Translation of "puppet" into Wolof

xuusmaañàpp gi [xu:sma:ɲa:ppə]. Also: xuus-maa-ñàpp The Wolof name for puppetry, which has spread throughout the country, is xuus-maa-ñàpp, a term which designates the pantin (jumping jack), puppet and puppetry. Kuus is a benevolent/divine bush dwarf close to humans, and maa-jàpp literally means, “I catch”. Xuus means walking in mud and ñàpp is sticking by suction. In Saint-Louis (capital of French Senegal from 1673-1902) xuus-maa-ñàpp was a type of fish with webbed “feet” that crawls in mud and can climb trees. The analogy between the pantin that moves its arms and legs and this strange fish is clear, but it is not apparent which (puppet or fish) gave its name to the other. The xuus-maa-ñàpp is mainly associated with children. The puppets entertain, but also explain traditions (historic, religious and philosophical) and provide news (propaganda, publicity, political protest, and social criticism). https://wepa.unima.org/en/senegal/