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Gambia: The Formidable Baye Janha – An Incredible Guitar Legend

Wednesday, July 18, 2012 Janga Wolof

Visit our new Wolof translator: JangaWolofTranslator.com. Baye Janha plays the guitar like the ancient Khalam of the Wolof tribe of the Senegambia region and the Ganawa

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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 Phrases: “am”

Tuesday, May 29, 2012 Janga Wolof

am – to be, exist, to have; a/an; imperative; or   Ndëmm amul. – He said that witchcraft does not exist. Am na ñetti doom.

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Wolof Vocabulary: Meat

Sunday, May 27, 2012 Janga Wolof

Visit our new Wolof translator: JangaWolofTranslator.com. beef – yarpe-nack chicken – yarpe-ganarre goat – yarpe-baiy hamburger – hamburger lamb – yarpe-harre meat – yarpa pork –

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Wolof Grammar: Conjunctions

Saturday, May 26, 2012 Janga Wolof

Visit our new Wolof translator: JangaWolofTranslator.com. The coordinating conjunctions in English are: and, but, or, yet, for, nor & so. In this post we will be

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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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Pulaar Vocabulary: Anatomy

Monday, May 21, 2012 Janga Wolof

Visit our new Wolof translator: JangaWolofTranslator.com. abdomen – réédu (ndu); abdominal – ko faati e  réédu ~ pain reedu muusooru. back – keeci (ki); ɓaawo (ngo); caggal (ngal).

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Wolof Vocabulary: Pronouns

Sunday, May 20, 2012 Janga Wolof

Visit our new Wolof translator: JangaWolofTranslator.com. I – maan me – ma my – suma mine – suma you – yow your – seen yours –

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Wolof Grammar: Describing People and Things

Saturday, May 19, 2012 Janga Wolof

  Mouse over individual Wolof words for definitions.   Naka la mel? – What is he/she/it like? This question can refer to both physical and

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Wolof – Religion and Expressive Culture

Friday, May 18, 2012 Janga Wolof

A short document on the Wolof culture. I think this might apply more to rural regions as this is not exactly my experience in Senegal,

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Wolof Phrases

Tuesday, May 15, 2012 Janga Wolof

  Move cursor over words for translations.   Gànnaar lañuy jënde dàkkaande ji di ko jaaysi fii. Ils achètent la gomme en Mauritanie pour la

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Pulaar: Numbers

Monday, May 14, 2012 Janga Wolof

one – go-o two – didi three – tati four – nayi five – joyi six – jeego seven – jeedidi eight – jeetati nine

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Wolof Vocabulary

Saturday, May 12, 2012 Janga Wolof

a  –  it is (cf. la); Yallaa ko def. – It is God who did it. [Yalla + a]; Omar a ko wax. – It

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A Fellow Traveler’s Experience With Wolof In The Gambia

Friday, May 11, 2012 Janga Wolof

Ms. Stoeckle – The Gambia – Learning Wolof Before coming to The Gambia, I was under the impression that everyone would be able to speak

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Wolof Phrases: Language Difficulties

Tuesday, May 8, 2012 Janga Wolof

Visit our new Wolof translator: JangaWolofTranslator.com. Do you speak English?  Ndax dégg nga angale? Do you understand? Dégg nga?    I understand.    Dégg naa.    I don’t understand.

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Pulaar: Vocabulary

Monday, May 7, 2012 Janga Wolof

aplenty adj. keewdum; ko heewi. bind v. jokkondirde; habbude. casque n. kaske. dilate v. yuufde; yaajde. environment n. sara; saraaji. anande v. be jealous of. bonnitde v.

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Wolof Grammar: Definite Article

Sunday, May 6, 2012 Janga Wolof

Visit our new Wolof translator: JangaWolofTranslator.com. An article (abbreviated art.) is a word that combines with a noun to indicate the type of reference being made

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Janga Laaka English to Wolof & French Dictionary

Monday, September 19, 2011 Janga Wolof

  I have just uploaded the Janga Laaka Wolof/English Dictionary. It’s available for a minimal charge. Why am I charging for this? Well, because I

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Mandinka Drumming & Singing in the Gambia

Sunday, June 29, 2008 Janga Wolof

Visit our new Wolof translator: JangaWolofTranslator.com. Mandinka drumming and singing at a naming ceremony in Sukuta, The Gambia. More videos at http://www.onegambia.com.

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Wolof Traditional Music of the Gambia

Sunday, June 8, 2008 Janga Wolof

Traditional wolof singing and drumming by Group Rakaju of the Gambia. A onegambia.com production.

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Wolof & Serere Singing in Gambia

Friday, May 9, 2008 Janga Wolof

Traditional singing at a programme organised by OneGambia Promotion. More videos at http://www.onegambia.com.

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International Labor Day

Thursday, May 1, 2008 Janga Wolof

Today is May Day or International Workers Day (Fête du Travail) which is observed all around the World as well as Senegal & Gambia.

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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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Travel Vocabulary III

Saturday, January 26, 2008 Janga Wolof

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

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Culture Notes – Greetings

Sunday, January 13, 2008 Janga Wolof

Extended greetings are an important part of social interaction and many doors will open for you if you are capable of exchanging simple greeting phrases

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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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DATA UNAVAILABLE …

Friday, December 28, 2007 Janga Wolof

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

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Some Mandinka

Wednesday, December 12, 2007 Janga Wolof

The Mandinka language, sometimes referred to as Mandingo, is a Mandé language spoken by millions of Mandinka people in Mali, Senegal, The Gambia, Guinea, Ivory

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A Couple Slang Words…

Tuesday, December 11, 2007 Janga Wolof

Visit our new Wolof translator: JangaWolofTranslator.com. Sai Sai – “That little crafty one.” (Euphemism given to AIDS in the poor suburbs of Dakar, Senegal.) Also means

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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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