Useful travelers Vocabulary for our day in Dakar, Senegal.

French, the official language, and Wolof, the most widely spoken local language, especially in Dakar.

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Greetings are very important in Senegalese culture and often extended.

Pronunciation: In Wolof, ‘x’ is like the ‘ch’ in Scottish ‘loch’ or German ‘Bach’. ‘ë’ is a neutral vowel sound. ‘j’ is like the English ‘j’. Accents often indicate tone or vowel length/quality.


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