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| Domain | Subdomain | Photo content |
| agriculture | bundle | large bundles millet grain spikes Tupere 2006 JH |
| agriculture | field (part) | earth dikeridge in field to retain rainwater Anda 07 Nanga saRNagEndi JH |
| agriculture | field (part) | furrows ridges after plowing JH |
| agriculture | harvest | millet harvest Beni 10 2006 JH |
| agriculture | harvest pile (big) | flat stone enclosure for large pile of millet Anda 2007 Nanga yuutErE dambi JH |
| agriculture | harvest pile (small) | small pile just harvested millet Beni yujurO 10 2006 JH |
| agriculture | hoe, daba | daba hoe with back of blade inserted into hole in curved end of handle Anda 07 Nanga waradawa JH |
| agriculture | hoe, daba | daba hoe with back of blade inserted into hole in curved end of handle Dian Jam kOyN 2006 JH |
| agriculture | hoe, daba | hoe short straight shaft back of blade inserted in hole for uprooting Dian 2006 Jam jerwiN JH |
| agriculture | hoe, daba | pickhoe axelike blade hooked end sleeved back of blade Anda 07 Nanga jambara kOmO JH |
| agriculture | hoe, daba | pickhoe axelike blade hooked end sleeved back of blade Anda 07 Nanga jambara kOmO closeup JH |
| agriculture | hoe, daba | pickhoe long straight handle ending in bulge blade inserted Anda 07 Nanga jambara JH |
| agriculture | hoe, daba | pickhoe long straight handle ending in bulge blade inserted Anda 07 Nanga jambara closeup JH |
| agriculture | hoe, daba | pickhoe sowing back of blade inserted in hole in shaft Dian 2006 Jam siw |
| agriculture | hoe, daba | pickhoe sowing blade sleeve covers end of shaft HS tekubundo JH |
| agriculture | hoe, daba | shorthandled pickhoe with hooked end esp for mud Dian 2006 Jam jarawa deNe JH |
| agriculture | hoe, daba | sleeved daba hoe short straight shaft sleeved back of blade triangular subtype Anda 07 Nanga waradaamba JH |
| agriculture | hoe, daba | sleeved daba hoe straight shaft rectangular blade curved back Gasa 07 JH |
| agriculture | hoe, daba | sleeved daba hoe straight shaft triangular blade curved back FomboriMuseum JH |
| agriculture | plow | plow modern Dian 2006 JH |
| agriculture | plow | plow modern with camel Gasa July 07 |
| agriculture | sickle | sickle Dian 2006 Jam kOrOway JH |
| agriculture | sprout | sprouts Dian 08 2006 JH |
| attach/rope | fray/unravel | old rope fray JH |
| attach/rope | fray/unravel | rope unravel into its 3 cords JH |
| attach/rope | hobble | hobble front legs donkey |
| attach/rope | hobble | hobbles for front legs Djanwely 2006 Jam tON JH |
| attach/rope | hobble | hobbles rope for tying quadrupeds front legs JH |
| attach/rope | knot | mans knot tight knot JH |
| attach/rope | knot | simple knot that is untied by a simple pull JH |
| attach/rope | knot | sliding knot JH |
| bag/sack | bag | finely sewn animal hide shoulderbag with strap Dianwely 2006 Jam jEmE JH |
| bag/sack | bag | shoulderbag from entire goatskin Dianwely 2006 Jam bEEnE JH |
| bag/sack | sack | open hard leather baggage containers formerly carried on side of donkey Anda 07 Nanga kondo JH |
| basket | basket | basket for reaping wild fonio Tupere 2006 Tabi gOn tEw JH |
| basket | basket | large basket for cotton grass stems Dianwely 2006 Jam naam tajiiN JH |
| basket | basket | large basket squared grass stems Dianwely 2006 Jam taju JH |
| basket | basket | low flat filtering basket Anda 07 Nanga yogiri JH |
| basket | basket | midsized basket wood strips Dianwely 2006 Jam sisegu JH |
| basket | basket | small basket grass stems Dianwely 2006 Jam tajiiN JH |
| basket | basket | very small basket grass stems Beni paNanum 2006 JH |
| basket | basket holder | Fulbe type basket holder suspended from ceiling Dianwely 2006 Jam dEkE JH |
| blacksmith | anvil | anvil immobile Tupere dENE 2006 JH |
| blacksmith | bellows | animal hide bellows Tupere wusiyo 2006 JH |
| blacksmith | bellows | modern bellows with crank Kono 07 Nanga juuri JH |
| blacksmith | chisel | small chisel with curved blade Tupere pogu 2006 JH |
| blacksmith | chisel | small chisel with straight blade Tupere bagteredere 2006 JH |
| blacksmith | forge | blacksmiths work shed with bellows Tupere zEma togu 2006 JH |
| blacksmith | forge | forge with support Tupere 2006 JH |
| blacksmith | hammer | blacksmiths hammer sleeved Kono 07 Nanga dOOmbO JH |
| blacksmith | hammer | blacksmiths hammer straight wooden handle Tupere andarka 2006 JH |
| blacksmith | hammer | blacksmiths mallet all metal Tup selgire 2006 JH |
| blacksmith | hammer | hammer straight wooden handle Kono 07 Nanga matoo JH |
| blacksmith | tongs | tongs Tupere kam 2006 JH |
| blacksmith | wedge | heavy iron wedge for cutting metal Tupere irnaba 2006 JH |
| body | body fat | belly fat omentum sheep Beni siiNwaari JH |
| body | body fat | belly fat omentum sheep Dou JH |
| body | genital | testicles sheep Dou JH |
| body | internal organ | bladder sheep Beni pilom JH |
| body | internal organ | bladder sheep JH |
| body | internal organ | entrails sheep Beni JH |
| body | internal organ | gallbladder sheep JH |
| body | internal organ | gallbladder with liver sheep JH |
| body | internal organ | heart liver fat cooking Douentza JH |
| body | internal organ | heart sheep Beni JH |
| body | internal organ | kidneys in carcass sheep JH |
| body | internal organ | liver heart lung sheep Dou 2006 JH |
| body | internal organ | lungs sheep Beni JH |
| body | internal organ | spleen in carcass lower right below kidney sheep JH |
| body | internal organ | spleen liver sheep Beni JH |
| body | vessel/tendon | esophagus red in front of white windpipe JH |
| body | vessel/tendon | windpipe sheep JH |
| body function | bend/cross | bend over lean forward bow JH |
| body function | defecate | excrement cow dung JH |
| body function | defecate | excrement sheep droppings JH |
| body function | menstruate | house for menstruating women Kono 07 Nanga tanjakombi or tanjando JH |
| body position | hold self up | sit up leaning on elbow JH |
| body position | kneel | kneel camel JH |
| body position | kneel | kneel person JH |
| body position | lying position | curl up to sleep fetal position JH |
| body position | lying position | lie down on back JH |
| body position | lying position | lie down on belly JH |
| body position | lying position | lie down on side JH |
| body position | sit | sit chair one leg crossed JH |
| body position | sit | sit on ground feet outstretched JH |
| body position | sit | sit on ground legs back JH |
| body position | sit | sit on ground legs crossed JH |
| body position | sit | sit on ground legs out JH |
| body position | squat | squat JH |
| body position | stand/stop | stand JH |
