Gambian Wolof
Gambian Wolof is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Senegal and Gambia.
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Words in Gambian Wolof
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| name | tiur* | |
| eye | bot* | |
| ear | noppa* | |
| nose | baken* | |
| tongue | lamenj* | |
| hand | loxo* | |
| blood | deret* | |
| bone | yax* | |
| skin | der* | |
| knee | 3om* | |
| breast | wen* | |
| liver | res* | |
| water | ndox* | |
| fire | safara* | |
| sun | janta* | |
| stone | xer* | |
| tree | garab* | |
| leaf | xob* | |
| night | guddi* | |
| dog | xaj* | |
| fish | j3n* | |
| one | benna* | |
| two | njar* | |
| I | ma* | |
| drink | nan* | |
| see | gis* | |
| hear | dega* | |
| die | de* | |
| come | njow* | |
| path | mbedda* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- WolofAtlantic-Congo63% alike
- KatoAthabaskan-Eyak-Tlingit12% alike
- Orang SeletarAustronesian10% alike
- Mattole-Bear RiverAthabaskan-Eyak-Tlingit10% alike
- YekheeAtlantic-Congo10% alike
- TurkaAtlantic-Congo10% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.