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==Words==
==Words==
{| class="wikitable"
|Wolof
|English
|-
|golo gi, (ndinki)
|monkey, ape
|-
|dàngin
|gorilla
|-
|xojox gi
|squirrel of Gambia
|-
|jaar ji
|striped ground squirrel
|-
|njugub bi
|bat
|-
|coy mi, seku bi  
|parrot
|-
|terëx bi
|flamingo
|-
|ngëj mi
|marabou stork
|-
|banjóóli bi, baa bi  
|ostrich
|-
|gaynde gi  , gar gi
|lion
|-
|segg mi  
|leopard,
panther
|-
|tene mi
|cheetah
|-
|bukki bi  
|hyena
|-
|till gi
|jackal
|-
|saafaandu gi
|African "wild dog"
|-
|giléem, géléem gi
|camel
|-
|kooba gi
|antelope
|-
|kéwél gi  
|gazelle
|-
|fasu-àll wi
|zebra
|-
|njamala gi  
|giraffe
|-
|ñey wi  
|elephant
|-
|wànga-lànga wi
|rhinoceros
|-
|nagu-àll wi
|buffalo
|-
|léebéer bi
|hippopotamus
|-
|jasig ji  
|crocodile
|}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Wolof
!Wolof
!English
!English
!Audio
|-
|-
|baaxoñ bi
|baaxoñ bi
|raven
|raven
|
|-
|-
|berkelle bi  
|berkelle bi  
|mule
|mule
|
|-
|-
|béy, bëy wi
|béy, bëy wi
|goat
|goat
|
|-
|-
|bukki bi   
|bukki bi   
|hyena
|hyena
|
|-
|-
|buuj bi
|buuj bi
|(sea)shell
|(sea)shell
|
|-
|-
|cokkeer bi
|cokkeer bi
|partridge
|partridge
|
|-
|-
|cuuj bi
|cuuj bi
|chick
|chick
|
|-
|-
|dàngin
|dàngin
|gorilla
|gorilla
|
|-
|-
|fasu-àll  wi
|fasu-àll  wi
|zebra
|zebra
|
|-
|-
|fel wi
|fel wi
|fleas
|fleas
|
|-
|-
|gaynde-gééj gi
|gaynde-gééj gi
|shark
|shark
|
|-
|-
|géléemu-maam-yàlla bi
|géléemu-maam-yàlla bi
|praying  mantis
|praying  mantis
|
|-
|-
|giléem, géléem gi
|giléem, géléem gi
|camel
|camel
|
|-
|-
|jaan ji  
|jaan ji  
|snake
|snake
|
|-
|-
|jaxaay ji
|jaxaay ji
|eagle
|eagle
|
|-
|-
|junqóob bi, koti bi
|junqóob bi, koti bi
|crab
|crab
|
|-
|-
|kanaara gi
|kanaara gi
|drake
|drake
|
|-
|-
|kooba gi
|kooba gi
|antelope
|antelope
|
|-
|-
|koppin bi
|koppin bi
|turkey
|turkey
|
|-
|-
|léebéer bi
|léebéer bi
|hippopotamus
|hippopotamus
|
|-
|-
|lëg bi
|lëg bi
|hare
|hare
|
|-
|-
|lënd wi
|lënd wi
|spider  web, cobweb
|spider  web, cobweb
|
|-
|-
|looy, xargeej
|looy, xargeej
|owl
|owl
|
|-
|-
|maf mi
|maf mi
|hawk,  falcon
|hawk,  falcon
|
|-
|-
|mbaam-àll mi
|mbaam-àll mi
|warthog
|warthog
|
|-
|-
|mbaam-sëf mi
|mbaam-sëf mi
|donkey,  (ass)
|donkey,  (ass)
|
|-
|-
|mbaam-xuux mi
|mbaam-xuux mi
|pig
|pig
|
|-
|-
|mbonnatu-ndox mi
|mbonnatu-ndox mi
|sea  turtle
|sea  turtle
|
|-
|-
|mbonnatu-suuf mi
|mbonnatu-suuf mi
|land  turtle, tortoise
|land  turtle, tortoise
|
|-
|-
|mbóot mi  
|mbóot mi  
