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Wolof — Intermediate Vocabulary

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# Word Type IPA Definition
1 -aay Phrase forms abstract nouns from verbs.
2 -andoo Phrase Adds the meaning of “together” when suffixed to verbs.
3 -eel Phrase Forms regular ordinal adjectives from cardinal numerals.
4 -kat Phrase Forms agent nouns from verbs.
5 aada Noun /aːda/ custom, culture.
6 aafiya Noun /ʔaː.fi.ja/
7 aajo Noun /ʔaːɟɔ/ attention, regard, consideration.
8 aajowoo Verb /ʔaːɟɔwɔː/ to have need of, to need.
9 aaju Verb /ˈʔaːɟu/ to be necessary to, to be worth the trouble to.
10 aakara Noun /ˈʔaːkara/
11 aakimu Verb /ʔaːkimu/ to take over, to hog, to monopolize.
12 aala Noun forest, bush.
13 aalim Noun /ʔaːlim/ scholar, alim.
14 aaluwa Noun Wooden writing tablet.
15 aareen Noun /ʔaːrɛːn/ wrestling arena.
16 abal Verb /ʔabal/
17 afeer Noun
18 akara Noun /ʔakara/ bean cake, fried bean flour.
19 alaaji Noun A male pilgrim to Mecca.
20 altine Noun Equivalent to 'Monday': The second day of the week in many religious traditions, and the first day of the week in system…
21 alxames Noun Equivalent to 'Thursday': The fifth day of the week in many religious traditions, and the fourth day of the week in syst…
22 amet Noun
23 anaago Noun
24 areen Noun Equivalent to 'Peanut': A legume resembling a nut, the fruit of the plant Arachis hypogaea, native to South America.
25 areet Verb stop, only used in the imperative.
26 ariko Noun Equivalent to 'green bean': The immature pods of any kind of bean plant, eaten as a vegetable.
27 attaaya Noun
28 baaraam Noun Equivalent to 'finger': A slender jointed extremity of the human hand, (often) exclusive of the thumb.
29 baat Noun Equivalent to 'voice': Sound uttered by the mouth, especially by human beings in speech or song; sound thus uttered cons…
30 baax Verb to be well, be healthy.
31 baaxoñ Noun /ˈbaːxɔɲ/
32 baay Noun father, or one's father's brother.
33 bakkan Noun Equivalent to 'nose': nose (a protuberance on the face housing the nostrils, which are used to breathe or smell).
34 bala Adverb /ˈbala/
35 balekat Noun Equivalent to 'Sweeper': One who sweeps floors or chimneys.
36 banaana Noun /ˈbanaːna/ banana (fruit).
37 baraada Noun tea kettle.
38 basaŋ Noun
39 batañse Noun
40 baykat Noun
41 bàyyima Noun domestic animal, beast of burden.
42 beeñ Noun white sand.
43 bëër Noun (cold) beer.
44 bëgg Verb to like; to love.
45 benn Adjective /bɛnː/
46 beykat Noun
47 biir Noun Equivalent to 'stomach': stomach (an organ in animals that stores food in the process of digestion).
48 bikk Noun
49 bind Verb /bind/
50 bisaab Noun Equivalent to 'roselle': Hibiscus sabdariffa, an edible flower in the hibiscus family used to make hibiscus tea.
51 bokk Verb to belong to; to be part of.
52 boroom Noun head of a group.
53 bukki Noun
54 bulo Verb /ˈbulɔ/ to be blue.
55 bunt Noun Equivalent to 'door': A portal of entry into a building, room, or vehicle, typically consisting of a rigid plane movable…
56 bunta Noun department.
57 butit Noun intestine.
58 buum Noun rope, cord.
59 caabi Noun Equivalent to 'key': A kilogram, especially of a recreational drug.
60 caaf Noun Roasted peanuts.
61 caaxoñ Noun /ˈcaːxɔɲ/
62 ceeb Noun /cɛːb/
63 cere Noun /cɛrɛ/ Equivalent to 'Couscous': A pasta of North African origin made of crushed and steamed semolina.
