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Family Vocabulary in Wolof
🤗 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 |
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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 |
Videos[edit | edit source]
Kaay ñu jàng Wolof Lesson 2. Mbokk yi - Family[edit | edit source]
Wolof Lesson 9 Mbok yi / Family members[edit | edit source]
Source[edit | edit source]
- http://publish.illinois.edu/wolof201fall14/files/2014/08/NEW_WOLOF_BOOK.pdf
- http://senegal.wolof.free.fr/index_uk.php
Other Lessons[edit | edit source]
- Weather
- Feelings and Emotions
- Useful Interjections
- Animals
- Food
- Useful words
- Vegetables
- At the Post Office
- Fruits