Janga Wolof

1. a  –  it is (cf. la); Yallaa ko def. – It is God who did it. [Yalla + a]; Omar a ko wax. – It is Omar who said it. Man a. – It is I.
2. balafoŋ bi  –  xylophone
3. cof  –  to peck
4. dey (de)  –  emphatic article; Man dey… As for me…
5. e (a + e = ee)  –  a suffix making intransitive verbs transitive; genna to go out; gennee to put out

1. custom/tradition  –  aada ji (Ar.)
2. Adam  –  Aadama (a name given to a twin, the other being Hawa [Eve]); doom i Aadama yi – human beings
3. desire/need  –  aajo ji (Ar.)
4. whitish (to be)  –  weex-aale
5. protect (to)  –  aar; kaar gi – protection; aar yaram wi – to protect the body

Source: David P. Gamble – Gambian Wolof – English Dictionary