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"Sports" Vocabulary in Wolof
🤗 Jama ngaam! Wolof learners,
➡ In today's lesson you will learn some useful vocabulary related to "Sports, Hobbies and Games" in Wolof, the native language of the Wolof people, mainly spoken in Senegal, Mauritania and the Gambia.
Happy learning!
espoor bi - sport
| Wolof (Wolofal: ولوفل) | English |
|---|
| Wolof | English | français |
| tàggat yaram bi | gymnastics | la gymnastique |
| pecc mi | dancing, dance | la danse |
| sabar gi | [tom-tom
sensual dance] |
[danse sensuelle
au tam-tam] |
| ndawrabin | [lebou dance] | [danse lébou] |
| ndëpp li
rab wi |
[rite of exorcism]
spirit |
[rituel d'exorcisme]
l'esprit |
| bëré bi | wrestling | la lutte |
| bal bi | ball | la balle, le ballon |
| futbal bi
futbalkat |
football, soccer
footballer |
le football
le joueur de foot |
| féey
féeykat wi |
to swim
swimmer |
nager
le nageur |
Hobbies
| Wolof | English |
| napp
nappkat bi |
to fish
fisher |
| rëbb
rëbbkat bi |
to hunt
hunter |
fowukaay bi - toy
| Wolof | English |
| doom ji | doll |
po mi game
| Wolof | English |
| damyée bi | draughts, checkers |
| yoote gi | chess |
| kart yi | playing card |