Visit our new Wolof translator: JangaWolofTranslator.com. Hello. – No ngoolu daa. Goodbye. – Ñalleen e jamm. Please. – Njaafodaa. Thank you. – A jaaraamah. You’re welcome.
Tag: Senegambian Language
Pulaar Vocabulary: Anatomy
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).
Pulaar: Numbers
one – go-o two – didi three – tati four – nayi five – joyi six – jeego seven – jeedidi eight – jeetati nine
Pulaar: Vocabulary
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.
Languages of Senegal: Pulaar
Pulaar is a dialect of Fula, a major African language both in its geographical distribution and number of speakers. Fula is spoken in Western, Eastern
Some Pulaar Words 3
aaludere – kernel aawasaagal – roguishness bol – fish cuurki – reek durde – graze duurde – wrestle falanteere – window fawde – put irde
Some Pulaar Words 2
aade – person aan – you asde – dig baamuule – graveyard dursitaade – recite foonde – bush fuunti – wile gando – philosopher haaldude
Some Pulaar Words
aa – well baylo – jeweler ciyam – leak eda – buffalo fasde – boil ferde – exile jaggude – seize jakre – hollow kohaljinta
Pulaar Chanting in Mauritania
These are some Pulaar women in Garelboubou, Mauritania, singing during a break in a dyeing training.
…and now for some Pulaar.
We have covered some French & Arabic (tuuti rekk) which are of course common in much of the parts that Wolof is spoken but another
