Wednesday, July 3, 2013

wed., 3 july, 2013: wolof [sub-saharan] street diplomacy, ii.: give us This Day our Daily Curse


           
WOLOF:  Sai Sai...   ‡



  ‡ )   Lit., “That little crafty one...”   =   i.e.,   anyplayaor pimp or any unscrupulous or dishonest & dishonorable  businessmanNOTEWolof is a maj. language of Senegal, Gambia, & Mauritania;  Wolof is part of the Senegambian branch of the Niger-Congo Lang. family;  unlike most Sub-Saharan African languages & dialects, Wolof is NOT a tonal language

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