|cockroach
|cockroach
|
|-
|-
|mbote mi, (mburtu)
|mbote mi, (mburtu)
|lamb
|lamb
|
|-
|-
|mbott mi
|mbott mi
|frog,  toad
|frog,  toad
|
|-
|-
|mellentaan wi  
|mellentaan wi  
|little  black ant
|little  black ant
|
|-
|-
|muus mi,  wund wi, janaab ji
|muus mi,  wund wi, janaab ji
|cat
|cat
|
|-
|-
|naat bi
|naat bi
|guineafowl
|guineafowl
|
|-
|-
|nag wi
|nag wi
|cow
|cow
|
|-
|-
|ñey wi  
|ñey wi  
|elephant
|elephant
|
|-
|-
|ngaaga li
|ngaaga li
|whale
|whale
|
|-
|-
|ngëj mi
|ngëj mi
|marabou  stork
|marabou  stork
|
|-
|-
|ngumbaan-tooye bi, (rebes)
|ngumbaan-tooye bi, (rebes)
|snail
|snail
|
|-
|-
|nguri li
|nguri li
|wasp
|wasp
|
|-
|-
|njéeréer bi
|njéeréer bi
|desert  locust
|desert  locust
|
|-
|-
|njombor gi  
|njombor gi  
|rabbit
|rabbit
|
|-
|-
|njugub bi
|njugub bi
|bat
|bat
|
|-
|-
|pax mi
|pax mi
|burrow
|burrow
|
|-
|-
|piipa bi
|piipa bi
|dolphin
|dolphin
|
|-
|-
|saafaandu gi
|saafaandu gi
|African  "wild dog"
|African  "wild dog"
|
|-
|-
|segg mi  
|segg mi  
|leopard,
|leopard,
|
|-
|-
|séll wi
|séll wi
|calf
|calf
|
|-
|-
|séq gi
|séq gi
|rooster,  (cockerel)
|rooster,  (cockerel)
|
|-
|-
|sindax bi  
|sindax bi  
|lizard
|lizard
|
|-
|-
|sippax bi
|sippax bi
|shrimp,  prawn
|shrimp,  prawn
|
|-
|-
|soccent bi
|soccent bi
|grasshopper
|grasshopper
|
|-
|-
|sugum si
|sugum si
|beehive
|beehive
|
|-
|-
|suñel bi
|suñel bi
|hedgehog
|hedgehog
|
|-
|-
|tàgg bi
|tàgg bi
|nest
|nest
|
|-
|-
|tan mi  
|tan mi  
|vulture
|vulture
|
|-
|-
|tééñ bi
|tééñ bi
|lice
|lice
|
|-
|-
|tene mi
|tene mi
|cheetah
|cheetah
|
|-
|-
|terëx bi
|terëx bi
|flamingo
|flamingo
|
|-
|-
|till gi
|till gi
|jackal
|jackal
|
|-
|-
|wajan wi
|wajan wi
|mare
|mare
|
|-
|-
|wànga-lànga wi
|wànga-lànga wi
|rhinoceros
|rhinoceros
|
|-
|-
|waxandor wi  
|waxandor wi  
|tuna
|tuna
|
|-
|-
|wel wi
|wel wi
|fennec  fox
|fennec  fox
|
|-
|-
|weñ wi  
|weñ wi  
|fly
|fly
|
|-
|-
|weteñ wi
|weteñ wi
|tick
|tick
|
|-
|-
|xàbban bi
|xàbban bi
|ox
|ox
|
|-
|-
|xaj bi  
|xaj bi  
|dog
|dog
|
|-
|-
|xanqel bi
|xanqel bi
|duck
|duck
|
|-
|-
|xar mi
|xar mi
|sheep
|sheep
|
|-
|-
|xar mu-jigéén
|xar mu-jigéén
|ewe
|ewe
|
|-
|-
|xojox gi
|xojox gi
|squirrel  of Gambia
|squirrel  of Gambia
|
|-
|-
|xund-xund bi
|xund-xund bi
|dragonfly
|dragonfly
|
|-
|-
|xuyéntaan bi
|xuyéntaan bi
|firefly
|firefly
|
|-
|-
|yamb wi  
|yamb wi  
|bee
|bee
|
|-
|-
|yëkk wi  
|yëkk wi  
|bull
|bull
|
|-
|-
|yoo wi   
|yoo wi   
|mosquito
|mosquito
|
|}
|}




