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Wolof Resources & Links
Digital Flashcards Wolof Suffixes & Prefixes Wolof Colors Wolof Fauna (Animals & Insects) Wolof Days of the Week Wolofized Arabic Wolof Affixes Bundle (flashcard set
Wolof Lexicon & Phrase Dictionary
Visit our new Wolof translator: JangaWolofTranslator.com. Lexicon: English to Wolof ♦ Wolof to English Phrase Dictionary: Wolof to English ♦ English to Wolof Lexicon English to Wolof action
Wolof Numbers, Time & Dates
Visit our new Wolof translator: JangaWolofTranslator.com. Days of the Week ♦ Months of the Year ♦ Hours of the Day ♦ Calendar Dates Temporal Constructs ♦ Example Phrases ♦ Units of
Wolof Pronunciation Guide
Vowels ♦ Consonants ♦ Prenasalized Consonants Vowels 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
Essential French & Wolof Phrases
Hello. Bonjour. Salaam aleekum. Goodbye. Au revoir. Mangi dem. Please. S’il vous plaît. Bu la neexee. Thank you. Merci. Jërejëf. You’re welcome. Je vous en
About Wolof & The Senegambia
Visit our new Wolof translator: JangaWolofTranslator.com. Wolof ♦ Wolof Language ♦ Wolof People ♦ Senegal ♦ The Gambia Wolof From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (All links open to Wikipedia) Wolof or Wollof may
Basic Wolof Phrases
Visit our new Wolof translator: JangaWolofTranslator.com. See original list here: Some Essential Wolof Phrases For help with pronunciation see: Pronunciation Guide ↓ scroll down for more
Pulaar: Numbers
one – go-o two – didi three – tati four – nayi five – joyi six – jeego seven – jeedidi eight – jeetati nine
Deweneti (Senegal 2006) Wolof With English Subtitles
Dakar, Senegal. Ousmane, not yet 7 years old but already earning his living by begging in the center of the capital city, gets it into
Checking in…
I have some things in the works. Updates coming soon. Hold tight!
Google Ci Wolof – Facebook & Google Groups
Facebook: Google ci Wolof Google: Google ci Wolof
‘Lonely Planet Phrasebooks Africa’ Book Review
This book should be available at your local bookstore. Travel and outdoor stores also often carry Lonely Planet titles. If you prefer to do all
Online Collaborative Dictionary
Firicat.com is different from other Wolof dictionaries because it’s not built by ‘experts’; instead it’s created by everyday users of the Wolof language (yes, including
#WolofWednesday
Today is “Wolof Wednesday” on Twitter! The idea is for all of your tweets to be in Wolof to help promote the language and to
Languages of Senegal: Pulaar
Pulaar is a dialect of Fula, a major African language both in its geographical distribution and number of speakers. Fula is spoken in Western, Eastern
‘Say It In Wolof!’ Phrasebook Review
‘Say It In Wolof!‘ by Ababacar Gueye. Translated by Sue Hall. BSDA No. 8531150404 3rd Edition (English) – Also available in French. ©2005 As far
Follow JW On Twitter!
I just made a Twitter profile for Janga Wolof. The idea is to tweet (that’s the term right?) Wolof words & phrases…I would like to
Fallou Dieng at Fete de Marquette
I finally got around to posting Katie Krueger’s Fallou Dieng video! Ndank ndank 🙂 Read her blog about the concert here: http://katiekrueger.com/blog/2008/07/15/video-embedding-success/ While I was
Wolof Number Conversion
How to convert English numbers to Wolof: (This only works for numbers 21 & higher and not for numbers evenly divided by 10.) Take the
Please note…
The Janga Wolof book through Lulu (the top link to the right) is currently unavailable. However if you click the cafepress link (the shirt under
Do me a favor…
If you happen to be in Senegal and you happen to catch a young lady with a “beauty” product known as lightening or whitening cream
Some Pulaar Words 3
aaludere – kernel aawasaagal – roguishness bol – fish cuurki – reek durde – graze duurde – wrestle falanteere – window fawde – put irde
J’apprends le Wolof #3
Visit our new Wolof translator: JangaWolofTranslator.com. Translated from J’apprends le Wolof by Jean-Leopold Diouf et Marina Yaguello. This is the introduction to the book. Introduction 1.