| body position | stand/stop | stand feet asymmetrical JH |
| body position | stand/stop | stand feet symmetrical JH |
| bowl/cup | ablutions bowl | small earthenware bowl with water for ablutions Walo 03 2008 JH |
| bowl/cup | eating bowl | finely decorated wooden eating bowl large Dianwely 2006 Jam baanya JH |
| bowl/cup | eating bowl | finely decorated wooden eating bowl small Dianwely 2006 Jam banyiN JH |
| bowl/cup | oil bowl | earthenware bowl for oil Tupere 2006 Tabi low baansey JH |
| box/can | bottle/barrel | bottle plastic JH |
| box/can | box | tobacco container Dianwely 2006 Jam sire bata JH |
| box/can | can | tin can Nescafe JH |
| break | crack | cracks in dried clay Tupere JH |
| break | rip | rip tear shirt JH |
| calabash/gourd | calabash | calabash 5 types above Beni 2006 JH |
| calabash/gourd | calabash | calabash 5 types below Beni 2006 JH |
| calabash/gourd | calabash (dry) | dry calabash with light colored interior Dianwely 2006 Jam kaju piru JH |
| calabash/gourd | calabash (dry) | small calabash cylindrical extension for jewels Beni kanubara 2006 JH |
| calabash/gourd | calabash (dry) | small calabash cylindrical extension for jewels and clothing with cover Fombori Museum 2006 Naj tondo karabara JH |
| calabash/gourd | calabash (liquids) | calabash with light colored interior for liquids with ladle Dianwely 2006 Jam kaju nOO JH |
| calabash/gourd | calabash (liquids) | decorated rattling calabash Fombori Museum 2006 JH |
| calabash/gourd | calabash (pointed) | small calabash with protrusions on side Beni 2006 kOsu pOtO JH |
| calabash/gourd | gourd | gourd for cream of millet Anda 07 kOsutogoro JH |
| calabash/gourd | gourd | gourd no neck small hole sprinkling Beni 2006 duduuru JH |
| calabash/gourd | gourd | small gourd with thin neck that opens widely at top Beni 2006 sabOl JH |
| calabash/gourd | gourd | widemouthed gourd for tobacco leaf Anda 07 Nanga tawatogoro JH |
| carry/load | carry (on head) | carry on head JH |
| carry/load | carry on shoulder | carry with blade resting on shoulder ax JH |
| carry/load | carry on shoulder | carry with blade resting on shoulder daba JH |
| celestial body | set | sunset Tabi JH |
| chicken | coop | chicken coop constructed Anda 07 Nanga EnjE ndo JH |
| chicken | coop | chicken coop from waterjar |
| clothing | belt | oldfashioned womans hide waistbelt with pommel Beni 2006 yaajiru JH |
| clothing | fabric type | black velvet woman's boubou Anda 07 Nanga yugusijEmi JH |
| clothing | fabric type | cloth from Burkina cheap Anda 2007 Nanga watay JH |
| clothing | fabric type | elegant cotton fabric dyed dark blue black Anda 07 Nanga yuri sembire JH |
| clothing | footwear | Fulbe style mans shoe Dian Jam pulO tagu 2006 JH |
| clothing | footwear | leather slipper Dian Jam tagu balluujE 2006 JH |
| clothing | footwear | mans opentoed plastic sandal Dian Jam sOrnOkun 2006 JH |
| clothing | footwear | mans traditional leather sandal Dian Jam wOrOkun 2006 JH |
| clothing | footwear | sandals plastic Jam babi JH |
| clothing | footwear | womans shoe high heel Dian tagutettu JH |
| clothing | headwear | Fulbe style conical hat Hombori 2006 JH |
| clothing | headwear | felt hat of holy man or horseman Anda 07 Nanga modibo koo JH |
| clothing | headwear | hat Tupere 2 JH |
| clothing | headwear | hat shepherds cotton hat Anda 07 Nanga berembikuu JH |
| clothing | headwear | hat skullcap Beni 2006 JH |
| clothing | headwear | hunters hat Beni danna goro JH |
| clothing | headwear | mans felt skullcap with protrusion black Beni nyaNkati jEwnEw 2006 JH |
| clothing | headwear | mans pullover hat wool Nanga koolaaba 2006 JH |
| clothing | headwear | mans red felt skullcap with protrusion red Beni nyaNkati barnaw 2006 JH |
| clothing | headwear | mans skullcap flat top white Beni kONkOtO pilE 2006 JH |
| clothing | headwear | mans skullcap with flat top colored decorations Dou Nanga alaajikoo 06 2007 JH |
| clothing | headwear | old mans hat that clumps on top Tupere Najamba tOppOtOOrE JH |
| clothing | headwear | sailor's soft cotton hat with foldout brim Dou Nanga koowOrOkuRi 06 2007 JH |
| clothing | headwear | tightfitting mans cotton skullcap Dou 06 2007 JH |
| clothing | headwear | wide brimmed hat woven from doum palm JH |
| clothing | headwear | womans head shawl Beni 2006 JH |
| clothing | headwear | womans head shawl oldfashioned European Anda 07 Nanga musOOrO diskoo JH |
| clothing | man's boubou | boubou elegant to below knees top out to hands but cut back at knees Anda 07 Nanga suNgO naa JH |
| clothing | man's boubou | boubou large elegant to ankle top extends to arms slit on side Tupere dOllEkE JH |
| clothing | man's boubou | boubou large elegant to feet top extends to arms slit on side big pocket Dian arakoynaa 2006 JH |
| clothing | man's boubou | boubou to ankle longsleeved round neck opening Beni suNgoyjappE 2006 JH |
| clothing | man's boubou | boubou to below knee longsleeved Vneck Tupere porkiya 2006 JH |
| clothing | man's boubou | boubou to feet shortsleeved Vneck easy Anda 07 Nanga OgirikaRNi JH |
| clothing | man's boubou | boubou to feet very short sleeve Vneck Beni Ogurukay 2006 JH |
| clothing | man's boubou | boubou wide covers arms to feet not tapered Anda Nanga suNgO dondonge JH |
| clothing | man's boubou | jellaba Anda 07 Nanga jalabiya JH |
| clothing | man's boubou | shirt hunter's Dian Jam bOOgu tON 2006 JH |
| clothing | man's boubou | wool boubou Beni kaasa suNgoy 2006 JH |
| clothing | pants | baggy pants to below knees Beni murnu adeNge 2006 JH |
| clothing | pants | long baggy pants to just above ankles Beni murnu tupa 2006 JH |
| clothing | pants | mans long pants with belt cord Beni murnu cEsu OR seeliya 2006 JH |
| clothing | shawl/veil | womans head shawl lacy fabric Walo 2007 Nanga baragondi JH |
| clothing | shawl/veil | womans head shawl velvety black Walo |
| clothing | turban | Saudi style headcloth red and white checkerboard Anda 07 Nanga alaajidombo JH |
| clothing | wear | button(verb) unbutton JH |
| clothing | wear | button on shirt JH |
| clothing | woman's boubou | woman's blouselike boubou to waist modern fabric Anda 07 Nanga suNgO endis |
| clothing | woman's boubou | woman's dresslike boubou down to knee height fringed pink Anda 07 Nanga kOrOmadondoy |
| clothing | woman's boubou | womans blouselike boubou Beni 2006 JH |
| clothing | wrap | wrap womans garment Beni 2006 JH |
| coin | colonial coin | coins colonial Tupere 2006 JH |
| coin | colonial coin | colonial coin 10franc1965 taNka walo JH |
| color | dye | blackish blue indigo dye Hombori 2006 JH |
| color | dye | bogolan brown and yellow Dian Jam bOOgu tON 2006 JH |
| color | spot/stain | having dark spots on a light background spotted thickknee JH |
