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| hair | si |
| · | kunsi |
| · | kunsigi |
| half | tilancɛ |
| · | tila |
| hallelujah | aleluya |
| hamlet | buguda |
| · | bugufyɛ |
| · | bugu |
| hammer | marito |
| hand | bolo |
| · | tɛgɛ |
| handball | bololantola |
| · | bololabalɔn |
| handful | tɔrɔmɔjɔ |
| handle | kala |
| handwriting | bololasɛbɛnni |
| hang | dulon |
| happen | kɛ |
| happiness | daamu |
| · | nisɔndiya |
| · | nɛɛma |
| hard | gɛlɛnman |
| · | gɛlɛn |
| harden | gɛlɛya |
| hardship | ɲɛni |
| hard-working | kìsɛ |
| hare | sonsan |
| haricot bean | tubabusiyɔ |
| harvest | suman |
| · | tigɛ |
| harvester | sumantigɛla |
| hat | banfula |
| · | fugulan |
| hate | koniya |
| · | koniya |
| hatred | juguya |
| Hausa | hawusakan |
| have | bɛ ... fɛ |
| · | bɛ ... bolo |
| he | a |
| head | kunkolo |
| · | kǔn |
| head of house | sotigi |
| head of state | jamanaɲɛmɔgɔ |
| · | jamanakuntigi |
| head towards | kunda |
| · | sin |
| headache | kunkolodimi |
| headlight | faari |
| headmaster | kalanyɔrɔkuntigi |
| headmistress | kalanyɔrɔkuntigi |
| headphones | lamɛnnikɛlan |
| headscarf | dankana |
| · | musɔrɔ |
| headteacher | kalanyɔrɔkuntigi |
| · | lakɔlikuntigi |
| heal | kɛnɛya |
| healing | kɛnɛyali |
| health | kɛnɛya |
| hear | mɛn |
| heart | dusu |
| · | dusukun |
| heat | goniya |
| · | funteni |
| · | kalaya |
| · | gan |
| heaven | sankolo |
| heavy | girin |
| · | girinman |
| Hebrew | hɛburukan |
| hectare | tari |
| hedgehog | jugunin |
| height | kundama |
| · | janya |
| heir | ciyɛntala |
| heiress | ciyɛntala |
| helicopter | elikɔpitɛri |
| hell | jahanama |
| helmet | nɛgɛfugula |
| · | kasiki |
| help | dɛmɛ |
| · | dɛmɛni |
| helper | dɛmɛbaa |
| hen | sɛ |
| · | sɛmuso |
| · | sɛsɛ |
| hen house | kulukulu |
| henhouse | sɛso |
| · | sɛkulukulu |
| henna | jabi |
| her | a |
| herd | gɛn |
| herd of cows | misikulu |
| herd of pigs | lɛkulu |
| here | yan |
| hereafter | lahara |
| hesitate | siga |
| hide | dogo |
| · | sutura |
| hide oneself | dogo |
| high | jamanjan |
| high temperature | farikalaya |
| higher education | sanfɛkalan |
| Hijrah | Ijira |
| hill | kulu |
| · | kulunin |
| hinder | bali |
| hip | tɔ̀gɔ |
| hippo | mali |
| his | a |
| historian | tariku dɔnbaa |
| history | ko kɛlenw |
| · | tariku |
| hit | bugɔ |
| · | tan |
| hoe | siyɛnnikɛlan |
| · | dabamuso |
| · | daba |
| · | kɔrɔsiyɛn |
| · | siyɛn |
| hole | dingɛ |
| · | wo |
| holiday | kɔnze |
| holiness | senumaya |
| · | senuya |
| holy | senuma |
| · | senu |
| holy day | donba |
| holy man | mori |
| Holy Spirit | Ni Senu |
| home | gǎ |
| · | so |
| homeland | faso |
| Honduras | Hɔndirasi |
| honest | sɛbɛ |
| honey | di |
| honour | danbe |
| · | bonya |
| hoof | sen |
| hope | jigi |
| · | jigi |
| hopelessness | jigintanya |
| horizontal line | ci dalen |
| horn | pipi |
| · | biɲɛ |
| horse | so |
| horse rider | sòtigi |
| hospital | dɔgɔtɔrɔso |
| · | dɔgɔtɔrɔsoba |
| hospitality | jatigiya |
| host | jatigi |
| hot | gan |
| · | goni |
| · | goniman |
| · | kalanman |
| · | farin |
| · | kalan |
| hot drink (lipton tea or coffee, but not Malian tea) | kafe |
| hot/tropical country | funtenimajamana |
| hotel | lotɛli |
| · | dunanjiginso |
| hour | nɛgɛ kanɲɛ |
| · | lɛrɛ |
| house | bon |
| · | so |
| house guard | sokɔlɔsila |
| household | somɔgɔw |
| how | cogo di |
| · | di |
| · | cogo jumɛn |
| how many | jòli |
| how much | jòli |
| however | o bɛɛ n'a ta |
| huge | belebeleba |
| hull | wɔrɔ |
| humble oneself | majigin |
| humble person | yɛrɛmajiginlen |
| humiliate | mafiɲɛya |
| · | dɔgɔya |
| humiliation | mafiɲɛyali |
| humility | yɛrɛmajiginlenya |
| hundred | kɛmɛ |
| hunger | kɔngɔ |
| hunter | donsokɛ |
| · | donso |
| hunting | donsoya |
| hurry | teliya |
| hurt | digi |
| · | jogin |
| · | dimi |
| · | dimi |
| husband | cɛ̌ |
| · | furucɛ |
| husk | wɔrɔ |
| hut | bulon |
| · | bon |
| · | togo |
| hyena | suruku |
| hygene | saniya |
| hymn | bɛti |
| hypocrisy | filankafoya |