wolof Who acts: Wolof, people, adjective, millions, friend, Many Senegalese people · What happens: be, live, speak, not be, describe, teach · To what, where: people, Senegal, language, Wolof, things, me · Speech: someone speaks here
«wolof» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 6 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: wolof in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 The Wolof are a people of West Africa, living mostly in Senegal, The Gambia and Mauritania.
The tree, 16 words det nsubj cop det case compound nmod punct acl advmod case obl punct det appos cc conj punct root The DET Wolof PROPN are AUX a DET people NOUN of ADP West PROPN Africa PROPN , PUNCT living VERB mostly ADV in ADP Senegal PROPN , PUNCT The DET Gambia PROPN and CCONJ Mauritania PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 Wolof det 2 Wolof Wolof PROPN Number=Sing 5 people nsubj 3 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 people cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 people det 5 people people NOUN Number=Plur root root 6 of of ADP _ 8 Africa case 7 West West PROPN Number=Sing 8 Africa compound 8 Africa Africa PROPN Number=Sing 5 people nmod 9 , , PUNCT _ 10 living punct 10 living live VERB VerbForm=Ger 5 people acl 11 mostly mostly ADV _ 10 living advmod 12 in in ADP _ 13 Senegal case 13 Senegal Senegal PROPN Number=Sing 10 living obl 14 , , PUNCT _ 16 Gambia punct 15 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 16 Gambia det 16 Gambia Gambia PROPN Number=Sing 13 Senegal appos 17 and and CCONJ _ 18 Mauritania cc 18 Mauritania Mauritania PROPN Number=Sing 16 Gambia conj 19 . . PUNCT _ 5 people punct
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1 is a present the Wolof a people of West Africa tree rules 2 live gerund a people not said here Senegal mostly property vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in senegal=Location
One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.
Meaning 2 Wolof is also their language, widely spoken in Senegal by many people, including those who are not Wolof.
The tree, 18 words nsubj cop advmod nmod:poss punct advmod acl case obl case amod obl:agent punct case obl nsubj cop advmod obl punct root Wolof NOUN is AUX also ADV their PRON language NOUN , PUNCT widely ADV spoken VERB in ADP Senegal PROPN by ADP many ADJ people NOUN , PUNCT including ADP those PRON who PRON are AUX not PART Wolof PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Wolof wolof NOUN Number=Sing 5 language nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 language cop 3 also also ADV _ 5 language advmod 4 their their PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 5 language nmod:poss 5 language language NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 , , PUNCT _ 8 spoken punct 7 widely widely ADV _ 8 spoken advmod 8 spoken speak VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 5 language acl 9 in in ADP _ 10 Senegal case 10 Senegal Senegal PROPN Number=Sing 8 spoken obl 11 by by ADP _ 13 people case 12 many many ADJ Degree=Pos 13 people amod 13 people people NOUN Number=Plur 8 spoken obl:agent 14 , , PUNCT _ 20 Wolof punct 15 including including ADP _ 16 those case 16 those that PRON Number=Plur PronType=Dem 20 Wolof obl 17 who who PRON PronType=Rel 20 Wolof nsubj 18 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 20 Wolof cop 19 not not PART Polarity=Neg 20 Wolof advmod 20 Wolof Wolof PROPN Number=Sing 8 spoken obl 21 . . PUNCT _ 5 language punct
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1 is a present Wolof their language tree rules 2 speak speech: other participle their language not said here Senegal widely property vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent 3 not is a present Wolof including those tree rules
Meaning 3 As an adjective it describes things of this people or language: «Wolof music».
The tree, 13 words case det obl nsubj obj case det nmod cc conj punct punct compound obj punct punct root As ADP an DET adjective NOUN it PRON describes VERB things NOUN of ADP this DET people NOUN or CCONJ language NOUN : PUNCT « PUNCT Wolof NOUN music NOUN » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 As as ADP _ 3 adjective case 2 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 adjective det 3 adjective adjective NOUN Number=Sing 5 describes obl 4 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 5 describes nsubj 5 describes describe VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 6 things thing NOUN Number=Plur 5 describes obj 7 of of ADP _ 9 people case 8 this this DET Number=Sing PronType=Dem 9 people det 9 people people NOUN Number=Plur 6 things nmod 10 or or CCONJ _ 11 language cc 11 language language NOUN Number=Sing 9 people conj 12 : : PUNCT _ 15 music punct 13 « « PUNCT _ 15 music punct 14 Wolof wolof NOUN Number=Sing 15 music compound 15 music music NOUN Number=Sing 5 describes obj 16 » » PUNCT _ 15 music punct 17 . . PUNCT _ 5 describes punct
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1 describe present adjective things of this people or language as a adjective tree rules
Example 1 Wolof is spoken by millions of people in Senegal.
