Wednesday, February 20, 2008

Wolof mots de vocabulaire

Wolof vocabulary words

bennen, benen - another
bennen u xarit am - another of his friends

doonte - if it were
doonte man … - if it were me …

garab g (garap) - tree; medicine
ci kow garab gi - up the tree

jappa - to seize, catch ; to suit
jappa biir - to become pregnant

lu - whatever
lu dul - unless

munga, munge, mungi - he is …
munga fa - he is over there (remote)

ñeppa - all
ñun ñeppa xam nañu - we all know them

raxas - to wash (clothes, utensils, etc.)
mu raxas leket bi be mu set - she washed the calabash until it was clean

suma - my
suma xaalis ak sa xaalis - my money and your money

tollo - to measure height
tollo ak … - to be the same size as …

waññi - to lower a price, reduce
waññi ko waay - please lower it

yobbu - to carry, to take away
soo demee, yobbaale ma - when you go, take me with you

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