Grandmother in Wolof is "yaay."
Yellow in Wolof is "unu."
In Wolof, "goodbye" is said "ba ci kanam."
"Wolof" is pronounced as "WOH-loff." The emphasis is on the first syllable.
In Wolof, you can say "Nopp" to bid someone farewell.
Boubakar Kane has written: 'A comparative study of the phonological systems of English and Wolof' -- subject(s): Comparative and general Grammar, English language, Phonology, Study and teaching, Wolof language, Wolof speakers
Oh, dude, "malaraw" in Wolof means "to laugh" or "laughter." So, like, if someone tells you a joke in Wolof and you're like, "malaraw," they'll know you found it funny. It's basically the Wolof way of saying "LOL."
Grandmother in Wolof is "yaay."
Yellow in Wolof is "unu."
In Wolof, "goodbye" is said "ba ci kanam."
"Wolof" is pronounced as "WOH-loff." The emphasis is on the first syllable.
In Wolof, you can say "Nopp" to bid someone farewell.
Many Gambians speak English. There are also many tribal languages such as Mandinka, Fulani, Wolof
In Wolof, you can say "Sookaru jamm" to mean welcome home.
Wolof people speak the following languages:WolofFrenchEnglishHassānīya Arabic
In Wolof language, hip hop is called "nit ku."
David P. Gamble has written: 'Gambia government serial publications of the colonial period' -- subject(s): Bibliography, Catalogs, Economic conditions, Government publications, Microform catalogs, Microforms, Politics and government 'John Hill's vocabularies of Wolof' -- subject(s): Glossaries, vocabularies, Wolof language 'Elementary Mandinka' -- subject(s): English, Grammar, Mandingo language, Textbooks for foreign speakers 'Gambian Wolof-English dictionary' -- subject(s): Dictionaries, English, Gambia, Wolof language 'Contributions to a socio-economic survey of the Gambia' 'Bibliography of the Gambia' -- subject(s): Bibliography 'Terms found in old writings about Senegambia' -- subject(s): Natural history, Niger-Congo languages, Social life and customs, Terminology, Terms and phrases 'Postmortem' -- subject(s): Description and travel, History, Travel 'The Gambia' -- subject(s): Bibliography, Geographical Names, Geography, Maps 'Gambian Fula-English dictionary (Firdu dialect)' -- subject(s): Dialects, Dictionaries, English, English language, Fula, Fula language 'Errors, confusions, and misinterpretations in writings about the Gambia' 'Peoples of the Gambia' -- subject(s): Wolof (African people) 'Intermediate Gambian Mandinka-English dictionary' -- subject(s): Dictionaries, English, Mandingo language 'Wolof-English dictionary'