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Family Vocabulary in Wolof
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🤗 Jama ngaam! Wolof learners,

➡ In today's lesson you will learn some useful vocabulary related to "Family" in Wolof, the native language of the Wolof people mainly spoken in Senegal, Mauritania, and the Gambia.

Happy learning!

Consider exploring these related pages after completing this lesson: Wolof survival phrases, Weather, Animals & At the Post Office.

njaboot gi  family[edit | edit source]

Wolof (Wolofal: ولوفل) English
maam ji   grandparents
maam ju góor ji grandfather
maam ju jigéen ji grandmother
mbokk mi   parent
baay bi   father, dad
ndéy ji  

yaay ji  

mother, mom
jëkkër ji husband
aawa bi  

jabar ji  

first wife

wife

góor ji   man
jigéen ji   woman
nijaay ji uncle
bàjjan bi aunt
doomu-nijaay ji

doomu-bàjjan ji

cousin
jarbaat ji nephew

niece

mag ju góor ji elder brother
rakk ju jigéen ji younger sister
xale bu góor bi boy
janq bi   (virgin) girl
doom ju góor ji son
doom ju jigéen ji daughter
xale bi  

doom ji  

child
liir bi   baby
xarit bi  

xarit yi

friend

friends

far wi   boyfriend
coro li / gel bi girlfriend
andandoo bi   companion
"booy" bi (male) housemaid
mbindaan bi   (female) housemaid
gan gi   guest

visitor

dëkkëndóo bi neighbour
nit person
gaa   people

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