My favourite words in The Gambia (for the way they sound)

Another post which I'll keep adding to

Common words
Waw ('yes' in Wolof; said expansively)



Places
Serrekunda
Sukuta

People's names
There are only about 200 Gambian names but it is still hard to choose!

Yankouba (This name makes me think of a spider or an octopus making use of its many limbs in an elegant, rhythmic dance. Its eyes simultaneously dart from side to side.)

Mariama (Sounds sweet, maybe because of the alliterated 'm'- like 'mmmm')