soppali
Wolof
Etymology
From soppi + -al. The suffix -i, already present in the base verb, regularly follows the added suffix -al, resulting in the compound suffix -ali.
Verb
soppali
- to change sth into sth
- to transform sth into sth
Usage note
Always takes two objects (ditransitive). The base verb soppi is used as the monotransitive counterpart as in “to change sth”.
Derived terms
- soppaliku
References
- Jean-Léopold Diouf (2003) Dictionnaire wolof-français et français-wolof, Éditions KARTHALA, →ISBN, page 319