bonugol

Fula

Alternative forms

• (Adamawa) wonnaago
• (Adamawa) wongo

Etymology

From bon- +‎ -u +‎ -gol. Cognate with Serer bon (“to be bad”), Wolof bon (“to be bad”). Ultimately from Proto-Fula-Serer *bon (bad).

Verb

bonugol

1. (Pular) to be bad (of persons or things)
2. to be ruined, deteriorate, get damaged

   Ñiiri ndin bonii, ñaamotaako!

   The meal is ruined; it is no longer edible!

   si go'o bonii ɗiɗi moƴƴataa

   if the one goes badly, two won't be good.

References

• Oumar Bah, Dictionnaire Pular-Français, Avec un index français-pular, Webonary.org, SIL International, 2014.