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Wolof — Elementary Vocabulary

131 words

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#	Word	Type	IPA	Definition
1	-in	Phrase		forms nouns of manner.
2	aal	Noun, Verb	/ʔaːl/	alternative spelling of abal.
3	aar	Verb	/ʔaːr/	to wash a piece of linen for the first time.
4	ab	Article		a/an (singular indefinite article).
5	àbb	Verb		to borrow.
6	ag	Preposition		Equivalent to 'with': As company; along: We're going to the movies.
7	ak	Conjunction		and, used between nouns.
8	alxamdulilaa	Interjection		alhamdulillah (praise be to God).
9	añ	Noun, Verb		to have lunch.
10	ana	Adverb	/ˈa.na/	where is, how are.
11	àq	Noun		sin, transgression.
12	are	Noun		stop, especially a bus stop.
13	as	Article		a small (singular diminutive indefinite article).
14	at	Noun
15	ay	Article		A nonzero, unspecified quantity or number of (an unbounded set of countable things).
16	baa	Noun		The characteristic cry or bleating of a sheep.
17	bal	Noun
18	baŋ	Noun		small bench.
19	bàq	Noun		Equivalent to 'stomach': stomach (an organ in animals that stores food in the process of digestion).
20	bëñ	Noun		Equivalent to 'tooth': A hard, calcareous structure present in the mouth of many vertebrate animals, generally used for…
21	bër	Noun, Verb		to close school for a vacation or holiday.
22	bés	Noun
23	bët	Noun		Equivalent to 'eye': A large village and civil parish in the City of Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref…
24	bëy	Noun, Verb
25	bûr	Noun		A male monarch; a man who heads a monarchy; in an absolute monarchy, the supreme ruler of his nation.
26	bus	Noun		Any motorized vehicle, such as a motorbike or car.
27	buy	Noun		sweet drink made of this fruit by adding water, sugar, milk, and other ingredients.
28	cus	Noun		Equivalent to 'Nipple': The projection of a mammary gland from which, on female therian mammals, milk is secreted.
29	def	Verb
30	dëj	Noun	/dəɟ/
31	dem	Verb
32	der	Noun
33	dex	Noun	/dɛx/	A large and often winding stream which drains a land mass, carrying water down from higher areas to a lower point, often…
34	di	Conjunction	/di/	and (used between clauses).
35	diw	Noun		oil, fat, butter, ointment.
36	dog	Noun		A disembodied soul; a soul or spirit of a deceased person; a spirit appearing after death.
37	dox	Verb
38	dun	Noun
39	fas	Noun		Equivalent to 'horse': A poker variant consisting of five different poker variants, with the rules changing from one var…
40	fat	Verb		to shelter.
41	fey	Verb		To give money or other compensation to in exchange for goods or services.
42	fii	Pronoun		this place.
43	gan	Noun		Equivalent to 'guest': A recipient of hospitality, especially someone staying by invitation at the house of another.
44	gëm	Verb		to believe.
45	gët	Noun		To urge or scold: You should get after them to mow the lawn.
46	gis	Verb
47	goŋ	Noun	/ɡɔŋ/	Equivalent to 'Baboon': An Old World monkey of the genus Papio, having dog-like muzzles and large canine teeth, cheek po…
48	gox	Noun	/ɡɔx/	continent.
49	guy	Noun
50	inchaalaaxu	Interjection	/inʃaːlaːxu/	Expressing the speaker’s wish for a given future event to occur, and also generally their emphasis on its contingency up…
51	jën	Noun	/ɟən/
52	jéréjëf	Interjection		An expression of gratitude or politeness in response to something done or given.
53	jóg	Verb		to stand up.
54	jox	Verb		to give sb sth.
55	jur	Noun, Verb		to bear fruit; to produce.
56	kañ	Adverb
57	kaw	Noun		village, countryside.
58	këf	Noun		Equivalent to 'thing': That which is considered to exist as a separate entity, object, quality or concept.
59	kel	Noun		Grewia bicolor.
60	kër	Noun	/kər/
61	kii	Pronoun		this person.
62	ko	Pronoun		The form of she used after a preposition, as the object of a verb, or (colloquial) as a subject with a conjunction; that…
