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As a '''volunteer''', you will often be considered an “important person” at a meeting, regardless of how relevant you are to the purpose of the meeting. This means that you may be asked to sit up front and/or say a few words at the beginning or end of the meeting, just greeting, thanking, and saying how happy you are to be there. | As a '''volunteer''', you will often be considered an “important person” at a meeting, regardless of how relevant you are to the purpose of the meeting. This means that you may be asked to sit up front and/or say a few words at the beginning or end of the meeting, just greeting, thanking, and saying how happy you are to be there. | ||
<span link>Take some time to dive into these other pages after completing this lesson:</span> [[Language/Wolof/Culture/Politeness-and-Respect|Wolof Culture Politeness and Respect]], [[Language/Wolof/Culture/Art-and-Music|Wolof Culture: History and Traditions of Art and Music]], [[Language/Wolof/Culture/Traditional-Dishes|Traditional Dishes]] & [[Language/Wolof/Culture/Funerals|Funerals]]. | |||
==Source== | ==Source== | ||
http://publish.illinois.edu/wolof201fall14/files/2014/08/NEW_WOLOF_BOOK.pdf | http://publish.illinois.edu/wolof201fall14/files/2014/08/NEW_WOLOF_BOOK.pdf | ||
== | ==Other Lessons== | ||
* [[Language/Wolof/Culture/Origin-of-the-Word-Wolof|Origin of the Word Wolof]] | * [[Language/Wolof/Culture/Origin-of-the-Word-Wolof|Origin of the Word Wolof]] | ||
* [[Language/Wolof/Culture/Family|Family]] | * [[Language/Wolof/Culture/Family|Family]] | ||
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* [[Language/Wolof/Culture/Funerals|Funerals]] | * [[Language/Wolof/Culture/Funerals|Funerals]] | ||
* [[Language/Wolof/Culture/Gift-of-ceremonies|Gift of ceremonies]] | * [[Language/Wolof/Culture/Gift-of-ceremonies|Gift of ceremonies]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 13:07, 27 March 2023
As a volunteer, you will often be considered an “important person” at a meeting, regardless of how relevant you are to the purpose of the meeting. This means that you may be asked to sit up front and/or say a few words at the beginning or end of the meeting, just greeting, thanking, and saying how happy you are to be there.
Take some time to dive into these other pages after completing this lesson: Wolof Culture Politeness and Respect, Wolof Culture: History and Traditions of Art and Music, Traditional Dishes & Funerals.
Source[edit | edit source]
http://publish.illinois.edu/wolof201fall14/files/2014/08/NEW_WOLOF_BOOK.pdf
Other Lessons[edit | edit source]
- Origin of the Word Wolof
- Family
- Bargaining in transportation
- Taajabòon
- Talking about bad experiences
- Caste or social stratification considerations
- Ramadan and fasting
- Giving directions
- Funerals
- Gift of ceremonies