64 ciiñ Noun
65 coblet Noun Equivalent to 'Wagtail': Any of various small passerine birds, principally of genus Motacilla, of the Old World, notable…
66 coggal Noun
67 coll Noun Equivalent to 'Cormorant': Any of various medium-large black seabirds of the family Phalacrocoracidae which dive into wa…
68 conco Noun Equivalent to 'elbow': The joint between the upper arm and the forearm.
69 coof Noun /cɔːf/ A fish of the species Epinephelus aeneus.
70 coro Noun Equivalent to 'Girlfriend': A female partner in an unmarried romantic relationship.
71 cosaan Noun tradition, custom.
72 cubalo Noun fisherman.
73 cuub Noun
74 cuuraay Noun Equivalent to 'Incense': Biotic material that releases fragrant smoke when burnt, often used in religious rites or for a…
75 daaw Noun last year.
76 dajale Verb /ˈdaɟalɛ/ to collect, to gather.
77 daje Verb /ˈdaɟɛ/ to meet (each other), come together, gather.
78 dàngin Noun
79 daqaar Noun
80 dara Noun
81 darkasa Noun cashew apple.
82 dayoo Noun
83 déedéet Adverb
84 déem Noun Equivalent to 'Jujube': The sweet and edible drupes (fruits) of several Mediterranean and African species of small trees…
85 dégg Verb to understand.
86 dëjj Noun /dəɟː/ Equivalent to 'cunt': The female genitalia, especially the vulva.
87 dëkk Noun, Verb Equivalent to 'city': A large settlement, bigger than a town; sometimes with a specific legal definition, depending on t…
88 dekka Noun village, town.
89 dënn Noun Equivalent to 'chest': University of Chester, used especially following post-nominal letters indicating status as a grad…
90 dereet Noun
91 dërëm Noun five francs.
92 deret Noun Equivalent to 'blood': A vital liquid flowing in the bodies of many types of animals that usually conveys nutrients and…
93 déwén Noun
94 dibéer Noun Equivalent to 'Sunday': The first day of the week in many religious traditions, and the seventh day of the week in syste…
95 dimbal Noun
96 dinaa Pronoun I (future) (first person singular terminative pronoun).
97 dinga Pronoun you (future) (second person singular terminative pronoun).
98 domp Verb
99 doom Noun child, offspring.
100 doxantu Verb to take a walk, to go for a walk.
101 dugub Noun
102 duñoor Noun Equivalent to 'soursop': A small tropical evergreen tree, Annona muricata.
103 dzug Verb to lead a wicked life.
104 esaans Noun /ˈɛsaːns/ petrol, gasoline.
105 faar Noun Equivalent to 'rib': Any of a series of long curved bones occurring in 12 pairs in humans and other animals and extendin…
106 fajar Noun fajr (dawn prayer).
107 fajkat Noun
108 fanweer Noun
109 fatt Verb
110 ferñent Noun
111 firnde Noun proof, evidence.
112 fukk Adjective Equivalent to 'ten': Initialism of toxic epidermal necrolysis.
113 gaawu Noun Equivalent to 'Saturday': The seventh day of the week in many religious traditions, and the sixth day of the week in sys…
114 ganaar Noun
115 garab Noun Equivalent to 'tree': A perennial woody plant taller and larger than a shrub with a wooden trunk and, at some distance f…
116 gaynde Noun
117 géer Noun A "noble"; someone who belongs to the highest tier in society.
118 geeta Noun
119 gëléem Noun
120 gëmm Verb to close one's eyes.
121 gémmiñ Noun Equivalent to 'mouth': The front opening of a creature through which food is ingested.
122 gënn Noun, Verb to go out.
123 gerte Noun Equivalent to 'Peanut': A legume resembling a nut, the fruit of the plant Arachis hypogaea, native to South America.
124 géwal Noun Equivalent to 'griot': A West African storyteller who passes on oral traditions; a wandering musician and poet.
125 géwél Noun /ɡewel/ Equivalent to 'griot': A West African storyteller who passes on oral traditions; a wandering musician and poet.
126 giléem Noun Equivalent to 'Camel': A river in Cornwall, England, which flows into the Atlantic Ocean near Padstow.
127 ginaar Noun
128 gobar Noun knife, dagger.
129 golo Noun /ˈɡɔlɔ/
130 góor Noun /ɡoːr/ man, male.