| color | spot/stain | having light colored spots on dark background stone partridge JH |
| cooking | oven | covered oven for roasting meat Douentza Jam ugu JH |
| cooking | oven | hearth for cooking 3 stones Dianwely 2006 Jam ninyu JH |
| cover | cover body | blanket wool Hombori 2006 JH |
| cover | lid | lid for cooking pot Dianwely 2006 JH |
| cut | saw | saw blade FomboriMuseum JH |
| cut | saw | saw entire FomboriMuseum JH |
| donkey | donkey gear | donkeys back padding JH |
| donkey | donkey gear | rope around donkeys tail JH |
| donkey | donkey gear | two long poles protruding from front of cart JH |
| donkey | donkey gear | two wood blocks in donkeys harness JH |
| donkey | donkey gear | yoke black on donkey JH |
| fight | sanctuary | sanctuary refuge mudbrick rooms in rocks Anda Nanga doguro JH |
| fire | ashes | ashes in hearth JH |
| fire | lighter | traditional flint lighter with flint and tinder Dianwely 2006 Jam numpEru JH |
| food | cakes/fritters | cake and fritters made with crushed cowpeas Nanga gatoo tonjo JH |
| food | cakes/fritters | cake and fritters made with crushed cowpeas broken Nanga gatoo tonjo JH |
| food | cakes/fritters | rice cake JH |
| food | candy | chewing gum bottle shaped JH |
| food | candy | chewing gum square JH |
| food | candy | green ginger flavored hard candies wrapped Black Ginger 2007 Jam ancEpEl JH |
| food | candy | hard candy with whistle Douentza 2007 JH |
| food | candy | hard green candies wrapped Bumpy Nanga omboro bONbON JH |
| food | candy | hard red candies wrapped Tempo 2007 Nanga agsi JH |
| food | candy | hard white candies wrapped milk cookies Nanga EmE bONbON JH |
| food | candy | locally produced soft candy Nanga bONbON aluwa 2007 JH |
| food | candy | toffee chewy candy Nanga bONbON sogola JH |
| food | flour | yellow flour from fruit of nere JH |
| food | meal type | meal with large soft millet cakes Dian 2006 Jam apala JH |
| food | meat | roasted grilled meat JH |
| fun/song/dance | toy | wooden board with 12 holes for board game Fombori Museum 2006 JH |
| granary | granary | granary Anda 2007 Nanga tara JH |
| granary | granary | granary built on raised platform large mans Dianwely 2006 Jam gOO JH |
| granary | granary | granary raised Beni 2006 JH |
| granary | granary | large granary mans Dian 2006 Jam gOO arNa JH |
| granary | granary part | space under slightly raised granary Tupere 2006 Tabi daddo JH |
| granary | granary roof | conical roof Jamsay style granary Dian 2006 JH |
| granary | interior | small earthenware granary Fombori Museum 2006 JH |
| granary | interior | small earthenware granary damaged Dian 2006 Jam gOdOOru JH |
| grooming | coin (ornament) | silver coins as ornaments for hairstyle Kikara 2006 JH |
| hold | hold | hold stick behind ones nape in hands JH |
| hold | hold | hold stick behind ones nape with forearms JH |
| hold | hold | hold stick on shoulder with middle resting on shoulder JH |
| hole | cavity | cave opening Dianwely tumo kOm JH |
| hole | cavity | large cavity in mountain Anda 07 Nanga kombi JH |
| hole | tree hole | tree hole Jam tiwNE kOm JH |
| honey | aviary | manmade apiary in tree Beni kowii 2006 JH |
| honey | hive | honeycomb dry Beni 2006 JH |
| honey | honey | honey Douentza June 2007 JH |
| horse/camel | blinders | spur for horse Hombori 2006 miimo JH |
| horse/camel | mouth bit | bit mouthpiece for male horse Dianwely 2006 Jam karum JH |
| horse/camel | mouth bit | bit mouthpiece for mare Dianwely 2006 Jam karum JH |
| horse/camel | rope | mouth cord reins camel Douentza 2006 JH |
| horse/camel | rope | mouth cord reins donkey cart Dianwely JH |
| horse/camel | rope | nose rope ox JH |
| horse/camel | saddle | camel saddle simple Douentza 2006 JH |
| horse/camel | saddle | horse saddle with stirrup Hombori 2006 JH |
| horse/camel | stirrup | stirrup for horse flat type Dianwely 2006 Jam arcEwE JH |
| horse/camel | stirrup | stirrup for horse ring type FomboriMuseum JH |
| horse/camel | strap | belly strap camel JH |
| hot/cold | burn | brand on cow JH |
| hot/cold | fan (noun) | circular palm leaf fan Dianwely 2006 Jam guun JH copy |
| house | beam | main ceiling beam Dianwely 2006 JH |
| house | brick | allow pile of fresh mud manure mix to ferment JH |
| house | brick | brick factory Douen 12 2006 JH |
| house | brick | brick mold Djan 2006 JH |
| house | door | door shutter corrugated metal Dianwely 2006 JH |
| house | door | door shutter wood monitor lizard design Kono 07 JH |
| house | door | door shutter wood sculpted Anda 07 Nanga kiYa JH |
| house | door | door shutter wood sculpted for granary FomboriMuseum JH |
| house | foundation | space under low platform for house Kono 2007 Nanga jOON JH |
| house | foundation | space under low platform for house forked stick Kono 2007 Nanga jOON JH |
| house | furniture | long stone bench Kono 07 Nanga arNa OO JH |
| house | furniture | long wooden bench Kono 07 Nanga arNa OO JH |
| house | furniture | stool Hogons crocodile Anda 07 Nanga aYatuNguri JH |
| house | furniture | stool cubic Dianwely 2006 Jam tuNurnu JH |
| house | gutter | gutter spout roof Dian 2006 Jam soro JH |
| house | house | house mud brick front Dianwely 2006 Jam uro JH |
| house | house | mosque Anda 2007 JH |
| house | house | mosque Tupere 2006 JH |
| house | house | mosque Tupere 2006 Tabi misiile JH |
| house | hut/tent | camp Fulbe Tupere 2006 JH |
| house | hut/tent | hut Fulbe Tupere 2006 JH |
| house | kitchen | horizontal beam running through granary and projecting Dianwely 2006 JH |
| house | kitchen | horizontal beam running through granary and projecting Tupere 2006 Tabi paNa bere JH |
| house | ladder/stairs | external stairway leading to roof Dianwely 2006 JH |
| house | ladder/stairs | ladder |
| house | niche/shelf | mud brick shelf divided into cells Anda 07 Nanga toNomi JH |
| house | niche/shelf | niche in interior wall Dianwely 2006 Jam logujum JH |
| house | niche/shelf | platform at side of vestibule Anda 07 dumbi saNa JH |
| house | niche/shelf | recesses in facade of house flanking and above door Dianwely 2006 JH |
| house | niche/shelf | recesses in facade of house flanking door Beni 2006 naa siram JH |
| house | projection | large pointed vertical projections on mosque Tupere 2006 Tabi timle JH |
| house | projection | small humplike projection mud on roof |
| house | shed | flat stones used as seats at palaver shed Tupere 2006 Tabi taNa tuwo JH |
| house | shed | palaver shed Kono 07 JH |
| house | shed | shed Dianwely 2006 Jam togu JH |
| house | shed | toguna central mens palaver shed Tupere 2006 Tabi taNa ka JH |
| house | threshold | threshold of door into house Anda 2007 Nanga pendigire JH |
