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Holidays to The Gambia

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Being mostly Moslem, the Gambians often use the general formal greeting of 'Salam Ali Kum'. The reply is 'Mali Kum Salam'. If you want an elaborate 'cheers!', try this one:

Kin Ding - Kon Dong - Eye deeya - Eye Lamma Lamma

Which roughly means 'Its nice to be nice' (the first bits are the sound of clinking glasses or bottles). Here are a few other key phrases:

English Mandinka
Wollof
Fulla
Jola
Good MorningE samma    
Good Afternoon
E Tinyan
   
Good Evening
E Wulara
   
Hello, How are you? A bin yadi?
Nanga def?
Ta na la? Cassumei
Hello, I'm wellA bi jan
Jamma rek
Jam tum
Cassumei Kep
How's it going? Co tenante?   
Well thanksTe nante
   
How's today?
Somon dabi di?
   
Its PeacefulKaira bi
   
Thank you..Abarake..Jerre jeff
  
..very much
..Barke   
See you later
Fo nyato
   Bakka jm
See you tomorrow
Fo samma
   
Greetings!!
A samma daaay!
   
Softly Softly Catchy Monkey
Domanding Domanding Ne Ka Sula Deng Moota
Ndanka Ndanka Moy Jeppa Domi Gollo Seyda Seyda Nanga Ta Bit'oh Wah Ndoo
 

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