B - b
| baboon | ngɔn |
| baby | kɔladen |
| · | denyɛrɛnin |
| · | denyɛnin |
| back | kɔ |
| back seat | kɔfɛsigilan |
| backache | kɔdimi |
| backbone | kɔkolo |
| backhander | surɔfɛn |
| backside | bobara |
| bad | jugu |
| · | go |
| bad deed | kojugu |
| bad mood | nisɔngoya |
| bag | npalan |
| · | saki |
| · | foroko |
| baggage | minɛn |
| · | doni |
| bake | wusu |
| bakery | nbuurugosiyɔrɔ |
| · | nbuurudilanyɔrɔ |
| balaphone | bala |
| balaphone player | balafɔla |
| ball | ntola |
| · | balɔn |
| · | bulu |
| · | kuru |
| balloon | mananin |
| ballot box | wotekɛsu |
| Bamako | Bamakɔ |
| Bambara | bamanankan |
| Bambara (ethnic group) | bamanan |
| banana | namasa |
| bandit | bandi |
| · | binkannikɛla |
| Bangladesh | Bɛngiladɛsi |
| bank | waribon |
| · | banki |
| banknote | waribiye |
| baobab tree | sira |
| baptise | batise |
| baptism | batiseli |
| bar | dɔlɔso |
| · | dɔlɔminyɔrɔ |
| barbecue | dibi |
| barber | kunsigitigɛla |
| bard | jeli |
| bargain | tɛrɛmɛ |
| bargaining | tɛrɛmɛli |
| bark | fàra |
| · | jirifara |
| barometer | fiɲɛdigisumanan |
| basket | segi |
| basketball | basikɛti |
| bat | ndire |
| bathroom | ɲɛgɛn |
| battery | batiri |
| · | pili |
| battle | kɛlɛ |
| battlefield | kɛlɛyɔrɔ |
| bay leaf | loriye |
| be able to | se |
| be born | wolo |
| · | bange |
| be careful | kɔlɔsi |
| beak | dabɔlɔ |
| bean paste | faro |
| · | fari |
| bean-eater | sɔdunna |
| beans | siyɔ |
| bear | muɲu |
| bear fruit | den |
| beard | bonbonsi |
| · | boonsi |
| beast | bagan |
| beat | gosi |
| · | se |
| · | gɔsi |
| · | bugɔ |
| beautiful | cɛɲi |
| beauty | cɛɲɛ |
| because | katuguni |
| · | ka d'a kan |
| · | sabu |
| · | bari |
| · | bawo |
| · | barisa |
| · | katugu |
| because of | kosɔn |
| · | kama |
| become | kɛ |
| bed | dalan |
| · | li |
| · | dilan |
| bedroom | siso |
| bee | dikisɛ |
| · | diden |
| beef | misisogo |
| beehive | ŋunu |
| beep | kasi |
| beer | biyɛri |
| before | yaani |
| · | sani |
| · | ɲɛkɔrɔ |
| · | ɲɛ |
| before, in the past | ka kɔrɔ |
| beggar | garibu |
| begging | garibuya |
| begin | daminɛ |
| beginning | daminɛ |
| behaviour | tagabolo |
| · | jogo |
| behind | kɔfɛ |
| Belgium | Bɛliziki |
| believe | da |
| believer | dannabaa |
| belittle | dɔgɔya |
| bell | ntanan |
| belt | sentiri |
| · | cɛsirilan |
| bench | ban |
| bend | gɔlɔn |
| bend over | biri |
| Benin | Benɛn |
| bereavement | sukasi |
| beside | kɛrɛ fɛ |
| · | kɔrɔ |
| besiege | daga |
| betray | janfa |
| betrayal | janfa |
| · | janfali |
| better | fisa |
| · | fisaman |
| between | cɛ |
| beware | janto |
| bewitch | dabali |
| Bible | bibulu |
| bic | biki |
| bicycle | nɛgɛso |
| big | belebeleba |
| · | belebele |
| · | bon |
| bike | nɛgɛso |
| bilharzia | sugunɛbilen |
| bilingual education | kanfilajɛkalan |
| billion | miliyari |
| billy goat | badɛgɛ |
| · | bakɔrɔ |
| bind | siri |
| biped | senfilamafɛn |
| bird | kɔ̀nɔ |
| bird of prey | sɛgɛ |
| birth | bangeli |
| birth certificate | wolosɛbɛn |
| biscuit | bisiki |
| bite | kin |
| · | cin |
| bits | buruburu |
| bitter | basi |
| · | kuna |
| bitter tomato | nkɔyɔ |
| Bla | Bila |
| black | finman |
| · | fin |
| · | finnen |