| house | toilet | drain from toilet to street Dianwely 2006 Jam nii buju JH |
| house | toilet | simple outhouse for bathing and urinating stone Anda 07 Nanga nii diye JH |
| house | upstairs | upstairs 2level house facade Kono 07 Nanga sOOrO JH |
| house | vestibule | first room or hallway in house Dianwely 2006 Jam togu dEm JH |
| house | vestibule | vestibule at entrance to courtyard Anda 07 Nanga kaNaRNa JH |
| house | wall/corner | wall around courtyard mud brick Dianwely 2006 Jam gowo JH |
| house | wall/corner | wall constructed partly of stone partly of earth Tupere 2006 Tabi tEma paNa JH |
| house | window | window uncovered Tupere 2006 Tabi toguurey JH |
| house | window | window with corrugated metal cover Dianwely 2006 JH |
| hunt | bird trap | bird trap made with clay &+horse hairs Boni JH |
| hunt | hunt | hunter wearing gear Tupere 2006 JH |
| hunt | trap | erect fishtrap Walo 07 JH |
| hunt | trap | hyena trap Dianwely 2006 Jam taa jEnENE JH |
| hunt | trap | iron trap for small mammals Dianwely 2006 Jam jEnENE JH |
| hunt | trap | large drop trap with large rock small rock and stick Anda 07 Nanga Embi JH |
| jewelry | amber | amber bracelet Anda 07 Nanga dundumaaRNa naa pagi JH |
| jewelry | amber | amber bracelet Beni 2006 dudumbaarna JH |
| jewelry | amber | necklace of simple amber cubes Beni 2007 alumbaarnaajE kOrO JH |
| jewelry | ankle necklace | ankle necklace with interlocking chains Beni 2006 lOsO(si)sEErnEm JH |
| jewelry | ankle necklace | ankle necklace with large red beads Dianwely 2006 Jam ban dugu JH |
| jewelry | ankle ring | anklet ankle ring with ends that can be separated Beni 2006 lOsOmEEnii JH |
| jewelry | ankle ring | fairly thick ankle ring of lightweight metal Dianwely 2006 Jam kOOma sombiru JH |
| jewelry | ankle ring | thick anklet of lightweight metal in 2 interlocking pieces |
| jewelry | ankle ring | thick anklet of lightweight metal in 2 interlocking pieces worn Beni 2006 lOsO tambara JH |
| jewelry | armband | Hausa style bead armband worn above elbow Dianwely 2006 Jam hawsa numo bere JH |
| jewelry | back necklace | silver coins as jewelry on tight necklace back |
| jewelry | bead | nose ring woman Kikara 2006 JH |
| jewelry | bracelet | bracelets metal Walo 07 JH |
| jewelry | bracelet type | bracelet simple metal Dianwely 2006 Jam numo kOrO mEn JH |
| jewelry | bracelet type | flat steel wristband Tupere 2006 Tabi koonsu JH |
| jewelry | bracelet type | heavy metal bracelet Anda 07 Nanga sombori JH |
| jewelry | bracelet type | metal bracelet with longitudinal right angled ridge Tup tOnyEtOnyE JH |
| jewelry | bracelet type | rounded brass bracelet Tupere 2006 Tabi digibey JH |
| jewelry | bracelet type | thin bead bracelets worn together Beni 2006 naa duwO yii JH |
| jewelry | earring | earring Tupere 2006 Tabi suguru losaga JH |
| jewelry | earring type | earring set with circular earring & 2 flat metal pendants Tupere 2006 Tabi sinani JH |
| jewelry | earring type | earring with spirals gold colored JH |
| jewelry | earring type | earring with spirals gold colored Walo 07 kanynyE JH |
| jewelry | earring type | ornament worn on top of earring paired with earring Hombori 2006 JH |
| jewelry | elbow-ring | bronze elbowring with circular crosssection Tupere 2006 Tabi lO kumnO teesu JH |
| jewelry | elbow-ring | bronze elbowring with ridge Dianwely 2006 Jam kOOba JH |
| jewelry | elbow-ring | heavy metal bracelet or elbowring pair Beni 2006 naa somburu JH |
| jewelry | elbow-ring | stone armring or elbowring circular crosssection Tupere 2006 Tabi lo bere tuwo JH |
| jewelry | elbow-ring | stone elbowring ridged Anda 07 Nanga magadOmbO JH |
| jewelry | elbow-ring | stone elbowring with ridge Beni 2006 maka dOmO JH |
| jewelry | elbow-ring | two piece elbowring set one ridged one round Dianwely 2006 Jam kOOba PiipayN JH |
| jewelry | elbow-ring | wood elbowrings worn as a set Tupere 2006 Tabi lo bere JH |
| jewelry | headband type | bronze clasp used in womens hairdoes Walo 2007 back silani JH |
| jewelry | headband type | bronze clasp used in womens hairdoes Walo 2007 front silani JH |
| jewelry | headband type | headband with strings of tiny beads Dianwely 2006 Jam domo tEEn JH |
| jewelry | headband type | womans bead headband green red black white Walo 2007 pEtilE bamba JH |
| jewelry | headband type | womans bead headband red white black Walo 2007 bajjel JH |
| jewelry | headband type | womans bead headband white with a little black Walo 2007 duwa pindE JH |
| jewelry | headband type | womans bead headband yellow Walo 2007 duwa pusumO JH |
| jewelry | modern necklace | cats eye necklace green beads Beni 2006 niniwNe jire JH |
| jewelry | modern necklace | cow udder necklace with beads Beni naa iru JH |
| jewelry | modern necklace | modern necklace 3 thin amberlike beads Anda 2007 Nanga duganjasiriti JH |
| jewelry | modern necklace | modern necklace blue Tupere 2006 Tabi dugo law JH |
| jewelry | modern necklace | modern necklace cubic red plastic beads Anda 07 Nanga duganja kunduri JH |
| jewelry | modern necklace | modern necklace large orange balls Anda 2007 Nanga maRaduganga JH |
| jewelry | modern necklace | modern necklace long red beads Beni 2006 amakarnu JH |
| jewelry | modern necklace | modern necklace long red beads yellow segments Dianwely 2006 ama kan JH |
| jewelry | modern necklace | modern necklace plastic beads double cone 3 colors Beni 2006 doloro JH |
| jewelry | modern necklace | modern necklace with flat red disks Beni 2006 nyaajE dimE JH |
| jewelry | modern necklace | modern necklace with flat red plastic disks Anda 2007 Nanga dimEnyaanjo JH |
| jewelry | modern necklace | modern necklace with red cubic beads Anda 2007 Nanga duganjakunduri |
| jewelry | modern necklace | modern necklace yellow with 1 round red ornament Dianwely 2006 Jam cErEwE iiN JH |
| jewelry | modern necklace | necklace of tiny shells strung together Beni 2006 cicEE duwO yii JH |
| jewelry | modern necklace | watermelonseed necklace Beni 2006 kanarna yii JH |
| jewelry | necklace | necklace chain Anda 07 Nanga sEERE kOrO JH |
| jewelry | necklace | necklace chain Tup sEsErni JH |
| jewelry | necklace type | large necklace jewel circular white Dianwely 2006 Jam ceru pirNiiN JH |
| jewelry | necklace type | large necklace jewel circular white Tup kOlO jEEjE JH |
| jewelry | necklace type | loose necklace of black rubber Anda 07 duganjakobi(black) manaduganga(orange) JH |
| jewelry | necklace type | necklace made with doum palm nuts Anda 07 Nanga koNgirinjaduganja JH |
| jewelry | necklace type | quatrefoil necklace jewel Walo 07 koloni |
| jewelry | shell necklace | necklace with several fairly large seashell like plastic beads Walo 07 duwazaraw |