131 goro Noun
132 guddi Noun Equivalent to 'night': The time when the Sun is below the horizon when the sky is dark.
133 gunóor Noun insect (especially a beetle).
134 guyaab Noun Equivalent to 'guava': A tropical tree or shrub of the myrtle family, Psidium guajava.
135 indi Verb
136 jaam Noun a slave; someone belonging to the lowest tier of society.
137 jaan Noun
138 jaay Verb
139 jaaykat Noun
140 jabar Noun
141 jamano Noun period, times, era (period of time).
142 jàmm Noun /ɟaːmmə/
143 jamono Noun
144 janax Noun mouse, rat.
145 jàng Verb to learn (sth).
146 jàngal Verb to teach sb (sth).
147 jàngale Verb to teach (sb sth) at a specific place, in a specific manner, or with a specific instrument.
148 jarbaat Noun niece, nephew.
149 jataay Noun
150 jaxaay Noun
151 jëgg Noun caravaner, transporter.
152 jëkkër Noun
153 jënd Verb
154 jibar Noun charlatan.
155 jigéen Noun /ɟiɡeːn/ woman, female.
156 jiit Noun a yellow or brown scorpion (Buthidae spp.).
157 jinax Noun
158 jóge Verb to come from (a place, country).
159 jombos Noun gourd, Cucurbita pepo.
160 joow Noun oar, paddle.
161 joxe Noun, Verb Nom de famille.
162 juddu Verb to be born.
163 jukk Noun
164 jumbax Noun belly-button, navel.
165 junjuŋ Noun the junjung, a traditional ceremonial drum used by Serer people.
166 junni Adjective Equivalent to 'thousand': NATO, ICAO, ITU & IMO radiotelephony clear code (spelling-alphabet name) for thousand.
167 junqóob Noun a land-dwelling crab, Cardisoma armatum.
168 juróom Adjective Equivalent to 'five': A banknote with a denomination of five units of currency.
169 kaabaab Noun
170 kaani Noun Equivalent to 'pepper': A surname originating as an occupation for a seller of pepper.
171 kàddu Noun speech, word, sentence, phrase.
172 kaña Noun
173 kañaan Noun
174 kanaara Noun
175 kànja Noun
176 kànje Noun
177 karoot Noun Equivalent to 'Carrot': A vegetable with a nutritious, juicy, sweet root that is often orange in colour, Daucus carota…
178 kaye Noun
179 kéwél Noun
180 koko Noun
181 kooba Noun Equivalent to 'roan antelope': A savanna antelope, Hippotragus equinus, found in West, Central, East Africa and Southern…
182 koor Noun the ninth month of the Islamic lunar calendar, Ramadan.
183 kooraa Noun the kora, a lute or harp-like musical instrument of western Africa.
184 kuddu Noun Equivalent to 'spoon': An implement for eating or serving; a scooped utensil whose long handle is straight, in contrast…
185 kund Noun Equivalent to 'honey badger': Mellivora capensis, a badger-like mustelid native to Africa, the Middle East and the India…
186 kuti Noun
187 kuuy Noun
188 làkk Verb /laːkː/ to be unintelligible or speak incomprehensibly.
189 làmb Noun a wrestling match or session.
190 làmmiñ Noun Equivalent to 'language': A body of words, and set of methods of combining them (called a grammar), understood by a comm…
191 lebéer Noun hippo; hippopotamus.
192 léebéer Noun hippopotamus.
193 léegi Adverb Equivalent to 'now': Acronym of negotiable order of withdrawal (“an instrument similar to a check”).
194 leen Pronoun you (second-person plural object pronoun).
195 lekk Verb
196 leraw Noun Equivalent to 'Manatee': Any of several plant-eating marine mammals, of the genus Trichechus, found in tropical regions.
197 liir Noun
198 liit Noun a woodwind instrument made of a reed, flute.
199 limoŋ Noun Equivalent to 'lemon': Informal.
200 lonkoo Noun cooperation.
201 lóriye Noun
202 loxo Noun Equivalent to 'hand': The part of the forelimb below the forearm or wrist in a human, and the corresponding part in many…
203 lujum Noun vegetable.
204 maafe Noun a dish prepared with peanut sauce.
