Some Pulaar Words 3

aaludere – kernel
aawasaagal – roguishness
bol – fish
cuurki – reek
durde – graze
duurde – wrestle
falanteere – window
fawde – put
irde – bury
jangde – education
jawdi – acquest
jokkere – joint
laana – xebec
leriinde – between
lohre – inaptitude
newre – palm
nuggaro – diffident
onon – you
ruudde – linger
suurkude – fume
teew – meat
tuumal – allegation
ubbude – inhume
wujjude – cheat
yuude – cry
Some Pulaar words 2

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Some Pulaar Words 2

aade – person
aan – you
asde – dig
baamuule – graveyard
dursitaade – recite
foonde – bush
fuunti – wile
gando – philosopher
haaldude – interview
halfude – own
jaggoowo – holder
jeetati – octa
joortaade – anticipate
kufne – hat
lamminde – acidify
neene – mother
saltude – ramify
seerde – secede
sohre – python
teere – current
tefde – calm
waylude – commute
wiide – say
Some Pulaar Words 1

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Some Pulaar Words

aa – well
baylo – jeweler
ciyam – leak
eda – buffalo
fasde – boil
ferde – exile
jaggude – seize
jakre – hollow
kohaljinta – inconvienient
lajal – deadline
maa – you
maayka – nonsense
natal – painting
paabi – frogs
soppande – bite
sowande – fold
teppe – feet
weytaade – relax

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Pulaar Chanting in Mauritania

These are some Pulaar women in Garelboubou, Mauritania, singing during a break in a dyeing training.

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…and now for some Pulaar.

We have covered some French & Arabic (tuuti rekk) which are of course common in much of the parts that Wolof is spoken but another common native language is Pulaar which is spoken by the Peul peoples. Although most Peuls in Wolof speaking areas will understand Wolof it is always nice to be able to [...]

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