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10 Random Wolof Words

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Chalkboard listing local words with English translations, including cow, true, bad, and friend
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Courtesy of Firicat.com.

  1. lef, n , thing
  2. naju, adj. , be compressed
  3. téng, , tight
  4. baatale, verb , to leave a message with someone for somebody
  5. set, , clean
  6. goox, v , to hold liquid ones mouth
  7. delēne, , cluster of stars
  8. folé, , elastic
  9. loolu, dem adj. , that thing (over there)
  10. Angalteer, n , England

5 responses to “10 Random Wolof Words”

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    English to Wolof/French Dictionary now available for download:

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    carly

    my boyfriend always talks wolof to his friends so really wont to learn just so i no what there talkin about, he always tells them stuff bout me n it is so buggin cos they always look at me laugh

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    mecca cisse

    This website is very interesting. I live in the U.S and my dad is from Senegal. I have always wanted to learn Wolof. so now i am teaching myself.

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