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Continue reading →: 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 this blog on one hand is to help me build my own Wolof understanding but also to provide a place for others to learn or…
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Continue reading →: Top 10 Wolof Verbs
Top 10 verbs according to http://www.verbix.com/languages/wolof.shtml dem joxe foto wax saaga naan am tux julli jóge
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Continue reading →: Understand This!
Do you understand? Dégg nga? (deg nguh) and now en français; Comprenez–vous? I understand. Dégg naa. (deg naa) and en français; Je comprends. I don’t understand. Dégguma. (deg-goo-ma) en français; Je ne comprends pas.
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Continue reading →: Wolof Vocab
facatalu v. stumble sehy v. melt wenne n. breast holl n. heart targue n. obituary fuca n. ten marb n. braid njail n. dawn hoolow v. quarrel armooth v. lack Thanks to the Wolof Dictionary & Phrasebook by Nyima Kantorek.
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Continue reading →: Ohio University Wolof Program
Swahili to Somali – African Languages Program Grows
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Continue reading →: Morning? Afternoon?? Or maybe Evening???
Below is a table showing how the various portions of the day are labeled in Wolof. ENGLISH WORD WOLOF WORD WHEN USED day bëcëg dawn to nightfall night guddi nightfall to dawn morning suba dawn to about 2pm afternoon ngoon from about 2pm to nightfall midnight xaaju guddi * at…
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Continue reading →: Mouth Anatomy
GEMMIN BI – THE MOUTH Some of these expressions are not common in Wolof and may not always be readily understood by some Wolof speakers. Many of these (I believe?) were developed by medical professionals as a way to better communicate more precisely with non-Francophone Wolof speakers. (mouse over for…
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Continue reading →: Translate Janga Wolof Into French
Traduire ce blog en français. CLIQUEZ POUR LA TRADUCTION FRANCAIS. La traduction n’est pas parfaite. Ainsi, il est plus juste pour le plaisir.






