Wolof Vocabulary relating to Insects

NB Many Senegalese villagers have difficulty recognising insects from an enlarged drawing,
and there is also considerable individual variation as to what name is attached to what insect.

jiit ji scorpion / scorpion	jargoñ gi spider / araignée	gunóor bi beetle / coléoptère	weñ wi fly / mouche
yoo wi mosquito / moustique	lëpp-lëpp bi butterfly / papillon	yamb wi bee / abeille	njulli-kaata bi wasp / guêpe Sceliphron spirifex
nguri bi mud wasp	soccent bi grasshopper / sauterelle	njéeréer bi locust / locuste Schistocerca gregaria	mbóot mi cockroach / cafard
xund-xund dragonfly / libellule	gasax wi maggot / asticot	sax wi larva, caterpillar, worm / ver, chenille, larva	weteñ wi tick / tique
max mi termite / termite	fel wi flea / puce

Types of ants:

There is no general word in Wolof for ant. Each species of ant has its own individual name.

Other insects:

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