A Words

Gambian Wolof…
aifaare – pagan
aik – climb
aikerty – lift/elevate
ailake – tomorrow
aina – mold
ainay – wish
alcarly – village leader
alfun – million
alheames – thursday
almet – match
almorre – cupboard
altineh – monday
am – have
amna – there is/is there
anndah – incense burner
antal – able
arba – lend
arbalanteh – share
arca – confront
arch – hang

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Weights & Measures

Gambian dialect…
foot – foot

gallon – gallon

gram – gram

kilogram – kilo

kilometer – kilo

liter – leebahre

meter – meter

mile – mile

ounce – ounce

pound – pound

yard – yard
hmmm…not much different than standard English, eh?

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Random Vocab

These were taken from the Gambian Wolof – English Dictionary By David P. Gamble.
banxa – water lily
caxa – necklace
daay – bush fire, forest fire
kaala – turban
pat – a sore throat
pukkus – storage place, a retreat
raaf – to be destroyed, cease to exist
seey – to dissolve
tanna – to choose
waramba – gown

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Do you fear a cat?

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

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