| jewelry | shell necklace | necklace with several seashell like plastic beads Tupere 2006 Tabi kodisakki JH |
| jewelry | shell necklace | shell cluster worn on nape Beni 2006 cicEE tuNgoy JH |
| jewelry | toe-ring | toe ring womans Dianwely 2006 kOO mEEnii JH |
| jewelry | waistband | girls ornamental waistband Dianwely 2006 Jam dOyN dugO JH |
| jewelry | waistband | girls ornamental waistband modern green RWB Walo 07 dookErEy |
| jewelry | waistband | womans flat metal ornament worn on waist Tupere 2006 halgere JH |
| knife/ax/blade | ax | ax for mortars handle with sharp bend sleeved blade Tup wogu JH |
| knife/ax/blade | ax | large wood chopping ax handle ends in bend sleeved blade for both hands Anda 07 Nanga OndOdugi JH |
| knife/ax/blade | ax | wood chopping ax handle ends in bulge with hole Dianwely 2006 Jam gurO JH |
| knife/ax/blade | folding knife | folding knife razor Tupere 2008 JH |
| knife/ax/blade | folding knife | folding knife steel |
| knife/ax/blade | knife | harvesting knife with handle Beni 2006 JH |
| knife/ax/blade | knife | harvesting knife without handle Douentza 2007 JH |
| knife/ax/blade | machete | machete blade Tupere 2006 Tabi kubkubu JH |
| knife/ax/blade | razor | razor modern Douentza JH |
| knife/ax/blade | scraper | calabash scraper(with ladle) Dianwely 2006 Jam gOrNiiN JH |
| knife/ax/blade | scraper | calabash scraper Beni koosumboo JH |
| knife/ax/blade | scraper | mortar scraper for finishing mortars Tupere 2006 Tabi kOsu JH |
| knife/ax/blade | trimming ax | ax for trimming green branches large triangular blade Anda 07 Nanga kOrO JH |
| knife/ax/blade | trimming ax | ax for trimming green branches large triangular blade Dianwely 2006 Jam kOtO JH |
| knife/ax/blade | trimming ax | midsized trimming ax sharp bend sleeved blade Dianwely 2006 Jam gOgu JH |
| knife/ax/blade | trimming ax | midsized trimming ax sharp bend sleeved blade Tupere sOgO JH |
| knife/ax/blade | trimming ax | small ax for cutting hollow of wooden troughs Tup lawrey JH |
| knife/ax/blade | trimming ax | small wood trimming ax short handle Dian 2007 Jam seY lerwiiN JH |
| light/darkness | lamp | old fashioned oil lamp Dianwely 2006 Jam bitla JH |
| liquid | froth | froth foam on tea JH |
| livestock | animal pen | animal pen in village stone Hombori guriya almani zeykalo JH |
| livestock | graze | livestock graze in pasture Tupere JH |
| livestock | herder | cattle herder cowherd JH |
| livestock | muzzle | muzzle stick with thorns Dianwely 2006 Jam celbu JH |
| livestock | slaughter/butcher | slaughter cut throat sheep Beni JH |
| mat | hem | black dyed border hem doum palm mat JH |
| mat | mat type | mat modern section JH |
| mat | mat type | mat woven from stems Tupere daNarawal 2006 JH |
| mat | mat type | mat woven from strips of doum palm Dianwely 2006 Jam bal kara JH |
| mat | matting | straw hanging mat sekko JH |
| mat | prayer mat | prayerskin Dian 2006 Jam saliNguru or salguju JH |
| medicine | blister | blister on skin JH |
| medicine | skin condition | large sores on body Tabi pasu JH |
| milk | milk bucket | milk bucket large bucket shaped wood Dianwely 2006 karawal JH |
| mix/stir/shake | knead | flat kneading stick Djan Jam paaru 2006 JH |
| mix/stir/shake | stirring stick | stirring stick like eggbeater Djan 2006 Jam jiiru JH |
| mortar/pestle | mortar | mortar with pestles Dianwely 2006 Jam manaa JH |
| mortar/pestle | mortar type | mortar for gunpowder Anda 2007 no1 Nanga tundimarpapirNatori JH |
| mortar/pestle | mortar type | mortar for gunpowder Anda 2007 no2 Nanga tundimarpapirNatori JH |
| mortar/pestle | mortar type | small mortar for crushing baobab leaves Dianwely 2006 Jam mana iN JH |
| mortar/pestle | pestle | pestle for pounding in mortar 2 types Dianwely 2006 Jam mOtiN-JH |
| mortar/pestle | pestle type | pestle with thick business end for black clay pottery Walo 2008 |
| mortar/pestle | pestle type | small pestle for baobab leaves and spices Dianwely 2006 JH |
| mortar/pestle | pestle type | small pestle for macari Anda 2007 Nanga taRiyERi kundi tOri JHjpg |
| music | bell | bell for cow Tupere 2006 delure JH |
| music | flute | reed flute Beni 2006 liilu JH |
| music | flute | wooden flute FomboriMuseum JH |
| music | guitar/violin | native guitar 1 string Dianwely 2006 JH |
| music | guitar/violin | native guitar 1 string with player Dianwely 2006 Jam kOnii JH |
| music | guitar/violin | one stringed native violin with bow Dianwely 2006 JH |
| music | guitar/violin | one stringed native violin with player Dianwely 2006 Jam gOOnigaanii JH |
| music | rattle | large rattle made from gourd Tupere 2006 Tabi sEsEgE JH |
| music | tapstick | curved tapstick for hourglass shaped tomtom JH |
| music | tomtom | tomtom 3 types with drummers Dianwely 2006 JH |
| music | tomtom | tomtoms 3 kinds Dianwely 2006 JH |
| music | tomtom type | calabash tomtom worn around neck Dianwely 2006 Jam balpOO JH |
| music | tomtom type | cylindrical tomtom carried on hip metal side Anda 07 Nanga bORNu gaNgaN JH |
| music | tomtom type | cylindrical tomtom carried on hip wooden side Tupere 2006 Tabi gaNa JH |
| music | tomtom type | large tomtom over 1 shoulder 1 tapstick Anda 2007 Nanga borNiyarwa no2 JH |
| music | tomtom type | long hourglass shaped tomtom Dianwely 2006 Jam gOON ben JH |
| music | tomtom type | long hourglass shaped tomtom Kono 07 Nanga bOn gOO JH |
| open/shut | key | key modern JH |
| open/shut | lock (noun) | lock on door with metal ring padlock and wire Dianwely 2006 Jam cEwE sOgO JH |
| open/shut | lock (noun) | padlock Dianwely 2006 Jam gogoro JH |
| open/shut | lock (noun) | wooden bolt outer gate Dian 2006 Jam cEwE sOgO JH |
| open/shut | lock (noun) | wooden bolt outer gate Tupere 2006 Tabi sOgu JH |
| ordinal | | counting stick Kono Nanga berewaalugo JH |
| part (animal) | butchery cut | breast section brisket sheep Dou 2006 JH |
| part (animal) | butchery cut | brisket with neck and testicles sheep Beni Jam biyol JH |
| part (animal) | butchery cut | brisket with neck sheep Douentza JH |
| part (animal) | butchery cut | entrails butchery sheep Dou 2006 JH |
| part (animal) | butchery cut | front leg section sheep Beni lOsOjire JH |
| part (animal) | butchery cut | front leg section sheep Dou 2006 JH |
| part (animal) | butchery cut | head with paws sheep Douentza JH |
| part (animal) | butchery cut | hindside entire including both shanks sheep Douentza JH |
| part (animal) | butchery cut | kidney section sheep Beni JH |
| part (animal) | butchery cut | kidney section sheep Dou 2006 JH |
| part (animal) | butchery cut | kidney section showing shank sheep Douentza JH |
| part (animal) | butchery cut | large middle & upper back section sheep Beni sOOrnOy JH |
