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Words Borrowed from Wolof-gctid29972

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Aug 07, 2008, 07:50 AM
Words Borrowed from Wolof
 
 Wolof is a Niger-Congo language spoken in Senegal and Gambia and other countries in West Kmt.
 
 The words from this language are natural products or animals from West Kmt.
 
 Word                Meaning        
 banana               Yellow pulpy fruit.
 chigger        A type of skin burrowing flea.
 yam                 Tropical plant with edible starchy tuber.
 
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