Wolof Vocabulary relating to Animal Husbandry

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Chicken Raising

ginaar gi	chicken	sÈq gi	rooster
cuuj bi	chick	tÎng bi	hen which has not had a chick
koppin bi	turkey	naat bi	guinea fowl
Anatomy
laaf mi	wing	sýll wi	beak
dunq/dung wi	feather	njubb li	comb
lýngal li	wattle (red part which hangs under the neck)	suux wi	flesh
kostan bi	spur on a rooster	roq bi	gizzard
xer wi	crest, crown of a rooster
Tools & Objects
ngunu li	chicken house	kaaf gi	chicken cage
bÛofukaay	nesting box	lekkukaay	feeder
njoowaan gi	perch	xont	animal feed
neefare ji	animal dung
Diseases
yogor	Newcastles disease	ŋasu ginaar/kýnje	Fowlpox
pipi	sickness of chickens	kuli mbÎŋ	sickness of chickens
yox-yox	sickness of chickens
ŋootoot wi	mites	teeÒ bi	lice
fel wi	flea
Verbs
bÛof	to sit on eggs	nen	to lay an egg
tocc	to hatch	naaw	to fly
suqi	to pluck	wÎsÎm	to singe feathers to remove them from killed bird
xont	to feed an animal	nýndal mýndal	to water an animal
Òakk	to vaccinate	duÒÒi	ruminate
yafal	to fatten

nag wi	cow	yÎkk wi	bull
wulu	female cow who has not yet borne a calf	dÎllu	male calf
sÈll wi	calf	fas wi	horse
xar mi	sheep	kuuy mi	ram
tÎng bi	sheep or goat which has not yet borne a lamb	mbote mi	lamb
jagal bi týppaange bi	castrated ram
bÎy wi	goat	sikket bi	billy goat
tef bi	kid
gýtt bi	collective name for sheep and goats	jur	livestock
býyyima bi	domestic animal
Tools & Objects
gÈtt gi	place where animals are assembled	ngÈdd gi	stake to which an animal is attached
wudd wi	stable	teg gi	saddle
laxaab bi	reins
Diseases
bollox	la pastereullose	caaru gýtt	la peste des petits ruminants
feebaru say	rabies
Verbs
xalab	to have an abortion	ratt	to milk
rendi	to slaughter	yeew	to tie up
tÎnk	to shackle