r/Senegal • u/AggravatingMark3612 • 4d ago
Help me understand the meaning of these wolof words
Meaning of
Ragal
Serefe
Mese
Mar
Ndiaye
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u/Ill_Display_2691 Senegalese πΈπ³ 4d ago
Ragal mean afraid
And Mar and Ndiaye normally first name and last name.
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u/AggravatingMark3612 4d ago
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u/Nythern British Senegalese πΈπ³ / π¬π§ 4d ago
Ndiaye is 'ruler' in the same way that Donald Trump's surname means 'to win', 'outrank', or 'to outdo' something - e.g. 'the need for blood donors trumps all other concerns'.
It's a name, first and foremost, that happens to have a meaning of its own right.
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u/AggravatingMark3612 4d ago
Okay, now for the rest of the translations of are they true or false?
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u/Substantial-Mode9728 4d ago
Ragal mean afraid Mar mean thirty and lick Ndiaye is a family name . Serefe and mese i never hear these words
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u/Ray_Sysad 4d ago
You can download the app to learn Wolof. This is on PlayStore and AppStore but you can obviously go on google traduction. Hope it will help you


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u/DoundouGuiss Senegalese πΈπ³ 4d ago
Ragal means to fear. Mar is thirst. And Ndiaye (njaay) is usually a surname but can also mean "sale".
As for the two others, I don't think they are wolof words. Having them in the context of a sentence would help