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Vowels ♦ Consonants ♦ Prenasalized Consonants
| Grapheme | English Equivalent | Wolof Examples |
| a | absorb | banta, tapa, santa |
| aa | far | laaj, naaj, caabi |
| e | get | dem, lem, gerte |
| ee | where | seet, leel |
| é | say | bés |
| éé | sane | wéér, réér |
| ë | bird | kër, dëgër |
| i | in, pit | nit, simiis, timis |
| ii | meet | siis, lii, kii |
| o | moment | xob, romba |
| ó | awe | nób, sóf |
| oo | door | loo, soo |
| óó | phone | góór, fóót |
| u | cook | nuyu, ubi |
| uu | moon | tuuru, yuuxu |
| Grapheme | English Equivalent | Wolof Examples |
| b | boy | bunta, ban |
| c | church | caabi, ceeb |
| d | dog | def, dara |
| f | fire | fas, fetel |
| g | good | dogal, duga |
| j | job | jambar, jox |
| k | cool | kaala, kumpa |
| l | land | loolu, laal |
| m | moon | meew, dem |
| n | not | nit, nax |
| ñ | onion | ñeebe, gaañu |
| p | park | pare, soopa |
| r | rat | raxas, réér |
| s | sign | siis, safara |
| t | stamp | tubaab, aate |
| w | war | waaw, rew |
| x | loch (Scottish pron.) | xale, xaalis |
| y | your | yaay, yuuxu |
|
Grapheme |
Wolof Examples |
|
mb |
mbéy, mbam |
|
nd |
ndey, ndigga |
|
ng, ŋ |
ngor |
|
nj |
njam, njàmpe |
|
mp |
lampa |
Adopted from: http://resourcepage.gambia.dk/ftp/wollof.pdf
Janga Wolof 