ƴiiƴam

Fula

Etymology

Analysable as /yel/ + /dam/. From Proto-Fula-Serer *ƴel (blood), whence also Serer yal (“blood”). Cognate with Bedik ma-ʄɛl, Mbulungish yél, Baga Pokur yɛla.

Noun

ƴiiƴam ɗam

1. blood

Usage notes

• Common to all varieties of Fula (Fulfulde / Pulaar / Pular).
• In Pular, ƴiiƴan is more frequent.

References

• Oumar Bah, Dictionnaire Pular-Français, Avec un index français-pular, Webonary.org, SIL International, 2014.
• I.A. Mukoshy, A Fulfulde-English Dictionary, Ibadan, HEBN Publishers Plc, 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.