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Continue reading →: Some Facts & Figures About Senegal
POPULATION: 12,853,259 (July 2008 est.) ETHNIC GROUPS: Wolof 43.3%, Pular 23.8%, Serer 14.7%, Jola 3.7%, Mandinka 3%, Soninke 1.1%, European and Lebanese 1%, other 9.4% RELIGIONS: Muslim 94%, Christian 5% (mostly Roman Catholic), indigenous beliefs 1% LANGUAGES: French (official), Wolof, Pulaar, Jola, Mandinka CLIMATE: Tropical; hot, humid; rainy season (May…
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Continue reading →: 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 the public to communicate better, drawing on news of Senegal. There is still some adjustments to make (potential bugs recalcitrant) and above all a good…
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Continue reading →: 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 of the ethnic group of the Wolof people. Like the neighboring language Fula, it belongs to the Atlantic branch of the Niger-Congo language family. Unlike…
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Continue reading →: General Greetings / Salutations Général (Dialog)
Omar: Salaamaaleekum. Peace be upon you. Moodu: Maaleekum salaam. Peace return to you. Omar: Jaama ngaam? Do you have peace? Moodu: Jaama rek. Peace only. (I’m fine.) Omar: Naka nga def? How are you? Moodu: Maangi fi rek. I am here only. (I’m fine.) Omar: Sa yaram jaama? Is your…
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Continue reading →: French Vocabulary – L & M
Vocabulaire Français – L & M law juridique linguistics linguistique literary littéraire masculine masculin mathematics mathématiques medicine médecine music musique
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Continue reading →: French Vocabulary – G, H & I
Vocabulaire Français – G, H & I geography géographie geology géologie geometry géometrie grammar grammaire historical historique interjection interjection invariable invariable
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Continue reading →: French Vocabulary – E & F
Vocabulaire Français – E & F economics économie education éducation electricity électricité english anglais especially surtout euphemism euphémisme familiar familier feminine féminin figurative figuré finance finance formal formel
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Continue reading →: Wolof & Serere Singing in Gambia
Traditional singing at a programme organised by OneGambia Promotion. More videos at www.onegambia.com.
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Continue reading →: Grocery List
I used French for the Wolof when I was not able to find a Wolof word. Please leave a comment if you know the appropriate Wolof word for the ones I missed…jërejëf! ENGLISH WOLOF FRENCH bread mbuuru pain cheese fromage fromage red onion soble xonxa oignon rouge cooking spray la…