Some Pulaar Words 2
aade – person aan – you asde – dig baamuule – graveyard dursitaade – recite foonde – bush fuunti – wile gando – philosopher haaldude
Download The Janga Wolof E-Book
The Janga Wolof Book is now available for download for only $1.25. http://www.lulu.com/content/2729500
Janga Wolof Book Now Available
I have put together some of the more informative posts from this blog and organized them into a book which you can take with you
J’apprends le Wolof #2
This post is the second in my weekly series of translating the book “J’apprends le Wolof” by Jean-Léopold Diouf & Marina Yaguello (published by Karthala)
Janga Wolof Merch Now Available
Please visit our new online shop at http://www.cafepress.com/JangaWolof & help support this blog. We have kept the prices as low as possible (right now we
english n. wolof / french – A
Visit our new Wolof translator: JangaWolofTranslator.com. english n. wolof / french A abandon v. baayi, wocca / abandonner abdomen n. naxa / abdomen ability n. mën,
Wolof Traditional Music of the Gambia
Traditional wolof singing and drumming by Group Rakaju of the Gambia. A onegambia.com production.
Visit the New SenegalOnline!
Translated from the site: The site senePortal.com facelift: new design, new structure dynamic new content. We hope that this fine tool will enable members and
A Little About the Wolof Language
Wolof is a language spoken in Senegal, Gambia, Mauritania and to a lesser degree in other west African countries, and it is the native language
French Vocabulary – L & M
Vocabulaire Français – L & M law juridique linguistics linguistique literary littéraire masculine masculin mathematics mathématiques medicine médecine music musique
Wolof on del.icio.us
Check out and add your own Wolof links at del.icio.us.
Hausa
Hausa is the Chadic language with the largest number of speakers, spoken as a first language by about 24 million people, and as a second
Janga Wolof Archive Site
Please visit the Janga Wolof Archives at http://JangaWolof.blogspot.com.
New Features
All of these can be found in the side bar… Tag Cloud; this is comprised of all the tags that have been used on this
Wolof Language Courses
I have a list of links on the right hand side of this blog of places that teach Wolof. Check it out, perhaps there is
Please Visit These Sites
Thank you! AmayelsNotes.com BarelyIncoherent.com BennLoxo.com HipHopWayOfLife.com JammRekk503.com KatieKrueger.com NdajeMbooloo.com Off2Senegal.com Sociolingo.com
Sorry about the lack of posting lately…
…But I’ve been busy doing other things but I’m back!
Suggested Reference Materials
Lonely Planet Phrasebooks: Africa Along with 12 other languages used in Africa, including French & Arabic, this little phrasebook has a great little Wolof section.
JUNNI! JUNNI! JUNNI!
We have surpassed the 1000 mark for hits from unique visitors (in other words, 1000+ different people – or at least from different computers –
DATA UNAVAILABLE …
If you are wondering why the weather and solar/lunar conditions for Banjul is not appearing (located on the side bar on the right-hand side) it
Joyeux Noël
Merry Christmas to all of our readers!
Notes on Orthography
What’s orthography? It is basically a spelling system. Answers.com defines it as: The art or study of correct spelling according to established usage. The aspect
Help Support Janga Wolof
I have added a donation link in the bottom of the sidebar at the right-hand side of this page. If you feel that this website
Pronunciation Tips
Note that these are just general tips and that these rules may not always apply as writers of Wolof sometimes use different spelling systems. CONSONANTS:
How are we doing?
I’ve had this blog up for a little while now and the stats show that it’s been getting a number of visitors. The goal of
Do you fear a cat?
This is a great online dictionary for translating Wolof words into English and vice versa. http://www.FIRICAT.com
…and now for some Pulaar.
We have covered some French & Arabic (tuuti rekk) which are of course common in much of the parts that Wolof is spoken but another
Wolof Numbers & Counting
Visit our new Wolof translator: JangaWolofTranslator.com. Wolof numbers are basically counted in groups of five. The numbers one through five (and ten) are the main numbers
Subscribe to the Janga Wolof RSS Feed
Add the feed and always be updated on the latest from Janga Wolof. What is RSS? Follow this link to find out: http://www.whatisrss.com Follow this
Happy Thanksgiving!
How would they say “Thanksgiving” in Senegal if they were to celebrate it? Perhaps, Indil Jërejëf? or Jërejëf Jorhh? Any ideas?
Please, Thank You, You’re Welcome!
Visit our new Wolof translator: JangaWolofTranslator.com. Please – Su la neexee (soo luh ney-khey) and now en français; S’il vous plaît (seel voo pley) Thank you
Grrrreetings!
Proper greetings in the Wolof culture are very important. Often times one will spend several minutes with greetings and pleasantries before getting down to the
Let’s start with pronunciation…
Since Wolof was not formally a written language there is no universal system for the spelling of Wolof words which often makes it difficult for
Just what the heck is Wolof anyway?
Visit our new Wolof translator: JangaWolofTranslator.com. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Wolof is a language spoken in Senegal, Gambia, and Mauritania, and it is the native
Hello world!
Welcome to JangaWolof.WordPress.com. This is a resource for all things Wolof. Most entries will be mini Wolof lessons but we will also include links to
