Vu récemment à propos d'un locuteur natif du wolof. "Il parle 3 langues couramment, le français, l'anglais et l'arabe". Bon ben quatre du coup, hein, avec le wolof.
Ha ben ça alors didonc, le Figaro a oublié de mentionner l'arabe (3 à 4 millions de locuteurs)!
Vraiment étrange
www.lefigaro.fr/langue-franc...
Vraiment étrange
www.lefigaro.fr/langue-franc...
Quelle langue les familles bilingues parlent-elles à table en France ?
TÉMOIGNAGES - Nombreuses sont les familles qui parlent deux voire trois langues. Le Figaro est allé à leur rencontre.
www.lefigaro.fr
February 7, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Vu récemment à propos d'un locuteur natif du wolof. "Il parle 3 langues couramment, le français, l'anglais et l'arabe". Bon ben quatre du coup, hein, avec le wolof.
Virginia Wolof
February 16, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Virginia Wolof
White Boy Speaks Perfect Wolof, Heals Continent
July 27, 2023 at 12:31 AM
White Boy Speaks Perfect Wolof, Heals Continent
Once had a French tourist in Senegal try to get me to join him in criticising a local’s English (after he had criticised their French) my response was that it was better than my Wolof - also after Wolof, Arabic and French probably at least their fourth language 🙄
January 11, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Once had a French tourist in Senegal try to get me to join him in criticising a local’s English (after he had criticised their French) my response was that it was better than my Wolof - also after Wolof, Arabic and French probably at least their fourth language 🙄
Retention of Wolof. The Wolof word for “understand” or “hear” is degg. Degg nga? = You dig?
#AfricanDiaspora #BlackAtlantic #BlackPanther
#AfricanDiaspora #BlackAtlantic #BlackPanther
September 25, 2026 at 8:52 AM
Retention of Wolof. The Wolof word for “understand” or “hear” is degg. Degg nga? = You dig?
#AfricanDiaspora #BlackAtlantic #BlackPanther
#AfricanDiaspora #BlackAtlantic #BlackPanther
The word for a carrot in ten different languages…
10. Cà rốt (Vietnamese)
9. Karòt (Haitian Creole)
8. Karoot (Wolof)
7. Carotte (French)
6. Carota (Italian)
5. Karoto (Esperanto)
4. Karoti (Swahili)
3. Kárọ́ọ̀tì (Yoruba)
2. Kāreti (Māori)
1. Moron (Welsh)
10. Cà rốt (Vietnamese)
9. Karòt (Haitian Creole)
8. Karoot (Wolof)
7. Carotte (French)
6. Carota (Italian)
5. Karoto (Esperanto)
4. Karoti (Swahili)
3. Kárọ́ọ̀tì (Yoruba)
2. Kāreti (Māori)
1. Moron (Welsh)
April 4, 2025 at 8:11 AM
The word for a carrot in ten different languages…
10. Cà rốt (Vietnamese)
9. Karòt (Haitian Creole)
8. Karoot (Wolof)
7. Carotte (French)
6. Carota (Italian)
5. Karoto (Esperanto)
4. Karoti (Swahili)
3. Kárọ́ọ̀tì (Yoruba)
2. Kāreti (Māori)
1. Moron (Welsh)
10. Cà rốt (Vietnamese)
9. Karòt (Haitian Creole)
8. Karoot (Wolof)
7. Carotte (French)
6. Carota (Italian)
5. Karoto (Esperanto)
4. Karoti (Swahili)
3. Kárọ́ọ̀tì (Yoruba)
2. Kāreti (Māori)
1. Moron (Welsh)
Africanisms in gestures
#Africanism #Africanisms #Wolof #Ebonics #BlackAmericans #AfricanAmericans #BlackSky #BlackAtlantic #AfricanDiaspora
#Africanism #Africanisms #Wolof #Ebonics #BlackAmericans #AfricanAmericans #BlackSky #BlackAtlantic #AfricanDiaspora
September 29, 2026 at 3:28 PM
Africanisms in gestures
#Africanism #Africanisms #Wolof #Ebonics #BlackAmericans #AfricanAmericans #BlackSky #BlackAtlantic #AfricanDiaspora
#Africanism #Africanisms #Wolof #Ebonics #BlackAmericans #AfricanAmericans #BlackSky #BlackAtlantic #AfricanDiaspora
For you & animal-battle expert @dagomardegroot.bsky.social: 50+ years ago, in a small Wolof village in the Senegal River valley, by light from kerosene lanterns & occasional lightning from an approaching storm, I witnessed an epic battle between a scorpion & a giant wasp on an adobe wall. 1/2
September 25, 2025 at 12:36 AM
For you & animal-battle expert @dagomardegroot.bsky.social: 50+ years ago, in a small Wolof village in the Senegal River valley, by light from kerosene lanterns & occasional lightning from an approaching storm, I witnessed an epic battle between a scorpion & a giant wasp on an adobe wall. 1/2
No, it's not French, Choctaw, or Scottish or Wolof.
