F - f
| fable | nsiirin |
| fabulous | kabakoma |
| face | ɲɛda |
| · | sin |
| · | ɲɛsin |
| factory | izini |
| fade | fɔsɔnfɔsɔn |
| fail | kɛɲɛ |
| · | dɛsɛ |
| · | kɔli |
| failure | kɔ̀li |
| faint | kirin |
| fair | fisa |
| fairly good | fisa |
| fairy tale | nsiirin |
| faith | dannaya |
| · | danna |
| faithful | kantigi |
| faithfulness | kantigiya |
| fall | bìn |
| · | binni |
| family | denbaya |
| · | du |
| family member | duden |
| family relations | balimaya |
| fan | tafyɛ |
| · | kanubaganci |
| · | fifa |
| · | fifalan |
| far | jàn |
| farm animal | sokɔnɔbagan |
| farmer | sɛnɛkɛla |
| · | cikɛla |
| farming | sɛnɛ |
| fast | sun |
| · | teliman |
| · | teli |
| · | sun |
| fat | tulu |
| · | kunba |
| · | belebele |
| · | kɛn |
| · | belebeleba |
| father | fakɛ |
| · | fa |
| Father | Baba |
| father-in-law | birankɛ |
| fathers | denfaw |
| fatten | tɔlɔ |
| fault | jalaki |
| favour | barika |
| fear | siran |
| · | jɔrɛ |
| · | siran |
| · | jawuli |
| · | ɲɛsiranya |
| feast | duminiba |
| feast day | donba |
| · | selidon |
| feather | jolo |
| · | si |
| February | fewuruye |
| · | fewuruyekalo |
| feed | balo |
| fellowship | jɛɲɔgɔnya |
| female | -muso |
| · | musoma |
| fence | sinsan |
| fertiliser | angɛrɛ |
| fertilizer | nɔgɔ |
| festival | seli |
| · | gintanba |
| fetish | jǒ |
| · | basi |
| · | boli |
| fetish ceremony | josɔn |
| fever | farigan |
| · | farikalaya |
| fiancé | maminɛkɛ |
| fiancée | maminɛmuso |
| field | foro |
| field of maize | kabaforo |
| fierce | farin |
| fifth | duurunan |
| fifty | biduuru |
| fig tree | toro |
| fight | balawu |
| · | kɛlɛ |
| · | kɛlɛ |
| fill | fa |
| film | filimu |
| · | ja |
| · | siniman |
| filter | filitere |
| · | sɛnsɛnnan |
| · | sɛnsɛn |
| find | sɔ̀rɔ |
| fine | alamani |
| finger | bolokɔni |
| fingernail | sɔni |
| · | sɔnifara |
| fingerprint | bolonɔ |
| finish | ban |
| · | jigin |
| · | laban |
| · | tila |
| · | kuncɛ |
| · | dafa |
| fire | ta |
| · | tasuma |
| · | tasumakasara |
| fire extinguisher | tasumafagalan |
| firecracker | peta |
| firewood | dɔgɔ |
| · | lɔgɔ |
| firm | gɛlɛn |
| first | fɔlɔ |
| first of all | fɔlɔfɔlɔ |
| firstly | fɔlɔ |
| fish | jɛgɛ |
| · | mɔ |
| fish market | jɛgɛsugu |
| fisherman | mɔnnikɛla |
| fishing | mɔnni |
| fishing rod | dolen |
| fist | bolokurun |
| fistful | tɔrɔmɔjɔ |
| five | duuru |
| five francs | dɔrɔmɛ |
| flag | darapo |
| flashlight | tɔrɔsi |
| flesh | bu |
| · | farisogo |
| flip-flop | pɛtupɛtu |
| flock of sheep | sagakulu |
| flood | jiwalankata |
| flour | mugu |
| flow | woyo |
| · | woyo |
| flower | filɛri |
| flu | murusɔgɔsɔgɔ |
| flute | file |
| fly | dimɔgɔ |
| · | pan |
| fly away | wuli |
| foal | sòden |
| foam | kanga |
| focus on | ɲɛsin |
| fold | kuru |
| follow | tugu |
| folly | hakilintanya |
| fonio | fini |
| food | dumuni |
| · | suman |
| · | balo |
| foodstuff | dumunifɛn |
| fool | nɛgɛn |
| · | lafili |
| foolishness | hakilintanya |
| foot | sen |
| · | sentɛgɛ |
| foot/bottom of the hill | kuluda |
| football | balɔntan |
| · | ntolatan |
| football ground | ntolatanyɔrɔ |
| football pitch | ntolatanyɔrɔ |
| football shirt | mayo |
| football team | ntolatantɔn |
| footballer | ntolatanna |
| · | ntolacila |
| · | balɔntanna |
| footprint | sennɔ |
| for | kosɔn |
| · | ye |
| forbid | kɔli |
| force | wajibiya |
| · | karaba |
| · | fanga |
| forearm | bolokan |
| forehead | ten |
| · | tenda |
| · | tenbara |
| foreigner | siginfɛ |
| · | dunan |
| forest | tu |
| forever | badaa |
| forget | ɲìnɛ |
| forgive | yafa |
| forgiveness | yafa |
| · | yafali |
| fork | furusɛti |
| fork (in road) | sirafara |
| fornication | jɛnɛya |
| forty | binaani |
| found | sigi |
| foundation | jusigilan |
| four | naani |
| fourth | naaninan |
| fox | kungowulu |
| fracture | kolokari |
| fragments | buruburu |
| frame | lamini |
| France | Faransi |
| free | kunmabɔ |
| freely | fu |
| · | gansan |
| freeman | hɔrɔn |
| French | faransɛkan |
| French language | nansarakan |
| · | tubabukan |
| fresh | kɛnɛ |
| Friday | jumadon |
| · | juma |
| friend | teri |
| · | terikɛ |
| · | terimuso |
| · | ɲin |
| friendship | teriya |
| fries | firiti |
| frighten | bagabaga |
| frog | ntori |
| from | k'a ta |
| · | mà |
| front seat | ɲɛfɛsigilan |
| fruit | jiriden |
| · | den |
| · | yiriden |
| fry | jiran |
| frying pan | pɔli |
| fuel | taji |
| Fulani | fula |
| fulfill | dafa |
| Fulfulde | fulakan |
| full stop | tomi |
| function | jɔyɔrɔ |
| functioning | tagabolo |
| funeral | jɛnɛja |
| future | sini |