Everyday verbs in Wolof — eat, drink, go, come, buy…: 20 verbs checked against reference sources (Senegalese Wolof, official spelling).
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Verbs
lekkto eat
naanto drink
demto go
ñëwto come
nelawto sleep
waxto speak, to say
gisto see
bëggto want, to love
joxto give
jëndto buy
jaayto sell
toogto sit
xamto know
déggto hear, to understand
liggéeyto work
dëkkto live (reside)
jàngto study, to learn
toggto cook
fayto pay
amto have
Test yourself
1. What does “naan” mean?
2. What does “gis” mean?
3. What does “toog” mean?
4. What does “jàng” 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.