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== dëkk bi  <small>town, city</small> ==
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|Wolof
|English
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|kër-meer gi
|town hall, city hall
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|meer bi
|mayor
|-
|pénc mi
|[meeting place]
|-
|mbedd mi  
|street
|-
|jàkka ji  
jumaa ji  
|mosque
|-
|julli gi  
jullit bi
|prayer
muslim
|-
|jàngu bi
|church
|-
|oteel bi, dalalukaay
|hotel
|-
|lekkukaay bi
|restaurant
|-
|toggkat bi
|cook, "chef"
|-
|baar bi
|bar, coffee-house
|-
|eleew bi  
ndongo li
|schoolboy, scholar
student
|-
|jàngalekat bi
|teacher
|-
|daara ji / bi  
|Koranic
school / teacher
|-
|alxuraan ji
|Quran
|-
|téere bi  
|book
|-
|jaayukaayu téere bi
|bookshop, bookstore
|-
|kàggu gi
|library
|-
|butig bi
màngasiin bi
|shop
store
|-
|jaaykat bi
|salesman, seller
|-
|baana-baana bi
|street vendor
|-
|marse bi, ja bi
|market
|-
|jaayukaayu mburu bi
|bakery
|-
|defarkatu mburu bi
|baker
|-
|watkat bi
|barber, hairdresser
|-
|tiyaatar bi
|theater
|-
|sinemaa bi
|cinema
|-
|miise bi
|museum
|-
|bank bi
|bank
|-
|seg bi  
|cheque, (check)
|-
|xaalis bi  
|money
|-
|caga bi
|prostitute
|-
|alkaati bi
|policeman
|-
|pólis bi
|
|-
|sandarmëri bi
|
|-
|kaso bi
|prison, jail
|-
|janaase yi, armeel yi
|graveyard, cemetery
|}

Revision as of 18:48, 26 May 2022

City, Town Vocabulary in Wolof
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🤗 Jama ngaam! Wolof learners,


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


Happy learning!




dëkk bi  town, city

Wolof (Wolofal: ولوفل) English
Wolof English
kër-meer gi town hall, city hall
meer bi mayor
pénc mi [meeting place]
mbedd mi   street
jàkka ji  

jumaa ji  

mosque
julli gi  

jullit bi

prayer

muslim

jàngu bi church
oteel bi, dalalukaay hotel
lekkukaay bi restaurant
toggkat bi cook, "chef"
baar bi bar, coffee-house
eleew bi  

ndongo li

schoolboy, scholar

student

jàngalekat bi teacher
daara ji / bi   Koranic

school / teacher

alxuraan ji Quran
téere bi   book
jaayukaayu téere bi bookshop, bookstore
kàggu gi library
butig bi

màngasiin bi

shop

store

jaaykat bi salesman, seller
baana-baana bi street vendor
marse bi, ja bi market
jaayukaayu mburu bi bakery
defarkatu mburu bi baker
watkat bi barber, hairdresser
tiyaatar bi theater
sinemaa bi cinema
miise bi museum
bank bi bank
seg bi   cheque, (check)
xaalis bi   money
caga bi prostitute
alkaati bi policeman
pólis bi
sandarmëri bi
kaso bi prison, jail
janaase yi, armeel yi graveyard, cemetery