wolof proverbs

wolof proverbs

"Jibril: Salaam maaleykum.
Tagati: Maaleykum salaam.
Jibril: Madame, gëj naa la gis!
Tagati: Sama góór, nàmm naa la! Ci loo nekk nak?
Jibril: Billaahi, nii rekk.
Tagati: Waaw, bismillaa, nàmm naa la!
Jibril: Naka mu! Billaahi Ndóóy...
Tagati: Dama laa gëj a dégg!
Jibril: Mënoo ñaaw Ndóóy!
Ndóóy si baay, Ndóóy si yaay!
Tagati: Jeex na!
Jibril: Yaa bokk si yax bu rëy.
Li nga am, ñi ka am bariwul!"


https://yadi.sk/d/GbSGB32Y3JSWwq

Bambara Dili

The Bambara (Bamana) language, Bamanankan, is a lingua franca and national language of Mali spoken by perhaps 15 million people, 5 million Bambara people and about 10 million second-language users. It is estimated that about 80 percent of the population of Mali speak Bambara as a first or second language. It has a subject–object–verb clause structure and two lexical tones.


https://yadi.sk/d/wJwFoezB3GxvRS 




"N tε kafe fε I don’t like coffee
Jennifer bε Bamanankan fε Jennifer likes Bambara
N bε kalankε I study
N bε dumunikε I eat
N bε baarakε I work
A tε kalankε He doesn’t study
A tε dumunikε He doesn’t eat
A tε baarakε He doesn’t work
N bε n ko I bathe
N tε n ko sisan I don’t bathe now
N b’a fε ka n lafiɲε I want to rest"