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GREETINGS:

GREETING

RESPONSE

WHEN USED

salaam alaikum

suh-lahm uh-lay-koom

malaikum salaam

muh-lay-koom suh-lahm

greeting a group of people or entering one’s house

nanga def

nahn-guh def

maangi fi

mahn-gee fee

greeting an individual

ça va

suh vah

ça va

suh vah

greeting an individual in passing

ba beneen

bah ben-nen

ba beneen

bah ben-nen

upon leaving an individual

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Wolof Number Conversion

How to convert English numbers to Wolof:
(This only works for numbers 21 & higher and not for numbers evenly divided by 10.)
Take the number you want to convert to Wolof & divide by 10.
Take the whole number before the decimal, convert to Wolof & put ‘fukk ak’ after it.
Multiply the number that [...]

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