Wolof
Wolof is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Senegal, Mauritania, Mali, and Gambia.
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Written down
Doomi aadama yépp danuy juddu, yam ci tawfeex ci sag ak sañ-sañ. Nekk na it ku xam dëgg te ànd na ak xelam, te war naa jëflante ak nawleen, te teg ko ci wàllu mbokk.
Article 1 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR in Unicode).
Words in Wolof
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| mother | ndey | |
| father | baay | |
| child | xale | |
| man | góor | |
| woman | jigéen | |
| person | nit | |
| eye | bët | |
| ear | nopp | |
| nose | bakkan | |
| tooth | bëñ | |
| tongue | làmmiñ | |
| hand | loxo | |
| heart | xol | |
| head | boopa | |
| blood | deret | |
| bone | yax | |
| skin | der | |
| knee | óom | |
| breast | ween | |
| liver | res | |
| water | ndox | |
| fire | safara | |
| moon | weer wi | |
| star | biddew | |
| sky | asamaan | |
| rain | taw | |
| wind | ngelaw | |
| stone | xeer wi | |
| mountain | tangor | |
| river | dex |
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Vocabulary
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.