How to form the plural in Wolof

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Wolof nouns - plural

The plural is used, in general, to talk about more than one object. Examples in English would be 'dogs', 'cats', 'houses' and 'children'. The plural in Wolof is generally formed using the word 'yi'. Some words in Wolof use the word 'ñi' to form the plural.

Examples

siis yi

chairs

teere yi

books

xarit yi

friends

góor ñi

men

doom yi

children

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Wolof belongs to the Niger-Congo language family. If you are planning on doing some travelling, learning Wolof would be a great way to make the most of your trip.

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Basic words and phrases in Wolof

Learn to get by in Wolof with these useful words and phrases. We'll begin by learning some basic Wolof phrases which you can use for everyday communication.

Jàmm nga yendu ?

Good evening

Naka suba si ?

Good morning

Ñu fanaan jàmm

Good night

Jàmm nga yendu ?

Good afternoon

Jàmm rekk!

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Step 5 : The plural in Wolof

The plural is important in Wolof when you need to talk about more than one thing. Using the nouns teere, siis and bunt (book, chair, door) which you learned in Step 3, learn the plural of each of these words by heart. The plural forms are teere yi, siis yi and bunt yi. Now learn how to use each of these Wolof plural nouns with the definite article. The nouns together with the definite article are teere yi, siis yi and bunt yi (the books, the chairs, the doors). You can scroll to the top of this page to see a short lesson about the Wolof plural including useful examples. After you've learned the plural of teere, siis and bunt, you can move on to Step 6 (Wolof demonstrative pronouns).

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Wolof demonstrative pronouns

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