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 verbs) in the present tense.

Source

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