What is firicat?
Firicat is an online Wolof-English dictionary, where everyday speakers of the Wolof language can actually add words

Who are you, and why are you doing this?
My name is Amran Gaye, and I am a Gambian programmer who's interested in the Wolof language.

But if just anyone can add words, doesn't it mean firicat will have lots of errors in it?
No - we have a dedicated team of moderators who decide on the validity of each word before it gets in. (To join this team, see 'How can I participate?' below)

But what's the financial model behind this? How is it paid for? How do you make massive profits off it?
I did all the programming on firicat myself, and bought the domain name. Then I managed to talk my friend Tal into giving me free hosting. Everything else - from people adding words, to the moderation system - is run by a group of volunteers. In short, everyone involved in this is doing it for love.

How can I participate?
You can participate by:

1. Using the dictionary, and sending me your comments, criticisms, etc. These are very much needed in order to keep improving firicat.
2. Adding words to the dictionary. This will ensure firicat will keep growing.
3. Joining the team of moderators: if you are a Wolof speaker, and think you can decide which words are REAL wolof, and which are not, drop me a line stating why you think you'll make a good moderator.
4. Joining the team of developers: If you're a developer interested in working with Ruby on Rails, again drop me a line stating your developer experience.

How was firicat.com built
Firicat.com was built using the very excellent Ruby on Rails web framework. The Peace Corps kindly allowed me to use a Wolof to English dictionary they had been working on to seed the database.

Where do I send my questions/queries/request, etc?
amrangaye at gmail dot com