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rabbit sonsan

rabid fatɔ

rabies fa

· wulufa

race siya

· ɲɔgɔndan

racism siyawoloma

racist siyawolomala

radio arajo

radio station arajoso

radio-cassette recorder arajomaɲeto

rag finikolon

rags fɛɛrɛ

railroad nɛgɛsira

railway nɛgɛsira

rain sanji

· san

rainy season samiya

raise from the dead lakunun

ram sagajigi

rapid teli

rapidity teliya

rat ɲinɛ

· toto

ravine folon

read kalan

reading kalanni

· kalanjɛ

· gafekalan

real sɛbɛ

reason sababu

· kǔn

· jo

reasonable fisa

rebel muruti

· murutilen

rebellion murutili

rebuke kɔrɔfɔ

receive s rɔɔ̀�

recently kɔsa in na

recreation ɲɛnajɛ

rectangle selekenaani

red bilen

· bilenman

red sorrel da

redeem kunmabɔ

redeemer kunmabɔbaa

redemption kunmabɔli

reduce dɔgɔya

reflect taasi

reflection hakilijakabɔ

refuse ban

region màra

register tɔgɔwelekaye

registration tɔgɔsɛbɛn

regret nimisa

· nimisa

regulations tɔn

rehydration salts kɛnɛyaji

reinforce sabati

rejoice ɲagali

rejoicing ɲagali

release bila

religion diinɛ

religious leader diinɛɲɛmɔgɔ

remain to

remedy saraka

remind jigin

remove bosi

· bɔ

renew lakuraya

· kuraya

rent luwanse

repair dilan

repent nimisa

repentance nimisa

representative lasigiden

reprimand lagosi

· kɔrɔfɔ

reptile fofofɛn

request delili

· delilikan

research ɲinini

· ɲɛɲinini

resemble bɔ ... fɛ

resentment mɔnɛ

reserve maloya

resolution ŋaniya

respect bonya

· bonya

· bato

· labato

rest lafiya

· lafiya

· lafiɲɛ

restaurant dumunikɛyɔrɔ

resurrection kununni

return kɔseginni

· kɔsegin

· segin

· segin

return ticket taanikasegin

reveal oneself jira

revelation jirali

revision seginkanni

rib galakakolo

rice malokini

· kinimalo

· serimalo

· malo

· kini

rice and sauce kini nama

rice grower malosɛnɛna

rice plantation maloforo

rich man nafolotigi

· nafolobatigi

rich person baana

· faama

· waritigi

· setigi

riches nafolo

riddle ntalen

· ntɛntɛn

ride boli

right kinin

· jo

· josariya

right angle selekemankan

righteous tilennen

righteousness tilennenya

ring kasi

rinse sananko

riot balawu

rip fara

ripe mɔlen

ripen mɔ

· lamɔ

rise funun

rise from the dead kunun

risk farati

river kɔ̀�

· ba

river bank dankan

· bada

road sira

· bɔlɔn

road accident sirakankasara

roadside sirada

roar gɔrɔntɔ

roast worotilen

· jeni

robber binkannikɛla

rock gabakurun

· kabakuru

· farakurun

· fara

rocky farama

role jɔyɔrɔ

roll kolonkolon

roll up meleke

roof bili

room soden

rooster dononkɔrɔ

· donon

root dili

rope juruden

· jurukisɛ

· juru

roselle dakumu

· da

roselle juice dabilenni

rot toli

roundabout sirakunbɛn

route sira

rub tereke

rubber manama

· mana

rubbish ɲaman

rubbish tip ɲamanton

rude malobali

ruin halaki

· tiɲɛ

· nagasi

· jaasi

ruins tomon

rule sariya

· tɔn

· masaya

rule book sariyasɛbɛn

ruler tiiricilan

ruling sariya

run boli

run here and there boli-boli

runner bolikɛla

running boli

runway pankurunjiginkɛnɛ

ruse fɛɛrɛ

rush girin

Russia Irisijamana

Russian irisi

· irisikan

rust nson

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