== mala mi <small>- animal</small> ==
{| class="wikitable"
|Wolof
|English
|-
|xaj bi  
|dog
|-
|kuti bi  
|puppy
|-
|muus mi, wund wi, janaab ji
|cat
|-
|kaña gi
|rat
|-
|jinax ji
|mouse
|-
|mbaam-sëf mi
cumbur mi
|donkey, (ass)
|-
|berkelle bi  
|mule
|-
|fas wi  
|horse
|-
|wajan wi
|mare
|-
|mool wi
|foal
|-
|yëkk wi  
|bull
|-
|xàbban bi
|ox
|-
|nag wi
|cow
|-
|séll wi
|calf
|-
|sàmm(kat) bi  
|sheepherder, shepherd
|-
|xar mi
|sheep
|-
|xar mu-jigéén
|ewe
|-
|mbote mi, (mburtu)
|lamb
|-
|béy, bëy wi
|goat
|-
|tef bi
|kid
|-
|mbaam-xuux mi
|pig
|-
|mbaam-àll mi
|warthog
|-
|pax mi
|burrow
|-
|njombor gi  
lëg bi
|rabbit
hare
|-
|suñel bi
|hedgehog
|-
|wel wi
|fennec fox
|}
== picc mi  <small>bird</small> ==
{| class="wikitable"
|Wolof
|English
|-
|tàgg bi
|nest
|-
|jaxaay ji
|eagle
|-
|maf mi
|hawk, falcon
|-
|tan mi  
|vulture
|-
|looy, xargeej
|owl
|-
|baaxoñ bi
|raven
|-
|petax mi  
|pigeon
|-
|cokkeer bi
|partridge
|-
|naat bi
|guineafowl
|-
|koppin bi
|turkey
|-
|séq gi
|rooster, (cockerel)
|-
|ganaar gi  
|hen
|-
|cuuj bi
|chick
|-
|kanaara gi
xanqel bi
|drake
duck
|}
== jën wi  <small>fish</small> ==
{| class="wikitable"
|Wolof
|English
|-
|waxandor wi  
|tuna
|-
|gaynde-gééj gi
|shark
|-
|piipa bi
|dolphin
|-
|ngaaga li
|whale
|-
|junqóob bi, koti bi
|crab
|-
|sippax bi
|shrimp, prawn
|-
|mbonnatu-ndox mi
mbonnatu-suuf mi
|sea turtle
land turtle, tortoise
|-
|buuj bi
|(sea)shell
|-
|ngumbaan-tooye bi, (rebes)
|snail
|-
|watar
|leech
|-
|jaan ji  
|snake
|-
|kàkkatar bi  
|chameleon
|-
|unk bi  
|gecko
|-
|sindax bi  
|lizard
|-
|mbott mi
|frog, toad
|}
== gunóór gi, (gasax, gesax) <small>- insects</small> ==
{| class="wikitable"
|Wolof
|English
|-
|njéeréer bi
|desert locust
|-
|soccent bi
|grasshopper
|-
|mellentaan wi  
|little black ant
|-
|max mi  
|termites
|-
|weñ wi  
|fly
|-
|lëpp-lëpp bi
|butterfly
|-
|xund-xund bi
|dragonfly
|-
|xuyéntaan bi
|firefly
|-
|sugum si
|beehive
|-
|yamb wi  
|bee
|-
|nguri li
|wasp
|-
|yoo wi  
|mosquito
|-
|tééñ bi
|lice
|-
|fel wi
|fleas
|-
|weteñ wi
|tick
|-
|mbóot mi  
|cockroach
|-
|jargoñ gi
lënd wi
|spider
spider web, cobweb
|-
|géléemu-maam-yàlla bi
|praying mantis
|-
|jiit ji
|scorpion
|}




