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City, Town Vocabulary in Wolof

🤗 Jama ngaam! Wolof learners,

➡ In today's lesson you will learn some useful vocabulary related to "City & Town" in Wolof, the native language of the Wolof people mainly spoken in Senegal, Mauritania, and the Gambia.

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Consider exploring these related pages after completing this lesson: Wolof survival phrases, Weather, Basic Greetings & City Places and Directions.

dëkk bi  town, city

Wolof (Wolofal: ولوفل)	English
kër-meer gi	town hall, city hall
meer bi	mayor
pénc mi	[meeting place]
mbedd mi	street
jàkka ji   jumaa ji	mosque
julli gi   jullit bi	prayer muslim
jàngu bi	church
oteel bi, dalalukaay	hotel
lekkukaay bi	restaurant
toggkat bi	cook, "chef"
baar bi	bar, coffee-house
eleew bi   ndongo li	schoolboy, scholar student
jàngalekat bi	teacher
daara ji / bi	Koranic school / teacher
alxuraan ji	Quran
téere bi	book
jaayukaayu téere bi	bookshop, bookstore
kàggu gi	library
butig bi màngasiin bi	shop store
jaaykat bi	salesman, seller
baana-baana bi	street vendor
marse bi, ja bi	market
jaayukaayu mburu bi	bakery
defarkatu mburu bi	baker
watkat bi	barber, hairdresser
tiyaatar bi	theater
sinemaa bi	cinema
miise bi	museum
bank bi	bank
seg bi	cheque, (check)
xaalis bi	money
caga bi	prostitute
alkaati bi	policeman
pólis bi
sandarmëri bi
kaso bi	prison, jail
janaase yi, armeel yi	graveyard, cemetery

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