August 6, 2026 at 10:53 PM
No, it's not French, Choctaw, or Scottish or Wolof.
Wolof!
February 13, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Wolof!
Jolof or Wolof, either one.
January 14, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Jolof or Wolof, either one.
Wikipedia says Wolof is the most commonly spoken language in Senegal, so:
oh déet! jëw! xalaat bu baaxul!
oh déet! jëw! xalaat bu baaxul!
June 23, 2026 at 12:46 AM
Wikipedia says Wolof is the most commonly spoken language in Senegal, so:
oh déet! jëw! xalaat bu baaxul!
oh déet! jëw! xalaat bu baaxul!
Being a linguist in an English department means frequently misreading “Wolof” as “Woolf” and vice versa
August 3, 2023 at 12:33 PM
Being a linguist in an English department means frequently misreading “Wolof” as “Woolf” and vice versa
The word for a carrot in ten different languages…
10. Cà rốt (Vietnamese)
9. Karòt (Haitian Creole)
8. Karoot (Wolof)
7. Carotte (French)
6. Carota (Italian)
5. Karoto (Esperanto)
4. Karoti (Swahili)
3. Kárọ́ọ̀tì (Yoruba)
2. Kāreti (Māori)
1. Moron (Welsh)
10. Cà rốt (Vietnamese)
9. Karòt (Haitian Creole)
8. Karoot (Wolof)
7. Carotte (French)
6. Carota (Italian)
5. Karoto (Esperanto)
4. Karoti (Swahili)
3. Kárọ́ọ̀tì (Yoruba)
2. Kāreti (Māori)
1. Moron (Welsh)
July 26, 2024 at 11:02 AM
The word for a carrot in ten different languages…
10. Cà rốt (Vietnamese)
9. Karòt (Haitian Creole)
8. Karoot (Wolof)
7. Carotte (French)
6. Carota (Italian)
5. Karoto (Esperanto)
4. Karoti (Swahili)
3. Kárọ́ọ̀tì (Yoruba)
2. Kāreti (Māori)
1. Moron (Welsh)
10. Cà rốt (Vietnamese)
9. Karòt (Haitian Creole)
8. Karoot (Wolof)
7. Carotte (French)
6. Carota (Italian)
5. Karoto (Esperanto)
4. Karoti (Swahili)
3. Kárọ́ọ̀tì (Yoruba)
2. Kāreti (Māori)
1. Moron (Welsh)
I think the scorpion won, but I don't remember. I recall that the duel went on for more than a minute & went up & down the wall like something from a Hammer Horror movie. I was somewhat conversant in Wolof at the time but couldn't really follow the play-by-play commentary by my African friends. 2/2
September 25, 2025 at 12:44 AM
I think the scorpion won, but I don't remember. I recall that the duel went on for more than a minute & went up & down the wall like something from a Hammer Horror movie. I was somewhat conversant in Wolof at the time but couldn't really follow the play-by-play commentary by my African friends. 2/2
Iraq-Senegal: Unexpectedly slim, but there's a Sufi connection (there are pilgrimage sites in Baghdad) and Wolof drumming in Senegal seems to have its deep roots in 12th Century Baghdad before reaching West Africa through North African trade networks.
Norway-France: mountains of shared history so let’s just appreciate the absolutely frivolous fact that for no reason anyone has been able to uncover, the french call Baked Alaska “omelette norvégienne” or Norwegian Omelette.
USA-Türkiye: Lots, but my favorite is Hi Jolly (Hadji Ali), born in Smyrna (now Izmir) and ended up in Arizona leading the US Army’s effort to start a Camel Corps before the Civil War. It failed, in part because its champion in Congress was Jefferson Davis. Ali is something of a folk hero in AZ.
June 26, 2026 at 3:32 PM
Iraq-Senegal: Unexpectedly slim, but there's a Sufi connection (there are pilgrimage sites in Baghdad) and Wolof drumming in Senegal seems to have its deep roots in 12th Century Baghdad before reaching West Africa through North African trade networks.
April 30, 2026 at 4:47 PM
The Wolof of Wall Street #ASongOrMovieForWorldLanguages
May 5, 2026 at 8:39 AM
The Wolof of Wall Street #ASongOrMovieForWorldLanguages
July 9, 2026 at 3:21 PM
Acclaimed Senegalese author Virginia Wolof
February 10, 2026 at 5:56 PM
Acclaimed Senegalese author Virginia Wolof
West African Sword and Dagger (Wolof, Fula, Soninke, Manding).
November 26, 2024 at 7:51 PM
West African Sword and Dagger (Wolof, Fula, Soninke, Manding).
At #LSA20025, our new president, Marlyse Baptista, shows how she collaborated with geneticists to trace the origins of Cabo Verdean Kriolu to speakers of Mandinka, Wolof, and middle
Portuguese!
Portuguese!
January 12, 2025 at 12:31 AM
At #LSA20025, our new president, Marlyse Baptista, shows how she collaborated with geneticists to trace the origins of Cabo Verdean Kriolu to speakers of Mandinka, Wolof, and middle
Portuguese!
Portuguese!
