Body Parts

1. Bopp

   Head

   Usage

   Show this at a clinic and point at your head — "suma bopp dafa dee" is a headache

2. Kawar

   Hair

   Usage

   Used at a barber or salon

3. Kanam

   Face

   Usage

   Also means "front" — use it for sunburn or a rash

4. Bët

   Eye

   Usage

   Harmattan dust irritates eyes — show this at a pharmacy

5. Nopp

   Ear

   Usage

   For earache or trouble hearing

6. Bakkan

   Nose

   Usage

   The same word also means "life" — use it for a blocked nose

7. Gémmiñ

   Mouth

   Usage

   It ends in ñ (U+00F1), a different letter from ŋ — used at a dentist or pharmacy

8. Bëñ

   Tooth

   Usage

   Point at the aching tooth while showing this

9. Làmmiñ

   Tongue

   Usage

   The same word also means "language"

10. Baat

    Neck / voice

    Usage

    Wolof uses one word for neck and voice — for pain on swallowing use "put"

11. Put

    Throat

    Usage

    Use this for pain when swallowing

12. Dënn

    Chest

    Usage

    Chest pain is urgent — show a doctor at once

13. Loxo

    Hand / arm

    Usage

    Wolof uses one word for hand and arm — point at the spot. Give and receive with the right hand

14. Baaraam

    Finger

    Usage

    One word for finger and toe — point to show which

15. Biir

    Belly / stomach

    Usage

    Wolof does not split belly from stomach — "suma biir dafa dee" is stomach ache

16. Ginnaaw

    Back

    Usage

    Also serves as the preposition "behind" — use it for back pain

17. Tànk

    Leg / foot

    Usage

    One word for leg and foot — point at the spot

18. Der

    Skin

    Usage

    The sun is fierce here — for sunburn or a rash

19. Yax

    Bone

    Usage

    Show this when you suspect a fracture and want an X-ray

20. Deret

    Blood

    Usage

    For bleeding and blood tests

21. Xol

    Heart

    Usage

    Both the organ and the feeling — "feebaru xol" is heart disease

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