| black person | farafin |
| blackboard | walanba |
| · | tabulo |
| blacken | fin |
| blacksmith | numukɛ |
| · | numu |
| bladder | ɲɛgɛnɛbara |
| blade | murukisɛ |
| · | lamu |
| blame | jalaki |
| blanket | birifini |
| Blase | logologo |
| bleeding | jolibɔ |
| bless | duba |
| blessing | duba |
| · | dubabu |
| · | dugawu |
| · | dùga |
| blind person | fiyentɔ |
| blindness | fiyen |
| · | fiyentɔya |
| blister | logologo |
| block | kare |
| blood | jòli |
| blood test | joli sɛgɛsɛgɛli |
| blood vessel | jolisira |
| blow | fiyɛ |
| blow up | funun |
| blue | bulaman |
| boa | miniɲan |
| boar | lɛfali |
| boastfulness | yɛrɛjira |
| boasting | yɛrɛbonya |
| boat | kurun |
| · | bato |
| · | jikankurun |
| Bobo (ethnic group) | bɔbɔ |
| Bobodiolasso | Bobojulaso |
| body | farikolo |
| · | fari |
| bogolan | bɔgɔlan |
| boil | bàlàbala |
| · | wuli |
| bold | farin |
| bone | kolo |
| book | kitabu |
| · | gafe |
| · | liburu |
| booklet | gafe |
| · | gafenin |
| bookshop | gafefeereyɔrɔ |
| bookstore | gafefeereyɔrɔ |
| border | dancɛ |
| borrow | singa |
| borrowed word | singadaɲɛ |
| borrower | jurutala |
| boss | kuntigi |
| · | patɔrɔn |
| · | ɲɛmaa |
| · | ɲɛmɔgɔ |
| bother | tɔɔrɔ |
| Botswana | Bɔtisiwana |
| bottle | buteli |
| · | dunden |
| bottle opener | dayɛlɛlan |
| boutique | butigi |
| bovine | misi |
| bow | kala |
| bowl | tasa |
| box | buwati |
| boxer | bolokurukɛla |
| boxing | bolokurunkɛlɛ |
| boy | cɛmanin |
| · | cɛmisɛn |
| · | cɛnin |
| boyfriend | kamalen |
| boyhood | bilakoroya |
| Bozo (ethnic group) | bozo |
| bra | sintalan |
| bracelet | bololanɛgɛ |
| bracket | kalanin |
| braid | digi |
| brain | kunsɛmɛ |
| brake | fɛrɛn |
| branch | jiribolo |
| · | bolo |
| brand new | kurakura |
| Brazil | Berezili |
| bread | nbuuru |
| · | buru |
| break | tigɛ |
| · | kari |
| break down | tiɲɛ |
| break up | ci |
| breakfast | daraka |
| breast | sin |
| breastplate | nɛgɛdulɔki |
| breath | dafiɲɛ |
| · | ninakili |
| breathing | ninakili |
| bribe | surɔfɛn |
| brick | tufa |
| · | biriki |
| bride | kɔɲɔmuso |
| bride price | furunafolo |
| bridegroom | kɔɲɔcɛ |
| bridge | babili |
| · | pɔn |
| briefcase | npalan |
| bring | na ni ... ye |
| · | lana |
| bring back | lasegin |
| bring out | bɔ |
| · | labɔ |
| bring together | dalajɛ |
| · | lajɛ̀ |
| bring up | lamɔ |
| bronze | nsiranɛgɛ |
| broom | furalan |
| brother | balima |
| · | balimakɛ |
| brother (older) | kɔrɔkɛ |
| brother (younger) | dɔgɔkɛ |
| brotherhood | balimaya |
| brown | bilenman |
| · | bilen |
| brush | bɔrɔsi |
| bubu | dulɔkiba |
| bucket | manaso |
| · | palan |
| build | jɔ̀ |
| builder | sojɔla |
| · | jɔbaa |
| building | jɔli |
| bulb | anpulu |
| bull | ntura |
| bullet | kisɛ |
| burden | degun |
| burial | suturali |
| · | sudon |
| · | sutura |
| Burkina Faso | Burukina Faso |
| burn | jeni |
| Burundi | Burundi |
| bury | sutura |
| bus | kaare |
| bus driver | kaarebolila |
| bus station | mobilitayɔrɔ |
| · | gara |
| bush | wula |
| · | kungo |
| · | burusi |
| bush fire | kungojeni |
| bush taxi | dɔgɔjɔmobili |
| but | nka |
| butter | sirimɛ |
| · | naare |
| butterfly | nfirinfirinin |
| buy | san |
| by | fɛ |