
Noun
ballal ngal (plural balli ɗi)
- help, aid
- collective work[1]
Usage notes
References
- Oumar Bah, Dictionnaire Pular-Français, Avec un index français-pular, Webonary.org, SIL International, 2014.
- M. Niang, Pulaar-English English-Pulaar Standard Dictionary, New York: Hippocrene Books, 1997.
- D. Osborn, D. Dwyer, and J. Donohoe, A Fulfulde (Maasina)-English-French Lexicon: A Root-Based Compilation Drawn from Extant Sources Followed by English-Fulfulde and French-Fulfulde Listings, East Lansing: Michigan State University Press, 1993.
- F.W. Taylor, Fulani-English Dictionary, Oxford University Press, 1932. (New York:Hippocrene Books, 2005)
- ^ Boubacar Hama Beïdi, Les Peuls du Dallol Bosso : coutumes et mode de vie, Saint-Maur (Val-de-Marne) : Sépia Editions, 1993. (Glossary.)