Monday, May 6, 2013

mon., 6 may, 2013: wolof street diplomacy, ii.: give us This Day our Daily Curse

WOLOF:  Sai Sai...   

  ‡ )   Lit., “That crafty little bugger...  =  i.e.,   polite euphemism for AIDS/HIV in Dakar’s poorer neighborhoods   [ NOTE: Wolof is a maj. lang. of Senegal, Gambia, & Mauritania;  Wolof is part of the Sene-gambian branch of the Niger-Congo Lang. family;  unlike most Sub-Saharan African langs. & dials., Wolof is NOT a tonal lang. ]

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from curse + berate in 69+ languages, from Soft Skull Press.

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