205 maalo Noun
206 maam Noun grandparent.
207 maame Noun grandfather.
208 mala Noun Equivalent to 'animal': Any member of the kingdom Animalia of multicellular organisms that are usually mobile, whose cel…
209 màngo Noun
210 mbaa Adverb Placed at the beginning or end of a sentence to indicate a question where the speaker explicitly hopes for a positive an…
211 mbaal Noun
212 mbaam Noun
213 mbaar Noun
214 mbagg Noun Equivalent to 'shoulder': The part of the human torso forming a relatively horizontal surface running away from the neck…
215 mbay Noun agriculture.
216 mbédd Noun Equivalent to 'street': A paved part of road, usually in a village or a town.
217 mbër Noun wrestling.
218 mbill Noun Equivalent to 'kob': Any of several large game fish of the family Sciaenidae, especially the kabeljou (dusky kob or grea…
219 mbokk Noun
220 mbonaat Noun
221 mboq Noun Equivalent to 'yellow': The color of sunflower petals and lemons; the color obtained by mixing green and red light, or b…
222 mbote Noun
223 mbott Noun
224 mbubb Noun boubou (type of robe worn by men in Senegal).
225 mburtu Noun
226 mburu Noun
227 meew Noun
228 melax Noun shine, sparkle.
229 meññeef Noun
230 metit Noun /ˈmɛtit/
231 miimara Noun The Arabic letter mim.
232 minise Noun carpenter.
233 móol Noun fisherman.
234 moom Pronoun he/she/it (third-person singular subject pronoun).
235 mungi Pronoun he, she, it (third person singular presentative pronoun).
236 muus Noun
237 muusik Noun
238 muxat Noun
239 naag Noun enclosure, pen.
240 naaj Noun
241 naaje Noun
242 naajo Noun pumpkin, squash.
243 naan Verb
244 naana Noun
245 naanaa Noun, Verb to go on a walk together.
246 ñaar Adjective Equivalent to 'two': The station code of Tai Wo in Hong Kong.
247 naat Noun guinea fowl.
248 ñaata Adverb how much, how many.
249 naka Adverb /ˈnaka/ how is, how are.
250 nañu Pronoun he/she (perfect) (second person plural terminative pronoun).
251 nawe Noun
252 nawet Noun, Verb shuttle (sliding thread holder in a sewing machine).
253 nawetal Noun
254 ndab Noun Equivalent to 'Calabash': A tree (known as the calabash tree; Crescentia cujete) native to Central and South America, th…
255 ndam Noun
256 ndaw Noun Equivalent to 'Messenger': A surname originating as an occupation for a messenger.
257 ndax Adverb, Conjunction Placed at the beginning of a sentence to indicate a question.
258 ndaxte Conjunction (Conjunction).
259 ndës Noun
260 ndey Noun mother, or one's maternal aunt.
261 ndobin Noun ground hornbill.
262 ndox Noun /ndɔx/
263 nëbb Verb
264 ñeent Adjective Equivalent to 'four': The digit or figure 4; an occurrence thereof.
265 nekk Verb to be in, to be at.
266 nelaw Verb Equivalent to 'sleep': The state of reduced consciousness during which a human or animal rests in a daily rhythm.
267 ñent Adjective alternative spelling of ñeent.
268 ñett Adjective Equivalent to 'three': A group of three individuals:threesome, triad, trine, trinity, trio, triple, triumvirate, triune…
269 ngeen Pronoun you (perfect) (second person plural terminative pronoun).
270 ngelaw Noun, Verb Equivalent to 'wind': Real or perceived movement of atmospheric air usually caused by convection or differences in air p…
271 ngénté Noun naming ceremony.
272 ngéwal Noun
273 ngoon Noun afternoon.
274 ngor Noun
275 nguur Noun government.
276 ñibbi Verb to go home.
277 nijjaay Noun
278 njabot Noun children, said in relation to the mother.
279 njamala Noun
280 njaxat Noun
281 njiit Noun
282 njong Noun circumcision.
283 njugub Noun
284 ñoom Pronoun they (third-person plural subject pronoun).
285 nopp Noun
286 noppa Noun /ˈnɔpːa/
287 ñungi Pronoun they (third person plural, perfect presentative pronoun).