| part (animal) | butchery cut | middle and upper back behind neck Dou 2006 JH |
| part (animal) | butchery cut | neck section sheep Beni kOrO JH |
| part (animal) | butchery cut | neck section sheep Dou 2006 JH |
| part (animal) | butchery cut | rib section sheep Dou 2006 JH |
| part (animal) | butchery cut | rib section with front leg sheep Douentza JH |
| part (animal) | butchery cut | rib sections Beni jElEkucirnEy JH |
| part (animal) | butchery cut | rump section sheep Beni JH |
| part (animal) | butchery cut | rump section sheep Beni dookomboy JH |
| part (animal) | butchery cut | rump section with tail sheep Dou 2006 JH |
| part (animal) | butchery cut | upper hind leg sections shanks Beni JH |
| part (animal) | butchery cut | upper hind leg shank sheep Dou 2006 JH |
| part (animal) | horn | horn ram Dou JH |
| part (animal) | internal organ | abomasum & fat sheep Beni pirekOrO JH |
| part (animal) | internal organ | omasum sheep Beni bErberebinjiri JH |
| part (animal) | internal organ | reticulum & cord sheep Beni lotol lotolsuNgu JH |
| part (animal) | internal organ | reticulum inverted with other stomachs sheep JH |
| part (animal) | internal organ | reticulum sheep inverted stuffed Beni |
| part (animal) | internal organ | rollup cooked sheep Douentza JH |
| part (animal) | internal organ | rollup with stomach parts Beni JH |
| part (animal) | internal organ | rumen paunch sheep Beni pirekOrOyugusu JH |
| part (animal) | internal organ | rumen paunch sheep Dou 2006 JH |
| part (object) | covering | sheath for harvesting knife Douentza 2007 JH |
| part (object) | covering | sheath for saber Tupere 2006 Tabi tOkO JH |
| part (object) | covering | sheath splinter gear Douentza 2007 JH |
| part (object) | piece | block of wood JH |
| part (object) | piece | small piece of meat JH |
| part (object) | side | flat shady spot for sitting under projection of cliff Namakoro 07 Nanga jEgErE JH |
| part (plant) | bran/chaff | chaff millet Nanga OYO JH |
| part (plant) | bran/chaff | tiny splinterlike chaff millet JH |
| part (plant) | fuzz | reddish fuzz flowers millet Anda 08 2007 oyo JH |
| part (plant) | growth stage | millet begin to form grain spike Nanga nOO pagi JH |
| part (plant) | growth stage | millet plant grow a spike Anda 08 2007 Nanga yuunarNabOOndiso JH |
| part (plant) | seed | grain of millet JH |
| part (plant) | spike | broken pieces of millet spike Anda 07 Nanga OYOkinjibara JH |
| part (plant) | spike | corn silk and husk JH |
| part (plant) | spike | millet spike bare Nanga yuu kisi JH |
| part (plant) | spike | millet spike with some grains closeup JH |
| part (plant) | spike | spike of millet base JH |
| plant (cultivated) | grain crop | 1 millet cultivar fastgrowing Naj dOyNye Douentza grain fair 2008 JH |
| plant (cultivated) | grain crop | 1 millet cultivar with hairy spikes discourage mice Naj kulEgaa Douentza grain fair 2008 JH |
| plant (cultivated) | grain crop | 1 millet cultivar with long spike Naj jalEE 2subvarieties Douentza grain fair 2008 JH |
| plant (cultivated) | grain crop | 1 millet cultivar with reddish spike Naj kuma Douentza grain fair 2008 JH |
| plant (cultivated) | grain crop | 1 millet cultivar with short stem and spike Naj dendii Douentza grain fair 2008 JH |
| plant (cultivated) | grain crop | 1 millet early ripening Beni |
| plant (cultivated) | grain crop | 1 stray millet plant Boni 09 2006 JH |
| plant (cultivated) | grain crop | 2 sorghum cultivar introduced 1973 many large red grains red stems nonbranching spikes Douentza grain fair 2008 JH |
| plant (cultivated) | grain crop | 2 sorghum cultivar many large grains long spikes 2subvarieties Jam emba mboyri jalEE Douentza grain fair 2008 JH |
| plant (cultivated) | grain crop | 2 sorghum cultivar many large grains short spikes Jam emba mboyri binii Douentza grain fair 2008 JH |
| plant (cultivated) | grain crop | 2 sorghum cultivar many large reddish grains short spikes Jam emba mboyri nyay Douentza grain fair 2008 JH |
| plant (cultivated) | grain crop | 2 sorghum cultivar many large white grains short stems Jam emba mboyri pilE Douentza grain fair 2008 JH |
| plant (cultivated) | grain crop | 2 sorghum cultivar red grains spike falls over long stem good tasting Jam emba diigire Douentza grain fair 2008 JH |
| plant (cultivated) | grain crop | 3 sweet sorghum black Douentza grain fair 2008 JH |
| plant (cultivated) | grain crop | 3 sweet sorghum red Douentza grain fair 2008 JH |
| plant (cultivated) | grain crop | 3 sweet sorghum redbrown Douentza grain fair 2008 JH |
| plant (cultivated) | grain crop | 3 sweet sorghum white Douentza grain fair 2008 JH |
| plant (cultivated) | grain crop | corn cob husked Douentza grain fair 2008 JH |
| plant (cultivated) | grain crop | corn cob unhusked Douentza grain fair 2008 JH |
| plant (cultivated) | grain crop | early ripening cultivar of millet Anda Aug 07 Nanga yuudoo JH |
| plant (cultivated) | grain crop | early ripening cultivar of millet Anda Aug 07 Nanga yuudoo closeup JH |
| plant (cultivated) | grain crop | wheat |
| plant (cultivated) | legume crop | 1 cowpea black Douentza grain fair 2008 JH |
| plant (cultivated) | legume crop | 1 cowpea brown and white Douentza grain fair 2008 JH |
| plant (cultivated) | legume crop | 1 cowpea lightredbrown Ethiopian Douentza grain fair 2008 JH |
| plant (cultivated) | legume crop | 1 cowpea red with white spots Douentza grain fair 2008 JH |
| plant (cultivated) | nut crop | kola nuts red and white JH |
| plant (cultivated) | nut crop | peanuts roasted and raw |
| plant (cultivated) | nut crop | peanuts shelled unshelled JH |
| plant (cultivated) | root crop | cassava cooked open JH |
| plant (cultivated) | root crop | cassava uncooked and cooked Nanga banji JH |
| plant (cultivated) | vegetable | eggplant African smooth Dou 10 2006 JH |
| plant (cultivated) | vegetable | okra with fruit |
| plant (cultivated) | vegetable | type of African eggplant Solanum aethiopicum JH |
| point | awl | awl for hides and debraiding Dian 2006 Jam cEm sooru JH |
| point | awl | awl for puncturing handles ax Kono 07 JH |
| point | awl | awl for wood etc Tupere kOrOsOw cEn 2006 JH |
| point | awl | heavy awl for metal Tupere irna tOku 2006 JH |
| point | hair point | pointed implement for debraiding and for hides Dian 2006 no1 Jam cEm sooru JH |
| point | hair point | pointed metal implement undoing braids Anda 07 Nanga gusiri JH |
| possession | bush gear | large wooden tweezer Tupere 2006 Tabi ceN gow JH |
| possession | bush gear | splinter needle Dianwely 2006 JH |
| possession | bush gear | splinter removing gear Dianwely 2006 Jam cEm boy JH |