63	la	Pronoun		you (second-person singular object pronoun).
64	lal	Noun
65	lëg	Noun
66	lex	Noun		cheek (part of the face).
67	lor	Noun		A clear, slightly alkaline liquid secreted into the mouth by the salivary glands and mucous glands, consisting of water…
68	ma	Pronoun		The first-person singular, as the object (of a verb, preposition, etc).
69	mag	Noun		older sibling.
70	man	Pronoun		The speaker or writer, referred to as the grammatical subject, of a sentence.
71	mar	Noun
72	Me	Noun
73	naa	Pronoun		I (first person singular terminative pronoun).
74	nag	Noun		Any member of the species Bos taurus that is not of a bucking breed or fighting breed, regardless of sex or age, includi…
75	nak	Noun
76	nan	Adverb
77	nar	Verb
78	ñaw	Verb		to tailor (sth).
79	nëb	Verb		to be rotten.
80	ñëw	Verb		to come, arrive.
81	nit	Noun		Equivalent to 'people': Set of people, in particular if they belong to the common village, to a specific group or to a d…
82	nob	Verb
83	nu	Pronoun		we (first-person plural object pronoun).
84	nun	Pronoun		we (first-person plural subject pronoun).
85	ŋas	Noun, Verb	/ŋas/	to have measles.
86	oom	Noun	/ɔːm/	Equivalent to 'knee': In humans, the joint or the region of the joint in the middle part of the leg between the thigh an…
87	oto	Noun		car, vehicle.
88	péy	Noun		capital city, capital.
89	rea	Verb		To show mirth, satisfaction, or derision, by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face, particularly of the mouth, ca…
90	ree	Verb
91	ren	Noun		last year.
92	res	Noun		A large organ in the body that stores and metabolizes nutrients, destroys toxins and produces bile. It is responsible fo…
93	saa	Noun		A unit of time historically and commonly defined as a sixtieth of a minute which the International System of Units more…
94	sët	Noun		grandchild.
95	suq	Noun		young wrestler, who is often part of the entourage of older wrestlers.
96	tan	Noun
97	taw	Noun, Verb		Equivalent to 'rain': Condensed water falling from a cloud.
98	té	Conjunction	/te/	and (used between adjectives).
99	tef	Noun		kid (young goat).
100	tëj	Verb		to close, lock.
101	tey	Adverb		On the current day or date.
102	tuñ	Noun		Equivalent to 'Lip': Either of the two fleshy protrusions around the opening of the mouth.
103	tur	Noun		reputation.
104	tus	Adjective		The cardinal number occurring before one and that denotes no quantity or amount at all, represented in Arabic numerals a…
105	Ut	Noun		Equivalent to 'August': The eighth month of the Roman, Julian, and Gregorian calendars, following July and preceding Sep…
106	wax	Verb		To communicate with one's voice, to say words out loud.
107	wëñ	Noun		A common, inexpensive metal, silvery grey when untarnished, that rusts, is attracted by magnets, and is used in making s…
108	wëq	Noun		Equivalent to 'ankle': The skeletal joint which connects the foot with the leg; the uppermost portion of the foot and lo…
109	wet	Noun
110	won	Verb
111	wóy	Noun		A musical composition with lyrics for voice or voices, performed by singing.
112	xaj	Noun	/xaɟ/
113	xar	Noun, Verb		to cut in half.
114	xel	Noun		Equivalent to 'Fig': The fruit of the fig tree, pear-shaped and containing many small seeds.
115	xët	Noun
116	xew	Noun, Verb		to happen.
117	xob	Noun		Equivalent to 'leaf': The usually green and flat organ that represents the most prominent feature of most vegetative pla…
118	xol	Noun, Verb		to nurse a child or patient.
119	xor	Noun		empty shell.
120	yat	Noun		stick, cane.
121	yax	Noun		crux of the matter.
122	yëf	Noun
123	yoo	Noun	/jɔː/
124	yow	Pronoun		The person spoken to or written to, as a subject. (Originally as a mark of respect.).
125	ڎ	Noun	/nde/
126	ݑ	Noun	/mbe/
127	ݒ	Noun	/pe/
128	ݖ	Noun	/ce/
129	ݘ	Noun	/ɲɟe/
130	ݣ	Noun	/ŋɡe/
131	ݤ	Noun	/ŋe/

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