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Basic Wolof Phrases

Monday, June 18, 2012 Janga Wolof

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

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Wolof Religion: Islamic Terms

Friday, May 25, 2012 Janga Wolof

  Asalaam alaikum. May peace be with you. (greeting) Malaikum salaam. And with you be peace. (reply to above) Allahu akbar. God is greater. (than

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Languages of Senegal: Hassaniyya

Monday, August 15, 2011 Janga Wolof

  Hassaniyya (Klem El Bithan) is the variety of Arabic originally spoken by the Beni Hassan Bedouin tribes, who extend their authority over most of

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Religious Terms 2

Friday, February 22, 2008 Janga Wolof

Visit our new Wolof translator: JangaWolofTranslator.com. Words & phrases with religious significance starting with the letter B. Many of these terms may actually be Arabic or

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Travel Vocabulary IV

Sunday, February 10, 2008 Janga Wolof

Visit our new Wolof translator: JangaWolofTranslator.com. See Travel Vocabulary III ——————————————————- Here are a few things that you may come across if traveling to Senegal or

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Religious Terms

Monday, January 28, 2008 Janga Wolof

Words & phrases with religious significance starting with the letter A.  Many of these terms may actually be Arabic or Wolofized Arabic. Many Wolof speakers

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Travel Vocabulary II

Friday, January 4, 2008 Janga Wolof

See Travel Vocabulary I ——————————————————- Here are a few things that you may come across if traveling to Senegal or the Gambia. alham – white

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Arabic/Islamic Phrases

Saturday, December 29, 2007 Janga Wolof

Assalamu alaykum. – Peace be upon you. Wa alaikumus salam. – And peace be upon you. (reply to above) Allahu akbar. – Allah is greater.

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Notes on Orthography

Friday, December 21, 2007 Janga Wolof

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

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Travel Vocabulary

Friday, November 23, 2007 Janga Wolof

Here are a few things that you may come across if traveling to Senegal or the Gambia. afra – grilled meat, or grilled meat stall

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Grrrreetings!

Tuesday, November 20, 2007 Janga Wolof

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

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