Word List for Wolof

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Entry	Orthography	Transcription	English
1	pot	ɸɔt	drinking cup
2	bopp	bopʰ	head
3	tur	tuṛ	given name
4	ger te	ɡeṛte	peanut
5	fitt	fɛt	bow for arrows
6	kir	kɨṛ	house
7	buk ki	bʊkɪ̥	hyena
8	lakk	lak	to burn
9	tyeeb	cɛɛb	rice
10	bït tyïg	bɨtcɨɡ	daytime
11	fetty	fɛtč	to dance
12	baah	baaχ	good
13	dyam baar	ɟʌmbaṛ	champion
14	nïbb	nɜb	to hide
15	digg	døɡ	middle
16	in di	ɪndi	to bring
17	sedd	sɛd	cold
18	gôôr	ɡoːṛ	man
19	nang gu	naŋɡu	to accept
20	singg	səŋɡ	wine
21	dyam	ɟam	to pierce
22	fad yar	fadjaṛ	dawn
23	dody	dʊc	rock
24	fàt te	fat	to forget
25	de fer lu	dɛfaṛlu	to get fixed
26	def	dɛf	to do
27	suuf	suːf	earth, ground
28	a sa maan	asaˈmãːn	sky
29	muus	muːz	cat
30	har	χar	sheep
31	lo ho	loho	arm, hand
32	nyah	ɲaχ	grass
33	wah	waχ	to speak
34	ka war	kawaṛ	hair
35	daaw	dʊw	last year
36	lap	lʌpʰ	to drown
37	ha lam	χalʌm	stringed instrument
38	sa hal	suʌhʌl	to sow, plant
39	yapp	japʰ	meat
40	fe ey kat	feːjkat	swimmer
41	weny	wʰeɲ	iron
42	ra fet	ṛafɛt	good-looking
43	bor om	bʊṛʌm	owner
44	mer	mɛṛ	angry
45	kir	kɨṛ	house
46	goor	ɡoṛ	man
47	mu su	musu	never
48	sëmm iny	semmiɲ	axe
49	kan am	kanʌm	face, front
50	nopp	napʰ	ear
51	in di	ɪndi	to bring
52	ren	ṛɛn	this year
53	nyaar	ɲaːṛ	two
54	ben ye	bɛnje	fritter
55	sin nyel	sinɲel	porcupine
56	bany	baɲ	reject
57	ngas	ŋas	measles
58	dan gar	daŋɡaṛ	venom
59	tang	taŋɡ	time
60	n ˈge law	nˈɡɛlʊw	wind
61	tàng g	taŋ	to be hot
62	ng got	ŋɡɔt	a kind of fish
63	sang hal	sawʰhʌl	ground millet
64	tan gh	taŋ	to draw water
65	indi	ɪndi	to bring
66	nit	nɪt	person
67	niit	nit	to illuminate
68	diddy	dɪd	to be thick
69	diri	dɪr	to drag
70	sër	sər	sarong
71	nëëk	neːk	room
72	rëëw	ṛeu	country, nation
73	egg	ɛɡ	to arrive
74	ndey	ndeɪ	mother
75	reew	ṛeu	rude
76	bït	bɜt	eye
77	tïdy	tɨj̚	to close
78	bïïr	bɜːr	butter
79	tïh	tɨʀ	to be deaf
80	dïgg	dɜɡɡ	truth
81	far	far	to erase
82	garab	gaṛab	tree; medicine
83	baːχ	baah	good
84	ɲʌm	nyam	to taste
85	làl	lɑl	bed
86	fàr	fɑr	to become engaged
87	làkk	lɑk	to speak a language
88	yàpp	jɑp	meat
89	ubbi	ubi	to open
90	nyuul	ɲuːl	black
91	tôh	toχ	to smoke
92	ôôm	um	knee
93	gôôr	guṛ	man
94	loho	loχo	hand, arm
95	boy	boɪ	to catch fire
96	booy	boɪː	term of friendship
97	nit	nɪt	person
98	niit	nit	to illuminate
99	reew	ṛeu	rude
100	rëëw	ṛeu	country, nation
101	digg	døɡ	middle
102	dïgg	dɜɡɡ	truth
103	far	far	to erase
104	fàr	far	to become engaged
105	farr		rib
106	lakk	lak	to burn
107	làkk	lak	to speak a language
108	làl	lal	bed
109	laal		to touch
110	boy	boɪ	to catch fire
111	booy	boɪː	term of friendship