A lesson in Mandinka & Wolof

Dear reader.
Here is an opportunity, for any of you, planning a trip, next winter or at any particular time, to the Gambia or Senegal; to Learn for free two of the most spoken dialect in either Gambia or Senegal. For sure, it will make your trip much more joyful and easy to relate to all those you will come across, from traders, guides to locals at the local markets or at villages you will have the opportunity to visit.
I intend to post everyday some few word so on and so forth, perhaps, if you are a good, easy learner, it will not take you long.

Lesson - 1
Let us start by the first thing we all do when we meet stranger or other people, greetings.
Mandinka:
E'bay herato = How are you ?
Here the first word is E' , pronounced exactly as in English(e) and it means you, while hera derived from the an Arabic word Haira, meaning blessings. Basically, the question come as asking someone, if he/she is blessed.
Answer:
Hera dorong = Fine or Blessings only
Again, we have another word to add dorong, which where ever used means only, as we will come across sometime.
Wolof
Here too, we start with the same greetings
Nanga def = How are you?
Wolof is much more closer to English here than Mandinka, in terms of the literal meaning of the greetings, but you have just noticed the sound is completely different
Answer:
Jamma Reik = Fine or In peace only
Here as well the Jamma means peace and as well as Dorong in Mandinka, it means only, again a word we will come across later on.
With both greetings, sometime other sentence is added depending the age or the piety of the individual. For example in Mandinka, he/she will Alhamdu Lilah or Santa Yallah , for Wolof and both basically meaning Praise be to Allah(God)
Here, you have your first lesson and hope to see you again and to learn more.