Vocabulary of Wolof (Wolof)

1.    mother           nday
2.    father           baay
3.    sister           mag


Ndaxte Yàlla dafa bëgg àddina, ba joxe jenn Doomam ji mu am kepp,
ngir képp ku ko gëm am dund gu dul jeex te doo sànku mukk.


For God loved the world so much that he gave his only Son,
so that everyone who believes in him should not perish but have everlasting life.

The Bible, John, 3, 16

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1.    water           ndox
2.    fire           safara
3.    sun           jant


May nu tey li nu war a dunde.

Give us today our daily bread.
The Bible, Matthew, 6, 11

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1.    cat          
2.    dog           xac
3.    horse           fas


Ndorté dègdèg bou bah ou Jésus-Christ, Dom ou Yalla.

The beginning of the good news of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.
The Bible, Mark, 1,1

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1.    white           weex
2.    black           ñuul
3.    red           xonq

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