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- adjective Alternative form of
Wolof . - noun Alternative form of
Wolof . - proper noun Alternative form of
Wolof .
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Examples
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Me and Lai (not pictured) plucking sorrell (bissap in Wollof, wonjo in Mandinka) flowers from the seeds in order to make juice.
In case you're interested... Adam Horowitz 2008
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Here in the Gambia, we have piles of second-hand clothing at markets called "fuga jaay" pronounced fga jie, which basically means "shake n' sell" in Wollof where you can get lots of t-shirts and stuff from America and other industrialized nations.
In case you're interested... Adam Horowitz 2008
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Here in the Gambia, we have piles of second-hand clothing at markets called "fuga jaay" pronounced fga jie, which basically means "shake n' sell" in Wollof where you can get lots of t-shirts and stuff from America and other industrialized nations.
Archive 2008-11-01 Adam Horowitz 2008
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Me and Lai (not pictured) plucking sorrell (bissap in Wollof, wonjo in Mandinka) flowers from the seeds in order to make juice.
Archive 2008-11-01 Adam Horowitz 2008
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There are innumerable things I've missed about America since I've been gone -- and I've been ecstatic about experiencing them again -- but right now I miss things about my other home: being far away from traffic, speaking Wollof, my community/neighbors/family over there, my garden, and, in particular, the other Volunteers.
Archive 2007-09-01 Adam Horowitz 2007
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Mostly Bob Marley, since that's about all I can play on the uke - it's tougher than guitar - but they taught me a Wollof proverb Ndanka ndanka mooy japa golo ci nyaay bi...slowly slowly catches the monkey in the bush that I put to music.
In case you're interested... Adam Horowitz 2007
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The following war song of the Wollof, though it lacks the sonorous and metrical elements of real poetry, contains true military aggressiveness, mixed with the theology of the fatalist.
History of the Negro Race in America From 1619 to 1880. Vol 1 Negroes as Slaves, as Soldiers, and as Citizens George W. Williams 1870
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None of us is God, but God alone is there for all of us, whether Fula or Jola, Wollof or Creole or no tribe at all.
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