Mandinka Language (Senegal/Gambia)

MANDINKA as it's spoken in Senegal and The Gambia. This is original material I created during and after living in the Fatick region of Senegal from 2017 to 2020.

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"Being" - Mu.. ti (Perfect) / Be (Imperfect)

Manke... ti (Negative of "mu... ti")

Te / Mántara (Negative of "be")

Intransitive Verbs 1 (Action Verbs)

Intransitive Verbs 2 (Description Verbs)

Connecting Words & Useful Vocab

Kontondiro (Greetings)

Pronouns 2: Indirect Possessive

Direct Possession (normal pronouns)

Pronouns 3: Transitive Verbs Past Subject Pronouns

Transitive Verbs 1

-TA ~ Past/Descrip Pres. (perfect/intransitive)

BE... -LA ~ Present/Future (imperfect/intransitive

BE... -LA ~ Present/Future (imperfect/transitive)

Ŋa/Ye ~ Past/Descrip Pres. (perfect/transitive)

KA ~ Infinitive/Habitual/Informal Present/Future

Transitive Verbs 2

Taxi / Shopping Phrases

Suffixes 1 Object Marker -raŋo/-daŋo/-laŋo

Suffixes 2 -lá / -yá / -má

Suffixes 3 -tiyo / -ró / -ndi

Suffixes 4 -riŋo -diŋo / -bá / -ñó / -nka/-nko

Suffixes 5 -dú / kunda / yá / to

Suffixes 6 -taŋo / -baliya

Phrases, More Greetings

Weather / Nature 1

Weather / Nature 2

Time Words 2 - Weekdays & Seasons

Religious Phrases