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"Nature" Vocabulary in Wolof

🤗 Jama ngaam! Wolof learners,

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

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Nature words

Wolof (Wolofal: ولوفل)	English
àll bi	bush
suuf si	ground, soil sand
kekk li	hard soil
ban bi / kew gi	red/white clay
binit bi	mud
pënd bi	dust
ñax mi	grass straw
tóor-tóor bi	flower
bisaab bi	hibiscus
yàmbaa ji	cannabis
wëttéen wi	cotton
këriñ gi	charcoal
matt mi	firewood
garab gi	tree
guy gi	baobab
pàkk bi	park
safara si   lakk gi	fire conflagration
tundu-safara wi	volcano
tangor bi, xeer wi	mountain
tund wi	hill
xur wi	valley
déeg bi	lake pond
jéeri ji joor gi	plain sandy plain
tool bi	field
teen bi	water well
pom bi	bridge
dex gi	river
géej gi	sea ocean
duus bi	wave
dun bi	island
tefes gi	beach
dàllangeer bi, màndiŋ mi	desert
xeer wi	stone rock
marjaan mi	diamond
petorool bi	oil, (petroleum)
gaas bi	gas
weñ gi	metal iron
betteex bi	lead
përëm bi	copper
xaalis bi	silver
wurus wi	gold

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