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Tag: Vocabulary

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 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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Moom It Dina Ñow (Phrase Breakdown)

Sunday, August 14, 2011 Janga Wolof

moom it dina ñow – he also will come moom – in this sence means ‘he/she‘ (emphatic form) but can also mean ‘to own‘. it/itam

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French Vocabulary – L & M

Monday, May 26, 2008 Janga Wolof

Vocabulaire Français – L & M law juridique linguistics linguistique literary littéraire masculine masculin mathematics mathématiques medicine médecine music musique

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French Vocabulary – G, H & I

Monday, May 19, 2008 Janga Wolof

Vocabulaire Français – G, H & I geography géographie geology géologie geometry géometrie grammar grammaire historical historique interjection interjection invariable invariable

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French Vocabulary – E & F

Monday, May 12, 2008 Janga Wolof

Vocabulaire Français – E & F economics économie education éducation electricity électricité english anglais especially surtout euphemism euphémisme familiar familier feminine féminin figurative figuré finance

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French Vocabulary – B & C

Monday, May 5, 2008 Janga Wolof

Vocabulaire Français – B & C biology biologie botany botanique british britannique chemistry chimie commerce commerce computers informatique conjunction conjonction cooking cuisine

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French Vocabulary – A

Monday, April 28, 2008 Janga Wolof

Vocabulaire Français – A abbreviations abréviations adjective adjectif adverb adverbe agriculture agriculture anatomy anatomie and et architecture architecture astrology astrologie astronomy astronomie attributive devant le

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A Words

Monday, March 3, 2008 Janga Wolof

Gambian Wolof… aifaare – pagan aik – climb aikerty – lift/elevate ailake – tomorrow aina – mold ainay – wish alcarly – village leader alfun

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10 More Random Wolof Words

Saturday, February 23, 2008 Janga Wolof

Courtesy of Firicat.com. jula, , trader, peddler of foods, to trade teret, n , trading season daaj, , to nail (see pontu) digal, , to

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10 Random Wolof Words

Monday, February 11, 2008 Janga Wolof

Courtesy of Firicat.com. lef, n , thing naju, adj. , be compressed téng, , tight baatale, verb , to leave a message with someone for

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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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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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New Opposites List

Wednesday, December 26, 2007 Janga Wolof

  New List Thanks To Tubaab bu jigeen See The Original List & Comments Here “Opposites Attract”       beginning – ending (verb): door/tammbali

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Opposites Attract

Thursday, December 20, 2007 Janga Wolof

beginning – end dohre – jehh/rach cheap – expensive yormba – sehre easy – difficult yormba – nahary friend – enemy harit – mbargne happy

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All In the Family

Saturday, December 15, 2007 Janga Wolof

family – njabort grandfather – marm-bu-gore grandmother – marm-bu-gegain father – papa mother – yarboie husband – jaycahre wife – jabahre son – dorm-bu-gore daughter

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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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Wolof Vocab

Tuesday, December 4, 2007 Janga Wolof

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

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Yes. No! Maybe?

Saturday, November 24, 2007 Janga Wolof

Yes – Waaw (wow) and now en français; Oui (wee) No – Déedéet (dey-deyt) and en français; Non (non) Maybe – Xejna (khedj-nuh) en français;

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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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