Harvesting rice in the Casamance

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Women in Essyl harvest rice whilst singing traditional work songs and chat about the work.
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Multilingualism in Casamance

conversation, working song

work

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Joola Banjal

MM1: Aw újuut éfoñ ? Joola Banjal

DS4: Injé íjuenen mat'ujugom iilo iegul ma, uogal me gafóñ man ujaal ni go,
ujaal go pe ! Joola Banjal

PB2: Fétcé ! Wolof

DS4: A-a, jiannen bugaa boube, gúuba gúbbañul … Joola Banjal

PB2: Ee ! Joola Banjal

RM1: Ñer elob yay etoge ! Joola Banjal

FT1: Al numbara… numbara…numbara ! Mandinka

FT1: Rosali n'gandala aa ! Wolof

AB2: Tey mo ko yor ! Wolof

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MM1: don't you know how to sing?

DS4: if I knew how to sing I wouldn't be urging you to sing, if we decide to sing a song, let's sing it completely

PB2: leave me alone!

DS4: no, help these ones over here, two of you come back over here

PB2: hey!

RM1: you've done enough talking!

FT1: work hard…work hard…work hard!

FT1: Rosalie is the boss!

AB2: today she's the one that has everything!

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