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Continue reading →: Travel Vocabulary II
See Travel Vocabulary I ——————————————————- Here are a few things that you may come across if traveling to Senegal or the Gambia. alham – white Mercedes bus, also called N’Diaga N’Diaye in Dakar beignet – simple deep-fried donut (Senegal) calesh – horse-drawn taxi usually seating about three people behind the…
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Continue reading →: Basic French NumbersThe post discusses basic French numbers from one to ten, providing their pronunciations alongside each numeral. It observes that Wolof speakers often use French or English numbers instead of traditional Wolof equivalents, highlighting a linguistic influence in their counting practices.
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Continue reading →: 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 – have visited this site, not total overall visits). I just want to thank everyone – JEREJEF! that have visited this blog…it’s nice to know that…
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Continue reading →: Kontaan Ees At!
Happy New Years! Bonne Années! And here is a video, although not of a New Years celebration but a celebration none the less…
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Continue reading →: Some Essential Wolof Phrases
English Wolof French Dictionary: English to Wolof & French with French & Wolof Indexes This dictionary provided by JangaWolof.org is a multilingual resource offering translations between English, Wolof, and French, making it ideal for learners, travelers, and anyone interested in African languages. This dictionary includes: This user-friendly reference is perfect for those…
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Continue reading →: Arabic/Islamic PhrasesThe content presents a series of Arabic phrases and their meanings related to Islamic expressions. Key phrases include greetings like “Assalamu alaykum,” affirmations of faith such as “Allahu akbar,” and expressions of gratitude and intention like “Al hamdu lilah wa shukru lillah” and “Insh’Allah,” highlighting important religious sentiments.
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Continue reading →: 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 is apparently because the “City is not reporting.” Which can be caused by equipment or communication failure which can last from a few days to…
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Continue reading →: Days of the Week / Bési Ayubés Bi
Wolof names for the days of the week are mostly adopted from Arabic. As usual you can mouse over for the French translations as well. Monday – Alteneh / Altinay / Altine [al-ti-ney] Tuesday – Talarta / Talata / Talaata [ta-laa-ta] Wednesday – Arlahrba / Alarba / Àllarba [al-lar-ba] Thursday…
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Continue reading →: New Opposites List
New List Thanks To Tubaab bu jigeen See The Original List & Comments Here “Opposites Attract” beginning – ending (verb): door/tammbali – jeex/mujj cheap – expensive: yomb – jafe easy – difficult: jomb – jafe friend – enemy: xarit – noon happy – unhappy: beg –…
Dalal ak jàmm,
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