288 ñuul Verb /ɲuːl/ to be black.
289 nuyu Verb
290 paaka Noun Equivalent to 'knife': A utensil or a tool designed for cutting, consisting of a flat piece of hard material, usually st…
291 papa Noun
292 pàppa Noun Equivalent to 'father': A male parent, especially of a human; a male who parents a child (which he has sired, adopted, f…
293 pàppaay Noun
294 pataas Noun sweet potato.
295 pëdd Noun
296 peel Noun
297 pënd Noun
298 penku Noun
299 përu Noun carding-comb.
300 pexe Noun
301 picc Noun
302 pullóox Noun Equivalent to 'cassava': Manioc (Manihot esculenta), a tropical plant which is the source of tapioca.
303 radi Noun Equivalent to 'Radish': A plant of the Brassicaceae family, Raphanus sativus or Raphanus raphanistrum subsp.
304 rafet Verb /ˈrafɛt/
305 rakk Noun younger sibling.
306 réew Noun Equivalent to 'country': The territory of a nation; a sovereign state or a region once independent and still distinct in…
307 riiti Noun a one or two-stringed viol used in Fula traditional music, goje.
308 roño Noun Equivalent to 'Kidney': An organ in the body that filters the blood, producing urine.
309 saabu Noun Equivalent to 'soap': Acronym of Simple Object Access Protocol, a standard Internet protocol for exchanging structured i…
310 saag Noun
311 saaka Noun crevalle jack, horse crevalle (Caranx hippos).
312 saaw Noun porcupine.
313 sabar Noun a traditional drum used in Wolof and Serer music.
314 safara Noun
315 saku Noun
316 salaan Noun balsam spurge (Euphorbia balsamifera).
317 salaat Noun
318 sàll Noun
319 samp Verb
320 sanc Verb
321 sant Noun last name.
322 sanxal Noun
323 sawat Noun Combretum aculeatum.
324 seetaan Noun
325 séex Noun
326 segg Noun
327 seku Noun
328 sëriñ Noun
329 siiru Noun African wildcat, desert cat.
330 siis Noun
331 sikket Noun billy goat.
332 sikkim Noun Equivalent to 'beard': Facial hair on the chin, cheeks, jaw and neck.
333 soble Noun
334 soon Verb /sɔːn/ to be yellow.
335 soow Noun breastmilk, mother's milk.
336 soppali Verb to transform sth into sth.
337 soppi Verb to change, to modify.
338 soraans Noun orange (fruit).
339 suba Noun
340 sujeer Noun cooking pot.
341 suññéel Noun
342 suppome Noun Equivalent to 'cabbage': An edible plant (Brassica oleracea var.
343 suuf Noun Equivalent to 'earth': land, ground (the part of Earth which is not covered by oceans or other bodies of water).
344 suuna Noun Equivalent to 'pearl millet': A widely grown millet (Cenchrus americanus, syn.
345 suur Verb to be full, to not be hungry.
346 taalibe Noun
347 taax Noun
348 tagg Verb to praise.
349 talaata Noun Equivalent to 'Tuesday': The third day of the week in many religious traditions, and the second day of the week in syste…
350 tali Noun
351 tama Noun a small type of talking drum.
352 tamaate Noun
353 tàng Verb to be hot.
354 tàngaay Noun
355 tàngal Noun
356 tànk Noun leg, foot.
357 tànta Noun
358 tayóor Noun
359 téeméer Adjective Equivalent to 'hundred': A hundred-dollar bill, or any other note denominated 100 (e.g.
360 téére Noun Equivalent to 'book': A collection of sheets of paper bound together to hinge at one edge, containing printed or written…
361 tëflit Noun Equivalent to 'Saliva': A clear, slightly alkaline liquid secreted into the mouth by the salivary glands and mucous glan…
362 tëgg Noun blacksmith.
363 tëggkat Noun
364 tene Noun
365 tëng Noun A female animal that has not produced offspring.
366 ténq Noun Equivalent to 'palm': The inner and somewhat concave part of the human hand or other primate hand that extends from the…
367 teral Noun hospitality.
368 tiir Noun
369 tijji Verb to unlock.
370 tilim Noun, Verb to be dirty.