nsubj:pass aux:pass case obl:agent case nmod case nmod punct root Wolof NOUN is AUX spoken VERB by ADP millions NOUN of ADP people NOUN in ADP Senegal PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Wolof wolof NOUN Number=Sing 3 spoken nsubj:pass 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 spoken aux:pass 3 spoken speak VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 4 by by ADP _ 5 millions case 5 millions million NOUN Number=Plur 3 spoken obl:agent 6 of of ADP _ 7 people case 7 people people NOUN Number=Plur 5 millions nmod 8 in in ADP _ 9 Senegal case 9 Senegal Senegal PROPN Number=Sing 7 people nmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 spoken punct
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1 speak speech: other present · passive millions of people in Senegal Wolof tree rules
Example 2 My friend from Dakar taught me to say hello in Wolof.
nmod:poss nsubj case nmod iobj mark xcomp obj case obl punct root My PRON friend NOUN from ADP Dakar PROPN taught VERB me PRON to PART say VERB hello INTJ in ADP Wolof PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 My my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 2 friend nmod:poss 2 friend friend NOUN Number=Sing 5 taught nsubj 3 from from ADP _ 4 Dakar case 4 Dakar Dakar PROPN Number=Sing 2 friend nmod 5 taught teach VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 6 me I PRON Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 5 taught iobj 7 to to PART _ 8 say mark 8 say say VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 taught xcomp 9 hello hello INTJ _ 8 say obj 10 in in ADP _ 11 Wolof case 11 Wolof Wolof PROPN Number=Sing 8 say obl 12 . . PUNCT _ 5 taught punct
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1 teach speech: other past My friend from Dakar me vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent i=Recipient clause=Topic 2 say speech: assert to-infinitive My friend from Dakar not said here Wolof vn pronounce-29.3.1 «NP V NP PP.manner»: agent=Agent hello=Theme in wolof=Manner
Example 3 Many Senegalese people speak Wolof and French.
amod amod nsubj obj cc conj punct root Many ADJ Senegalese ADJ people NOUN speak VERB Wolof PROPN and CCONJ French PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Many many ADJ Degree=Pos 3 people amod 2 Senegalese senegalese ADJ Degree=Pos 3 people amod 3 people people NOUN Number=Plur 4 speak nsubj 4 speak speak VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 Wolof Wolof PROPN Number=Sing 4 speak obj 6 and and CCONJ _ 7 French cc 7 French French PROPN Number=Sing 5 Wolof conj 8 . . PUNCT _ 4 speak punct
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1 speak speech: other present Many Senegalese people Wolof and French tree rules
Example 4 The Wolof people have a long tradition of griots, who sing family histories.
The tree, 13 words det compound nsubj det amod obj case nmod punct nsubj acl:relcl compound obj punct root The DET Wolof PROPN people NOUN have VERB a DET long ADJ tradition NOUN of ADP griots NOUN , PUNCT who PRON sing VERB family NOUN histories NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 people det 2 Wolof Wolof PROPN Number=Sing 3 people compound 3 people people NOUN Number=Plur 4 have nsubj 4 have have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 tradition det 6 long long ADJ Degree=Pos 7 tradition amod 7 tradition tradition NOUN Number=Sing 4 have obj 8 of of ADP _ 9 griots case 9 griots griot NOUN Number=Plur 7 tradition nmod 10 , , PUNCT _ 12 sing punct 11 who who PRON PronType=Rel 12 sing nsubj 12 sing sing VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 griots acl:relcl 13 family family NOUN Number=Sing 14 histories compound 14 histories history NOUN Number=Plur 12 sing obj 15 . . PUNCT _ 4 have punct
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1 have present the Wolof people a long tradition of griots vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tradition=Patient 2 sing speech: express present griots family histories vn sound_emission-43.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location history=Theme
Example 5 «Jërëjëf» means «thank you» in Wolof.
punct nsubj punct punct ccomp obj punct case obl punct root « PUNCT Jërëjëf PROPN » PUNCT means VERB « PUNCT thank VERB you PRON » PUNCT in ADP Wolof PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 « « PUNCT _ 2 Jërëjëf punct 2 Jërëjëf Jërëjëf PROPN Number=Sing 4 means nsubj 3 » » PUNCT _ 2 Jërëjëf punct 4 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 « « PUNCT _ 6 thank punct 6 thank thank VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 means ccomp 7 you you PRON Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs 6 thank obj 8 » » PUNCT _ 6 thank punct 9 in in ADP _ 10 Wolof case 10 Wolof Wolof PROPN Number=Sing 6 thank obl 11 . . PUNCT _ 4 means punct
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1 mean present Jërëjëf vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 thank speech: thank in a quote present you Wolof vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent you=Theme
Example 6 The radio played a song in Wolof.
det nsubj det obj case obl punct root The DET radio NOUN played VERB a DET song NOUN in ADP Wolof PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 radio det 2 radio radio NOUN Number=Sing 3 played nsubj 3 played play VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 song det 5 song song NOUN Number=Sing 3 played obj 6 in in ADP _ 7 Wolof case 7 Wolof Wolof PROPN Number=Sing 3 played obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 played punct
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1 play past the radio a song Wolof vn use-105.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent song=Theme
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