Revision as of 19:07, 26 May 2022

"Animals" Vocabulary in Wolof
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🤗 Jama ngaam! Wolof learners,


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


Happy learning!




Words

Wolof (Wolofal: ولوفل) English
Wolof English
golo gi, (ndinki) monkey, ape
dàngin gorilla
xojox gi squirrel of Gambia
jaar ji striped ground squirrel
njugub bi bat
coy mi, seku bi   parrot
terëx bi flamingo
ngëj mi marabou stork
banjóóli bi, baa bi   ostrich
gaynde gi  , gar gi lion
segg mi   leopard,

panther

tene mi cheetah
bukki bi   hyena
till gi jackal
saafaandu gi African "wild dog"
giléem, géléem gi camel
kooba gi antelope
kéwél gi   gazelle
fasu-àll wi zebra
njamala gi   giraffe
ñey wi   elephant
wànga-lànga wi rhinoceros
nagu-àll wi buffalo
léebéer bi hippopotamus
jasig ji   crocodile
Wolof English
baaxoñ bi raven
berkelle bi   mule
béy, bëy wi goat
bukki bi   hyena
buuj bi (sea)shell
cokkeer bi partridge
cuuj bi chick
dàngin gorilla
fasu-àll wi zebra
fel wi fleas
gaynde-gééj gi shark
géléemu-maam-yàlla bi praying mantis
giléem, géléem gi camel
jaan ji   snake
jaxaay ji eagle
junqóob bi, koti bi crab
kanaara gi drake
kooba gi antelope
koppin bi turkey
léebéer bi hippopotamus
lëg bi hare
lënd wi spider web, cobweb
looy, xargeej owl
maf mi hawk, falcon
mbaam-àll mi warthog
mbaam-sëf mi donkey, (ass)
mbaam-xuux mi pig
mbonnatu-ndox mi sea turtle
mbonnatu-suuf mi land turtle, tortoise
mbóot mi   cockroach
mbote mi, (mburtu) lamb
mbott mi frog, toad
mellentaan wi   little black ant
muus mi, wund wi, janaab ji cat
naat bi guineafowl
nag wi cow
ñey wi   elephant
ngaaga li whale
ngëj mi marabou stork
ngumbaan-tooye bi, (rebes) snail
nguri li wasp
njéeréer bi desert locust
njombor gi   rabbit
njugub bi bat
pax mi burrow
piipa bi dolphin
saafaandu gi African "wild dog"
segg mi   leopard,
séll wi calf
séq gi rooster, (cockerel)
sindax bi   lizard
sippax bi shrimp, prawn
soccent bi grasshopper
sugum si beehive
suñel bi hedgehog
tàgg bi nest
tan mi   vulture
tééñ bi lice
tene mi cheetah
terëx bi flamingo
till gi jackal
wajan wi mare
wànga-lànga wi rhinoceros
waxandor wi   tuna
wel wi fennec fox
weñ wi   fly
weteñ wi tick
xàbban bi ox
xaj bi   dog
xanqel bi duck
xar mi sheep
xar mu-jigéén ewe
xojox gi squirrel of Gambia
xund-xund bi dragonfly
xuyéntaan bi firefly
yamb wi   bee
yëkk wi   bull
yoo wi   mosquito


mala mi - animal

Wolof English
xaj bi   dog
kuti bi   puppy
muus mi, wund wi, janaab ji cat
kaña gi rat
jinax ji mouse
mbaam-sëf mi

cumbur mi

donkey, (ass)
berkelle bi   mule
fas wi   horse
wajan wi mare
mool wi foal
yëkk wi   bull
xàbban bi ox
nag wi cow
séll wi calf
sàmm(kat) bi   sheepherder, shepherd
xar mi sheep
xar mu-jigéén ewe
mbote mi, (mburtu) lamb
béy, bëy wi goat
tef bi kid
mbaam-xuux mi pig
mbaam-àll mi warthog
pax mi burrow
njombor gi  

lëg bi

rabbit

hare

suñel bi hedgehog
wel wi fennec fox

picc mi  bird

Wolof English
tàgg bi nest
jaxaay ji eagle
maf mi hawk, falcon
tan mi   vulture
looy, xargeej owl
baaxoñ bi raven
petax mi   pigeon
cokkeer bi partridge
naat bi guineafowl
koppin bi turkey
séq gi rooster, (cockerel)
ganaar gi   hen
cuuj bi chick
kanaara gi

xanqel bi

drake

duck

jën wi  fish

Wolof English
waxandor wi   tuna
gaynde-gééj gi shark
piipa bi dolphin
ngaaga li whale
junqóob bi, koti bi crab
sippax bi shrimp, prawn
mbonnatu-ndox mi

mbonnatu-suuf mi

sea turtle

land turtle, tortoise

buuj bi (sea)shell
ngumbaan-tooye bi, (rebes) snail
watar leech
jaan ji   snake
kàkkatar bi   chameleon
unk bi   gecko
sindax bi   lizard
mbott mi frog, toad

gunóór gi, (gasax, gesax) - insects

Wolof English
njéeréer bi desert locust
soccent bi grasshopper
mellentaan wi   little black ant
max mi   termites
weñ wi   fly
lëpp-lëpp bi butterfly
xund-xund bi dragonfly
xuyéntaan bi firefly
sugum si beehive
yamb wi   bee
nguri li wasp
yoo wi   mosquito
tééñ bi lice
fel wi fleas
weteñ wi tick
mbóot mi   cockroach
jargoñ gi

lënd wi

spider

spider web, cobweb

géléemu-maam-yàlla bi praying mantis
jiit ji scorpion



Videos

Animal names. ✍️ les nom des animaux

Le nom des animaux en Wolof et en Français

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