| possession | bush gear | splinter tweezer Dianwely 2006 JH |
| pot/kettle | pot | earthenware cooking pots Hombori 2006 JH |
| pot/kettle | pot | earthenware pot for dry roasting Tupere 2006 Tabi warum jEm JH |
| pot/kettle | pot | earthenware sauce pot Tupere 2006 toku jamna JH |
| pot/kettle | pot | modern cooking pot metal with metal ladle JH |
| pot/kettle | pot | small earthenware pot for boiling herbal medicines Tupere 2006 Tabi yoNuney JH |
| pot/kettle | potash strainer | liquid potash boiling and filtering set of 2 pots Tupere 2006 Eramtetu JH |
| pot/kettle | potash strainer | liquid potash boiling filtering set Anda 07 |
| pot/kettle | potash strainer | potash boiling filtering set bottom of top part with holes Anda 2007 JH |
| pot/kettle | potash strainer | potash boiling filtering set bottom pot Anda 2007 JH |
| pot/kettle | pottery-making | earthenware bowl on which pottery is turned Tupere 2006 HS tibgo JH |
| pot/kettle | pottery-making | flat smoothing stone for pottery with smoothing stick Walo 03 2008 JH |
| pot/kettle | pottery-making | kiln for firing pottery Walo 03 2008 JH |
| pot/kettle | pottery-making | section of woven doum palm for imprinting design on pottery Walo 03 2008 JH |
| pot/kettle | pottery-making | stick for smoothing pottery Tupere 2006 Tabi pata JH |
| pot/kettle | pottery-making | stick for smoothing pottery Walo 03 2008 JH |
| pot/kettle | pottery-making | stone for shaping pottery Tupere 2006 HS cintondo JH |
| pot/kettle | pottery-making | stone for shaping pottery Walo 03 2008 JH |
| soil/stone | stone | black rock JH |
| soil/stone | stone | red rock JH |
| soil/stone | stone | white stone hard JH |
| potash/soap | potash (dry) | filtered and boiled potash Jam EErNE karuwu JH |
| potash/soap | potash (dry) | filtered and boiled solid potash Dianwely Erne karuwu JH |
| potash/soap | potash (dry) | simple black dry potash from millet stem ashes Anda 07 Nanga jeripiRNa JH |
| potash/soap | potash (liquid) | discarded sediments from filtering liquid potash Dianwely 2006 Jam EErnE pujo JH |
| potash/soap | soap ball | soap ball native JH |
| pound/grind | grindstone | flattish grindstone for sheabutter Namakoro 07 Nanga misi teNe JH |
| pound/grind | grindstone | small round grindstone held in hand for grinding grain Dianwely 2006 Jam num na JH |
| pound/grind | grindstone | small round stone for pressing oil from seeds Dianwely 2006 tumo iN lOOrOm JH |
| pound/grind | grindstone | wide flat slightly concave grindstone on which one grinds millet Dianwely 2006 Jam num na JH |
| pound/grind | grindstone | wide grindstone for pressing oil from seeds Dianwely 2006 tONO JH |
| pound/grind | pound (not grains) | dough made by pounding millet grain in mortar with water Dianwely 2006 Jam pirne cEnE JH |
| pound/grind | pounding area | area at edge of village where women pound millet in mortars Dianwely 2006 Jam mOdOju JH |
| religion | rosary | prayer beads rosary JH |
| religion | rosary | prayer beads rosary Tupere 2006 Tabi kuri JH |
| ritual | fetish | wooden statuette Kono 07 Nanga degedege JH |
| scratch/scrape | file | file Kono 07 Nanga diisi JH |
| scratch/scrape | file | file Tup ciira 2006 JH |
| sleep/wake/bed | bed | wooden bed base Tupere deN isu bere JH |
| smell | incense | incense bdellium JH |
| soil/stone | clay | blackish clay for pottery Walo 03 2008 JH |
| soil/stone | clay | brown clay dry Tupere JH |
| soil/stone | clay | ochre colored clay for outside of pottery Walo 03 2008 JH |
| soil/stone | clay | white clay dry Dianwely Jam atay piru JH |
| soil/stone | earth ball | ball of wet earth JH |
| soil/stone | sand | sand with light gravel JH |
| soil/stone | stone | hard black stone used for bullets Gasa JH |
| soil/stone | stone | stone soft Hombori JH |
| soil/stone | stone | white rock limestone outcrops Boni to Tupere JH |
| spices | cream of millet spice | black spice for cream of millet Xylopia aethiopica JH |
| spices | macari/soumbala | soumbala black spice JH |
| spices | pepper | African peppercorns Piper guineense |
| spices | pepper | chili peppers Capsicum JH |
| spices | pepper | hot chili pepper JH |
| spices | salt | salt bar and granulated |
| spices | sauce | red spice powder for rice sauce JH |
| spoon/ladle | ladle | ladle Dianwely 2006 JH |
| spoon/ladle | ladle | ladle for porridge and cream Dianwely 2006 Jam pirne tugun JH |
| spoon/ladle | ladle | ladle large metal for pot JH |
| straight/crooked | row | objects in rows bricks JH |
| topography | flat open | open bare land with some gravel Dianwely Jam kagarakay JH |
| topography | fracture | fracture horizontal in cliff Kikara JH |
| topography | fracture | natural deep hole in rock Hombori JH |
| topography | fracture | vertical fracture in cliff Kikara JH |
| topography | mountain/slope | mountain tall inselberg Tabi JH |
| topography | mountain/slope | slope at base of mountain Kikara JH |
| topography | plain/meadow | sandy plain Douentza to Anda 2 Nanga sEErNE JH |
| topography | shelf | stone shelf Namakoro 07 Nanga daa JH |
| twist/pinch | pinch | hold stick horizontally by pinching it in armpit JH |
| vehicle | cart | cart drawn by donkeys Dianwely 2006 JH |
| vehicle | cart | cart drawn by ox JH |
| wash/bathe | scrubber | scrubber with soap |
| water jar/trough | basin | bowlshaped earthenware basin bathing Tupere 2006 Tabi pEErE JH |
| water jar/trough | basin | selfstanding bowlshaped earthenware waterjar with thick rim Anda 07 Nanga papatira JH |
| water jar/trough | jar | earthenware water jar 2 sizes Dianwely 2006 daaNa JH |
| water jar/trough | jar | very small earthenware water jar Dianwely 2006 Jam daaNiiN JH |
| water jar/trough | jar type | earthenware indigo jar Dianwely 2006 Jam gara daaNa JH |
| water jar/trough | jar type | earthenware jar made in Walo 03 2008 JH |
| water jar/trough | jar type | earthenware jar with conspicuous neck made in Mopti Hom 07 |
| water jar/trough | jar type | large earthenware jar with narrow opening Anda 07 Nanga biinda JH |
| water jar/trough | jar type | large neckless earthenware waterjar without feet formerly for millet beer Anda 07 Nanga daNa JH |
| water jar/trough | jar type | small earthenware jar for carrying water on shoulder Tupere 2006 Tabi sama JH |
| water jar/trough | jar type | small earthenware jar for millet beer |
| water jar/trough | pan | self standing bowl shaped earthenware jar Dianwely Jam wEErE JH |
| water jar/trough | pan | small drinking trough for chicken concave stone Tupere 2006 Tabi Esa tow JH |
| water jar/trough | pan | small drinking trough for dog concave stone Dianwely 2006 Jam iji tONO JH |
| water jar/trough | trough | trough wooden drinking Dianwely 2006 Jam koro JH |
