gooto

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Fula

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Etymology

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From woot- (one, only, same).

Pronoun

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gooto (Pulaar)

  1. one, each, every
    Ko gooto e maɓɓe tun heɓi polgal.
    Only one of them succeeded.
    Gooto kala e mo'on adda ko waawi kon.
    Let everyone among you bring what they are able to.
  2. nobody, none (with negative)
    Gooto araali.
    Nobody came.
    Hay gooto haanaa nanngeede sokee walla yaltinee leydi tawa ko e dow wawnere.
    Nobody should be arrested and imprisoned or expelled from their country by force.

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