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New Wolof Dictionary

Posted in French, Links, Vocabulary, tagged , , on Wednesday, August 20, 2008 | 2 Comments »

This looks like a great promising dictionary…the only thing is that it’s mostly all in French but on the other hand this can be very helpful in learning the French along with your Wolof as you Google Translate the French into English!
Oh, and the address for the website? It is http://wolofici.wordpress.com

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english n. wolof / french – A

Posted in French, Vocabulary, tagged , , on Monday, June 9, 2008 | 1 Comment »

english n. wolof / french
A
abandon v. baayi, wocca / abandonner
abdomen n. naxa / abdomen
ability n. mën, mun / capacité
ablaze v. taaka / feu
abnormal v. doyadi / anormal
above adv. kow, tiim / au-dessus
abroad adv. betimraw / à l’étranger
abscess n. taab / abcès
abundant adj. bari, las, naax, yomba / abondantes
accept v. nongu, nangu, taa / accepter
accommodate v. [...]

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Travel Vocabulary III

Posted in French, Gambian, Holidays, Music, Senegalese, Vocabulary, tagged , , , , , , , , , , on Saturday, January 26, 2008 | 3 Comments »

See Travel Vocabulary II
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Here are a few things that you may come across if traveling to Senegal or the Gambia.
auberge – hostel or small hotel
balafon – wooden xylophone typically played by griots
calèche – horse-drawn cart used to carry goods and people, particularly in the rural regions of Senegal
dibiterie – grilled-meat stall
fête – festival (Senegal)
gargotte – [...]

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Travel Vocabulary II

Posted in Arabic, French, Gambian, Religion, Senegalese, Vocabulary, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , on Friday, January 4, 2008 | 4 Comments »

See Travel Vocabulary I
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Here are a few things that you may come across if traveling to Senegal or the Gambia.
alham – white Mercedes bus, also called N’Diaga N’Diaye in Dakar
beignet – simple deep-fried donut (Senegal)
calesh – horse-drawn taxi usually seating about three people behind the driver
demi-pension – half board (dinner, bed and breakfast) (Senegal)
essence – [...]

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Do you fear a cat?

Posted in Notices, Resources, tagged , , , , , on Wednesday, November 28, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

This is a great online dictionary for translating Wolof words into English and vice versa.
www.FIRICAT.com

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Travel Vocabulary

Posted in Vocabulary, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , on Friday, November 23, 2007 | 5 Comments »

Here are a few things that you may come across if traveling to Senegal or the Gambia.
afra – grilled meat, or grilled meat stall (Gambia)
benechin – rice baked in a thick sauce of fish and vegetables (Gambia)
cadeau – gift, tip, bribe or a hand-out (Senegal)
dash – bribe (noun); also used as a verb ‘You [...]

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