371 till Noun
372 togg Verb
373 toof Noun
374 tool Noun
375 tóonóon Noun
376 tubaab Noun a European or French person.
377 tubey Noun loose-fitting pants.
378 tudd Noun, Verb to be named, be called.
379 tukki Noun, Verb to travel.
380 turki Noun a loose-fitting shirt for men.
381 tuuti Verb, Adverb a little, a bit.
382 waa-jur Noun /ˈwaːɟur/
383 waajur Noun
384 waakër Noun
385 waañ Noun
386 waaw Adverb
387 waawaaw Adverb
388 wajan Noun
389 waliis Noun
390 wàll Noun, Verb to infect someone with a disease.
391 warga Noun tea (dried leaves of the tea plant).
392 warugar Noun moral obligation.
393 waxtaan Noun, Verb to have a conversation.
394 waxtu Noun moment, time.
395 weccit Noun change, from the seller.
396 ween Noun Equivalent to 'breast': Either of the two organs on the front of a female human's chest, which contain the mammary gland…
397 weer Noun Equivalent to 'moon': The Earth's moon; the sole natural satellite of the Earth, represented in astronomy and astrology…
398 weex Verb /wɛːx/
399 wërsëg Noun
400 wert Verb /wɛrt/ to be green.
401 wëtéen Noun
402 wisit Noun medical appointment.
403 wonn Verb to swallow.
404 wóom Noun
405 wulu Noun Equivalent to 'Heifer': A young female cow, (particularly) one over one year old but which has not calved.
406 wurus Noun
407 wuude Noun leathermaker.
408 xaaj Noun, Verb to divide, partition.
409 xaal Noun watermelon.
410 xaalis Noun Equivalent to 'money': A generally accepted means of exchange.
411 xabaár Noun news, information.
412 xaftaan Noun
413 xalaat Noun, Verb
414 xalam Noun, Verb to play the xalam.
415 xale Noun /ˈxalɛ/ Equivalent to 'child': Alternative letter-case form of child often used when referring to God (Jesus) or another importa…
416 xam-xam Noun knowledge.
417 xanaa Adverb Placed at the beginning or end of a sentence to indicate a question where the speaker expects a positive answer.
418 xant Noun
419 xare Noun battle, combat.
420 xarit Noun /ˈxarit/ detached piece.
421 xaru Noun, Verb to commit suicide.
422 xaxaar Noun /ˈxaxaːr/ A ritual insult poem.
423 xeer Noun stone, rock.
424 xeet Noun race, ethnic group.
425 xéewal Noun prosperity.
426 xëtër Noun Equivalent to 'Lung': A biological organ of vertebrates that controls breathing and oxygenates the blood.
427 xibaar Noun information.
428 xiif Noun, Verb to be hungry.
429 xiimkat Noun tea preparer.
430 xiin Noun
431 xodd Noun
432 xojox Noun Gambian sun squirrel (Heliosciurus gambianus).
433 xomaag Noun, Verb to be rusty.
434 xonq Verb /xɔnq/
435 xool Verb
436 xoox Noun
437 xorom Noun, Verb to add salt.
438 xuloo Noun, Verb
439 xutba Noun
440 yaakaar Noun
441 yaasa Noun A Senegalese dish made of rice, a lemon sauce and onions, along with grilled meat.
442 yaax Noun /jaːx/ a kind of fish.
443 yaay Noun mother, or one's maternal aunt.
444 yàmbaa Noun marijuana.
445 yàpp Noun Equivalent to 'meat': The flesh (muscle tissue) of an animal used as food, or a food designed to replicate its taste and…
446 yaram Noun Equivalent to 'body': The physical structure of a human or animal seen as one single organism.
447 yeel Noun shin, tibia.
448 yeen Pronoun you (second-person plural subject pronoun).
449 yëkk Noun
450 yéré Noun
451 yokk Noun An increase.
452 yoolaan Noun Equivalent to 'Genet': A group of genetically identical individuals (plants, fungi, bacteria etc.) that have grown in a…
453 yoon Noun
454 yóor Noun
455 yumpaañ Noun wife of maternal uncle.
456 yumpit Noun second-hand clothing.
457 ولوفل Noun Arabic spelling of Wolof.
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