Fula language course
(Fula: Fulfulde, Pulaar, Pular; French: Peul) is a language of West Africa. Like the neighbouring languages Serer and Wolof, it belongs to the Senegambian branch of the Niger–Congo language family.
Peace Corps language archive at: Peace Corps Fula/Fulfulde Course - Free Fula Course Online
Wolof and Mandinka Resources
The following files are available for the study of the Mandinka and Wolof
languages. You have to get Acrobat Reader installed on your computer. Adobe® Acrobat® Reader® is free software that lets you view and print Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF)
Note: WEC also has a few good books on the Mandinka language. Contact:
WEC; PO Box 2351; Serrekunda; Gambia Golf Rd 14; Fajara; The Gambia; Tel
495221; Fax 391137. And don't forget to check the online
bibliography for other printed language materials.
Mandinka Dictionary
by Ebrima Colley, Peace Corps, 1995
The Mandinka-English Dictionary is 162 pages long, and is available in
PDF format.
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mandinka.pdf
- 1.1 MB
Mandinka Grammar Manual
by Ebrima Colley, Peace Corps, 1995
The Mandinka Grammar Manual is 44 pages long and is available in PDF
format.
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mandgram.pdf
- 183 KB
- Mandinka Fonts - Download and extract
contents in the fonts folder
Wolof Dictionary
by Sierra Dem, Peace Corps, 1995.
The Wolof-English Dictionary is 76 pages long, and is available in PDF
format.
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wollof.pdf
- 620 KB
Wolof Grammar Manual
by Sierra Dem, Peace Corps, 1995
The Wolof Grammar Manual is 73 pages long and is available in PDF format.
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wolfgram.pdf
- 250 KB
Living Lexicon Database
Living Lexicon is a training database of Mandinka and Wolof vocabulary.
It is available in MS Access format and
FoxBase Mac+ format. (The MS Access version is much nicer.)
Living Lexicon for MS Access
Living Lexicon for MS Access is a user-friendly database application
of Mandinka and Wolof vocabulary. It was created by volunteers and staff
of the Peace Corps in The Gambia. With Living Lexicon you can:
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look up words
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print or export customized vocabulary lists
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edit vocabulary or add new vocabulary
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test your knowledge of Mandinka and Wolof by creating and taking fun-filled
randomly-generated quizzes, which can be either printed or taken on the
computer
Access 2.0 |
Access 95 |
Access 97 |
Hardware-Software Requirements
To run this version of Living Lexicon, your computer must have Microsoft
Access 2.0 for Windows. For best performance you should also have at least
8MB RAM. To install all the files (including the optional sound effects)
you will need 5.5 MB of free hard disk space. To install only the minimum
files necessary you need approximately 4.3 MB of free hard disk space.
You also need a SVGA monitor (800 x 600).
To download the archive, click on the file below. After it's downloaded,
double-click on it in File Manager to extract the files.
lexicon2.exe - 1.7MB
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Hardware-Software Requirements
To run Living Lexicon 95, your computer must have Microsoft Access
95. To install all the files (including the sound effects and 3 fonts)
you will need 5 Mb of hard disk space. You also need a SVGA monitor (800
x 600). To hear the sound effects you will need a sound card.
To download the archive, click on the file below. After it's downloaded,
double-click on it in Explorer to extract the files.
lexicon95.exe - 1.7MB
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Hardware-Software Requirements
To run Living Lexicon 97, your computer must have Microsoft Access
97 or later. To install all the files (including the sound effects and
3 fonts) you will need 4.8 Mb of hard disk space. You also need a SVGA
monitor (800 x 600). To hear the sound effects you will need a sound card.
To download the archive, click on the file below. After it's downloaded,
double-click on it in Explorer to extract the files.
lexicon97.exe - 1.7MB
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Sound Effects for Living Lexicon for MS Access
There are several sound files, in WAV format, that can be used with
the Living Lexicon for Access application. If installed, these sounds will
be heard during the intro screen and when taking the randomly generated
quizes. You do of course also need a sound card to hear the sounds. Please
note the sounds effects are not recordings of spoken Wolof or Mandinka.
The sound files are available as a self-extracting archive called
sounds.exe
- 700 KB.
Living Lexicon for Access Users Manual
The Living Lexicon for Access help manual has some basic tips for using
Living Lexicon for Access. It is saved as a compressed (i.e., zipped) MS
Word 6.0 document and is available as lex_manl.zip
- 16 KB.
Living Lexicon for FoxBase/Mac+
Living Lexicon for FoxBase/Mac+ is a user friendly application
that can be used to edit Mandinka and Wolof vocabulary, print or export
lists of words, or take fun-filled randomly generated quizzes. Online help
is available.
To use this version of Living Lexicon, you must have a Macintosh computer
with FoxBase 2.1 or later installed.
There are actually three files to download in order to run Living Lexicon
for FoxBase/Mac+:
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Application - saved as LivingLexicon.zip
- 184 KB. After extracting, open Living Lexicon.prg from FoxBase.
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Mandinka data - saved as MandinkaData.zip
- 308 KB. Expand into same directory as the application files.
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Wolof Data - saved as WollofData.zip
- 155 KB. Expand into same directory as application files.
Note: to decompress zip files you need Winzip available from http://www.shareware.com.
PDF File Format -- PDF stands for Portable
Document Format. This is a very common format for documents available on
the internet. The advantage of the PDF format is that you can be almost
100% guaranteed that you will be able to view and print out the document
in the same format it is supposed to be, without having to worry about
what type of computer you have (Mac or IBM) or what fonts you have. The
disadvantage of the PDF format is that you have to get a separate program
to open the PDF file, because word processors such as MS Word or Word Perfect
can not open PDF files. But the good news is that this special program,
called the Adobe
Acrobat Reader, is free and there are versions for both the Macintosh
and IBM.
Having problems downloading or printing? Send
me a note, and we'll see what we can do to help.