D - d
| Dad | Buwa |
| · | Baba |
| daily bread | dahirimɛ |
| dairy product | nɔnɔmafɛn |
| Dakar | Dakaro |
| damage | tiɲɛ |
| dampness | sumaya |
| dance | dɔ̀n |
| · | dɔ̀n kɛ |
| dancer | dɔnkɛla |
| danger | farati |
| dangerous | faratima |
| darkness | dibi |
| dash | tiirinin |
| date | don |
| · | tamaro |
| date (fruit) | ntamaro |
| date of birth | bangedon |
| daughter | denmuso |
| dawn | dugujɛ |
| · | fajiri |
| · | dugusajɛ |
| day | don |
| · | tile |
| day of arrival | sedon |
| dead person | sǔ |
| deaf person | tulogeren |
| deal with | ɲɛsin |
| death | banni |
| · | saya |
| death certificate | sayasɛbɛn |
| debate | sɔsɔli |
| debauchery | jatɔya |
| · | kakalaya |
| debt | juru |
| debtor | jurutala |
| deceive | lafili |
| · | janfa |
| · | nɛgɛn |
| December | desanburukalo |
| · | desanburu |
| decentralisation | maraseginso |
| decide | latigɛ |
| decimal points | murumuru |
| decision | latigɛ |
| · | ŋaniya |
| declaration | dantigɛkan |
| decline | binni |
| decompose | toli |
| deep | dun |
| deer | minan |
| deform | gɔlɔn |
| dehydration | jidɛsɛ |
| delegate | kɔnferansiden |
| delivery (birth) | jiginni |
| democracy | bɛɛjɛfanga |
| · | demokarasi |
| demon | sitanɛ |
| demonstrative | jiralan |
| denigrate | mafiɲɛya |
| deny | dalacɛ |
| depth | dunya |
| deputy | kɔrɔsigi |
| · | dankan |
| descend | jigin |
| descendant | bɔnsɔn |
| describe | lakali |
| desert | cɛncɛnkungo |
| · | kungokolon |
| désert | saharakungo |
| deserve | ka kan ni ... ye |
| desire | nege |
| · | ɲɛbɔ |
| despair | jigintanya |
| destiny | nakan |
| · | dakan |
| destroy | halaki |
| · | nagasi |
| destruction | halakili |
| develop | yiriwa |
| development | yiriwali |
| devil | sitanɛ |
| dew | ngomi |
| diabetes | jabɛti |
| · | sukarocayabana |
| dialogue | kumaɲɔgɔnya |
| diarrhoea | kɔnɔboli |
| dictionary | daɲɛgafe |
| die | sa |
| · | ban |
| · | fatu |
| diesel | gazɔli |
| difference | danfara |
| · | faranfasi |
| different | wɛrɛ |
| differentiate | faranfasi |
| difficult | go |
| · | gɛlɛn |
| · | gɛlɛnman |
| difficulty | gɛlɛya |
| dig | sen |
| digit | jateden |
| dignity | danbe |
| Dioula | julakan |
| dip | su |
| diphtheria | falakabana |
| diploma | dipilomu |
| direct | ɲɛminɛ |
| direction | fan |
| · | kuntilenna |
| director | kuntigi |
| dirt | nɔgɔ |
| dirty | nɔgɔlen |
| · | nɔgɔ |
| disagreable | go |
| disaster | balawu |
| · | kojugu |
| discard | fili |
| discipline | kolo |
| discontent | wasabaliya |
| discussion | jɛkafɔ |
| · | kɔrɔfɔ |
| dishonesty | nanbara |
| disobedience | kanbilali |
| dispensary | furakɛso |
| · | furakɛyɔrɔ |
| · | dɔgɔtɔrɔso |
| disperse | jɛnsɛn |
| dispose of | fili |
| distaff | jɛnɛ |
| distance | janya |
| distinguish | faranfasi |
| district | komini |
| · | disitiriki |
| · | sigida |
| · | kin |
| divide | fara |
| · | tila |
| divide up | tilatila |
| divination | filɛli |
| divine protection | hìjàbu |
| divine reward | baraji |
| diviner | filɛlikɛla |
| division | tilali |
| divorce | furusa |
| divorced | furusalen |
| dizziness | ɲɛnamini |
| Djibouti | Jibuti |
| DNAFLA | Balikukalansoba |
| do | kɛ |
| doctor | furakɛla |
| · | dɔgɔtɔrɔ |
| document | sɛbɛn |
| dog | wùlú |
| dog fish | wulujɛgɛ |
| Dogon | dɔgɔnɔkan |
| Dogon (ethnic group) | dɔgɔnɔ |
| · | kadɔ |
| doll | dendennin |
| dollar | dolariwari |
| domestic animal | sokɔnɔbagan |
| domicile | sigiyɔrɔ |
| donkey | fali |
| door | da |
| · | kon |
| doubt | siga |
| · | sigasiga |
| dove | jɛnɛntuban |
| · | tubani |
| · | ntubanni |
| downstairs | duguma |
| dowry | furufɛn |
| · | furunafolo |
| drama | tiyatiri |
| · | kɔtɛba |
| drawing | nataliye |
| · | desɛn |
| dream | sugo |
| · | sugo |
| drink | buwasɔn |
| · | min |
| · | minnifɛn |
| drinkable | minta |
| drinker | dɔlɔminna |
| drinking | minni |
| drinking water | minniji |
| drive | boli |
| driver | sofɛrɛ |
| · | mobilibolila |
| driving licence | mobilibolisɛbɛn |
| driving school | mobilidegeyɔrɔ |
| dromedary | ɲaamɛ |
| drought | ja |
| drug | dɔrɔgu |
| drug addict | dɔrɔgutala |
| drum | dunun |
| drummer | jenbefɔla |
| drunkard | dɔlɔminna |
| · | dɔlɔtɔ |
| drunkenness | ɲɛnamini |
| · | dɔlɔtɔya |
| dry | jalan |
| · | jà |
| dry land | gere |
| dry season | tilema |
| duck | tɔnkɔnɔ |
| dune | cɛncɛnkulu |
| during | senfɛ |
| dusk | fitiri |
| dust | gɔngɔn |
| · | buguri |
| dye | gala |
| dyer | galadonna |
| dysentery | tɔgɔtɔgɔnin |