How to say colours in Wolof: 8 words checked against reference sources (Senegalese Wolof, official spelling). Many languages of the region have few basic colour words and describe the others by comparison.
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Colours
ñuulto be black
weexto be white
xonqalso: xonk, Qonqto be red
mboqyellow
wertgreen
buloalso: baxablue
wiyolepurple
sokolabrown
Test yourself
1. What does “weex” mean?
2. What does “mboq” mean?
3. What does “bulo” mean?
4. What does “sokola” mean?
Where do these words come from?
The words in this article come from: Peace Corps Senegal Wolof manual (2012). They are copied with their exact spelling; when two sources disagree, the variant is shown. Do you speak this language and spot a mistake? Write to us.
The words in this article come from: Peace Corps Senegal Wolof manual (2012). They are copied with their exact spelling; when two sources disagree, the variant is shown. Do you speak this language and spot a mistake? Write to us.