Language/Wolof/Grammar/Simple-negation

Simple Negation in Wolof

Formulas

Examples

• Amuma xaalis, wolonteer laa I don’t have money, I’m a volunteer
• Bëgguma jëkkër ci Senegal I don’t want a husband in Senegal.
• John déggul Wolof bu baax wante mungiy jàng. John doesn’t understand Wolof well but he’s learning

Notes

The simple negation pronouns are used to conjugated any type of verb in Wolof (ID, action and static) in the present tense.

Source

http://publish.illinois.edu/wolof201fall14/files/2014/08/NEW_WOLOF_BOOK.pdf