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*Noun classification resource<ref>[https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&ved=2ahUKEwiYhNSqr5X9AhUbGVkFHScnDU8QFnoECA8QAQ&url=https%3A%2F%2Fjournals.flvc.org%2Fsal%2Farticle%2Fdownload%2F107395%2F102715%2F&usg=AOvVaw25U3augVPmpZE1yX8PFevq NOUN CLASSIFICATION IN WOLOF: WHEN AFFIXES ARE NOT RENEWED]</ref>
 
*Noun classification resource<ref>[https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&ved=2ahUKEwiYhNSqr5X9AhUbGVkFHScnDU8QFnoECA8QAQ&url=https%3A%2F%2Fjournals.flvc.org%2Fsal%2Farticle%2Fdownload%2F107395%2F102715%2F&usg=AOvVaw25U3augVPmpZE1yX8PFevq NOUN CLASSIFICATION IN WOLOF: WHEN AFFIXES ARE NOT RENEWED]</ref>
 
*Notable characteristics of Wolof Grammar<ref>[http://publish.illinois.edu/wolof201fall14/files/2014/08/NEW_WOLOF_BOOK.pdf Peace Corps New Wolof Book]</ref>
 
*Notable characteristics of Wolof Grammar<ref>[http://publish.illinois.edu/wolof201fall14/files/2014/08/NEW_WOLOF_BOOK.pdf Peace Corps New Wolof Book]</ref>
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======Parts of Speech======
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Wolof is an SVO language
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* Verbs are static and do not change for tense, aspect, or mood
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* Nouns have 10 classes, 8 of which are singular classes and are marked by specific prefixes, and 2 are plural classes also marked by prefixes
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* Pronouns in Wolof are the most morphologically complex
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** eparated into five categories: personal, possessive, demonstrative, interrogative, relative, indefinite<ref>[http://www.languagesgulper.com/eng/Wolof.html Wolof Morphology]</ref>
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Revision as of 02:28, 16 February 2023

Grammar documentation - Wolof

  • General overview of Wolof grammar[1]
  • Long academic grammatical description[2]
  • Noun classification resource[3]
  • Notable characteristics of Wolof Grammar[4]
Parts of Speech

Wolof is an SVO language

  • Verbs are static and do not change for tense, aspect, or mood
  • Nouns have 10 classes, 8 of which are singular classes and are marked by specific prefixes, and 2 are plural classes also marked by prefixes
  • Pronouns in Wolof are the most morphologically complex
    • eparated into five categories: personal, possessive, demonstrative, interrogative, relative, indefinite[5]



Posessives
  • samay yax ak sama suux (wol_output.txt line 73) - samay = my (pl) ; sama = my (sing),


glosses

xeet-am, muy-toj sa-bopp

son.3pPOSS F.crush 2pPOSS.head

Her son will crush your head
  1. ↑ Languages Gulper Grammar
  2. ↑ Wolof: A Grammatical Sketch
  3. ↑ NOUN CLASSIFICATION IN WOLOF: WHEN AFFIXES ARE NOT RENEWED
  4. ↑ Peace Corps New Wolof Book
  5. ↑ Wolof Morphology