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Continue reading →: Tirailleur Sénégalais Day
Tirailleur Sénégalais (Senegalese Riflemen) were Senegalese soldiers who fought for France during the first half of the last century. Today is an official Senegalese holiday…for more on the history of the Tirailleurs click HERE.
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Continue reading →: Going to Senegal?
Customs & Duties – Some items are not allowed into the country without proper clearance by Senegalese customs officials. Although the list includes computers and cameras it is unlikely that you won’t be allowed in the country or that your items will be confiscated if you have them. If you…
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Continue reading →: New Wolof Dictionary
This looks like a great promising dictionary…the only thing is that it’s mostly all in French but on the other hand this can be very helpful in learning the French along with your Wolof as you Google Translate the French into English! Oh, and the address for the website? It…
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Continue reading →: 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 the book cover) there are is a different version available (same content, different size and cover). Thank you.
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Continue reading →: 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 please confiscate it, snatch it out of her hand if you have to, empty out the contents, rub it into the dirt rendering it unusable…
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Continue reading →: What’s Her/His name? Dialog with Breakdown
Starsky: Kii naka la tudd?Hutch: Kii Vera Green la tudd.Hutch: Kii vera la tudd.Starski: Kii naka la sant?Hutch: Kii Green la sant. / Vera Green la sant. Kii naka la tudd? What’s his/her name?(literally: This person here, how is he/she called?) naka — the equivalent of “what” in this casetudd…
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Continue reading →: Who is This? Dialog with Breakdown
Beavis: Kii kan la? Butthead: Kii Tapha la. Butthead: Kii Mel la. Butthead: Kii Vera la. (Kii) kan la? Who is this person? (literally: (This person) who is?) kii — word usually accompanied by a gesture meaning this person (here) kan? — who? (Kii) Vera la. This (person) is Vera.…
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Continue reading →: Would you like a fork with your fries?
Another cultural tidbit I noticed in Senegal was that although they ate traditional dishes such as rice or couscous with meat, vegetables and sauce with their hands, something in the West we would generally use utensils to eat, they ate things such as french fries and pizza with a fork…
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Continue reading →: Simple Greeting Dialog with Breakdown
Bert: Asalaa maalekum.Ernie: Maalekum salaam.Bert: Nanga def?Ernie: Mangi fii rekk.Bert: Ana waa ker ga?Ernie: Nunga fa.Bert: Alhamdulilaay! Asalaa maalekumMalekum salaam Greetings / Hello from Arabic: Peace to you, and to you peace. USE when entering or arriving at a place or when approaching an already established group. Naka nga def?Na…
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