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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