| watercourse/swim | pond | pool in rocks Kono 07 Nanga taga JH |
| watercourse/swim | river | riverbed Douentza to Anda 1 Nanga goro osi JH |
| watercourse/swim | swim | stone shelf large flat stone Dianwely Jam tumo tarawa JH |
| waterskin | waterskin type | furry waterskin Hombori JH |
| waterskin | waterskin type | large waterskin with tiny sewn opening Dianwely 2006 Jam OOrnO kaa pew JH |
| waterskin | waterskin type | small waterskin with wide mouth Dianwely 2006 Jam OOrnO bEEnE JH |
| weapon | cock/latch | Vshaped metal ridge JH |
| weapon | cock/latch | cock of musket with flint and screw Tupere 2006 JH |
| weapon | cock/latch | gunpowder chamber outside JH |
| weapon | cock/latch | latch struck by cock JH |
| weapon | cock/latch | small screw on top of cock JH |
| weapon | cock/latch | two metal protrusions on rifle cock JH |
| weapon | dagger/knife | dagger short knife worn on hip curved Douentza 2007 JH |
| weapon | dagger/knife | dagger short knife worn on hip straight Dianwely 2006 Jam daNarna sirnu JH |
| weapon | firearm body | barrel of rifle modern JH |
| weapon | firearm body | barrel of rifle musket JH |
| weapon | firearm body | butt end of rifle JH |
| weapon | firearm body | ramrod in tube JH |
| weapon | firearm body | stock of rifle musket JH |
| weapon | firearm body | strap on rifle JH |
| weapon | firearm body | two or three bands of cowtail hide holding barrel JH |
| weapon | gunpowder chamber | stopper for gunpowder chamber JH |
| weapon | gunpowder container | large gunpowder horn Dianwely 2006 Jam garumaarE JH |
| weapon | gunpowder container | small gunpowder horn Dianwely 2006 Jam kOrO cirE JH |
| weapon | mechanism | backing flat metal plate on opposite side from mechanism with 2 screws JH |
| weapon | mechanism | metal mechanism of rifle musket back disassembled Tupere 2006 JH |
| weapon | mechanism | metal mechanism of rifle musket front Beni 2006 JH |
| weapon | mechanism | sharply angled bent end of the metal ridge inside mechanism JH |
| weapon | mechanism | small cylindrical metal peg dowel on inside of mechanism JH |
| weapon | musket stone | metal gadget with flat screwdriver end Dianwely 2006 Jam torumindE JH |
| weapon | musket stone | small stone flint held between protrusions of cock JH |
| weapon | rifle/musket | modern rifle Dianwely 2006 Jam lasas JH |
| weapon | rifle/musket | musket oldfashioned rifle Dianwely 2006 JH |
| weapon | shield | shield elephant ear back FomboriMuseum JH |
| weapon | shield | shield elephant ear front FomboriMuseum JH |
| weapon | spear | spear with short wooden shaft and broad flat metal blade Dianwely 2006 Jam saru JH |
| weapon | sword | saber Tupere 2006 Tabi peru ara JH |
| weapon | toy rifle | childs toy rifle made with spokes of bicycle wheel Jam tEltEl JH |
| weapon | trigger | trigger with guard Dianwely JH |
| weather | cloud | cloud JH |
| weather | storm | dust storm with red sky Douentza 2007 JH |
| weaving/cotton | gin cotton | cotton ginning set Dianwely 2006 JH |
| weaving/cotton | gin cotton | iron rolling pin for ginning cotton with flat grindstone Dianwely 2006 JH |
| weaving/cotton | gin cotton | small flat smooth grindstone on which cotton is ginned with roller Dianwely 2006 lEgE tumo JH |
| weaving/cotton | lengthen thread | lengthen cotton thread by winding between sticks Walo 2008 JH |
| weaving/cotton | pedal/reed | foot pedal for weavers loom with attached reed(comb) Dianwely 2006 JH |
| weaving/cotton | pedal/reed | reed comb in weavers loom Dianwely 2006 Jam kOrO burO teyN JH |
| weaving/cotton | shuttle/bobbin | bobbin and its rod Dianwely 2006 Jam kikOrOiN (rod niwol) JH |
| weaving/cotton | shuttle/bobbin | small wooden shuttle with bobbin Dianwely 2006 Jam gomo JH |
| weaving/cotton | spin cotton | strand of carded cotton pulled off Dianwely 2006 Jam yirElam JH |
| weaving/cotton | spinning gear | distaff stick from millet spike on which carded cotton is held JH |
| weaving/cotton | thread | cotton thread thick and thin JH |
| weaving/cotton | thread | thick cotton thread warp Dianwely 2006 Jam pande JH |
| weaving/cotton | thread | thin cotton thread woof Dianwely 2006 Jam jeje JH |
| weaving/cotton | weave/loom | weavers shed Beni 2006 suurO taayn JH |
| weaving/cotton | weave/loom | weavers shed Kono 07 Nanga suraga taaN JH |
| well (water) | pump | water pump well Dian 2006 JH |
| well (water) | well | Fulbe hamlet near Tabi 2006 JH |
| well (water) | well | well Dian 2006 JH |
| well (water) | well | well abandoned Namakoro 2007 JH |
| winnow/sift | debris | residue from sifting millet flour Anda 07 Nanga sagi keNgire JH |
| winnow/sift | sieve | sieve with large holes Anda 2007 Nanga tEmEsagiyagi JH |
| winnow/sift | sieve | sieve with large holes Anda 2007 Nanga tEmEsagiyagi closeup JH |
| winnow/sift | sifted flour | sifted millet flour Anda 2007 Nanga sagi piRa JH |
| winnow/sift | van | flat winnowing van Dianwely 2006 Jam guun JH |
| wood/stick | chips | wood chips Tabi kEsEkEsE JH |
| wood/stick | fruit pole | long wooden pole with hook for picking fruits Djan 2006 Jam samatono JH |
| wood/stick | fruit pole | stick pole naturally hooked end dislodging fruits Tupere 2006 Tabi gogu JH |
| wood/stick | holder | calabash holder three prongs Tupere 2006 Tabi lesa zako JH |
| wood/stick | holder | hitching post calf JH |
| wood/stick | holder | low hitching post with bulge for tying animal Tupere 2006 Tabi pegu JH |
| wood/stick | staff type | short straight staff Anda 2007 Nanga beresarwa JH |
| wood/stick | staff type | simple straight walking stick Beni bere sOrOy or bere tisii 2006 JH |
| wood/stick | staff type | staff with hook at one end Beni dombolo 2006 JH |
| wood/stick | staff type | staff with knob at one end Beni bere kuu juNgulum 2006 JH |
| wood/stick | staff type | staff with knob or hook and other end forked Anda 07 Nanga bereliwri JH |
| wood/stick | staff type | staff with one forked end Beni bere ajawnyna 2006 JH |
| wood/stick | staff/stick | staff 4 types Beni 2006 JH |
| wood/stick | stump | stump of cut millet stem Dian Jam nyuu bOrO dunyurum JH |
| wood/stick | tree | blackened part of tree Djan 2006 Jam aceN ma tEnni JH |
| write/draw | amulet | amulet talisman with belt Dianwely 2006 Jam baagol JH |
| write/draw | amulet | amulet worn on arm Dianwely 2006 Jam numo ciru JH |
| write/draw | amulet | amulet worn on long cord around neck Dianwely 2006 Jam kOrO sEwE JH |
| write/draw | ink | traditional soluble ink used by holy men Dianwely 2006 Jam dawa JH |
| write/draw | tablet | wooden tablet board for koranic school pupil Dianwely 2006 Jam alawal JH |
| write/draw | writing pen | thin stick used by koranic pupils as writing pen Dianwely 2006 Jam kalimol JH |