Wolof (/ˈwoʊlɒf/ WOH-lof; Wolof làkk, وࣷلࣷفْ لࣵکّ) is a Niger–Congo language spoken by the Wolof people in much of West African subregion of Senegambia...

the Wolof are the largest ethnic group (~39.7%), while elsewhere they are a minority. They refer to themselves as Wolof and speak the Wolof language, in...

Senegal, Gambia, and Mauritania Wolof language, a language spoken in Senegal, Gambia, and Mauritania The Wolof or Jolof Empire, a medieval West African...

Pidgin Wolof is a pidgin language based on Wolof, spoken in the Gambia. v t e...

Lebu Wolof (Lebou Oulof) is a language of Senegal that is closely related to, but not mutually intelligible with, Wolof proper. The distinctiveness of...

with their languages from Senegal across the western and central Sahel. The most populous unitary language is Wolof, the national language of Senegal...

The Wolof Wikipedia is the edition of Wikipedia in the Wolof language. It currently has 1,693 articles. The Wikipedia was started in the beginning of...

system in West Africa include Pular, Wolof, Sereer-Sine and East Limba. These quinary-decimal counting languages can be found in the west African regions...

is a multilingual country: Ethnologue lists 36 languages, Wolof being the most widely spoken language. French, which was inherited from the colonial era...

Irish Gaelic literature) Classical Wolof (language of the Wolof Empire, 13th to 19th centuries) Middle English (language of The Canterbury Tales, 14th to...

consonants and 14 vowels. It is used in particular for the writing of the Wolof language, spoken mostly in Senegal, although it is more often written in the...

An IETF BCP 47 language tag is a standardized code that is used to identify human languages on the Internet. The tag structure has been standardized by...

on a pitch accent due to its proximity with non-tonal neighboring languages like Wolof. Mandinka is here represented by the variety spoken in Casamance...

Yoruba language, and karité in the Wolof language of Senegal. It is also known as Moo-yaa in the Acholi language. The common name is shísu ߛ߭ߌ߭ߛߎ (lit...

the slogan "Diomaye mooy Ousmane", which means "Diomaye is Ousmane" in Wolof, and expressed hope that Sonko's charisma and popular appeal among Senegal's...

mpinda makamba ("Dutch person") – Bantu: ma-kamba yongotá ("to kneel") – Wolof: djongotó maribomba ("wasp") – Bantu: ma-rimbondo Native American-origin...

cultural and language shift whereby populations or states adopt Wolof language or culture, such as in the Senegambia region. In Senegal, Wolof is a lingua...

Senegal. The version of tiep called thieboudienne, Ceebu Jën or chebu jen (Wolof: ceebu jën; French: thiéboudiène) is prepared with fish, broken rice and...

Ahmadu Bamba Ibn Anta Saly Mbacke (Wolof: Ahmadu Bamba Mbacke, Arabic: أحمد بن محمد بن انت صلي Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad ibn Anta saly, 1853–1927) also known...

Dravidian languages of India, into Arabic as a Wanderwort. The word "banana" is thought to be of West African origin, possibly from the Wolof word banaana...

is the official language, but it is understood by only a minority of the population. Over 30 languages are spoken in Senegal. Wolof is the most widely...

Soninke, and Wolof also serve as national languages. Despite having no official status, French is used as an administrative language and as a medium...

the other variants. Boubou (also bubu; from wolof mbubbe, bubu or gran mbubu) originates from the Wolof word mbubb, meaning a garment that can be slipped...

Youssou N'Dour (French: [jusu (ɛ)nduʁ], Wolof: Yuusu Nduur; also known as Youssou Madjiguène Ndour; born 1 October 1959) is a Senegalese singer, songwriter...

Serer, Lutte sénégalaise or simply Lutte avec frappe in French, Laamb in Wolof, Siɲɛta in Bambara) is a type of folk wrestling traditionally performed...

official language in much of West Africa) is relatively widespread. Mandinka is spoken as a first language by 38% of the population, Pulaar by 21%, Wolof by...

2003, expanding to include other languages in July 2004. As of May 2024, there are active Wikiquote sites for 73 languages comprising a total of 321,302...

character. In September 2021, Sonko launched the coalition "Free the People" (Wolof: Yewwi askan wi) with the aim of gaining seats in municipal and departmental...

in his native Wolof language. Since most of the Senegalese population do not understand French, Sembène wanted to create cinema for Wolof speakers. This...

ߖߋߟߌ, djeli or djéli in French spelling); Serer: kevel or kewel / okawul; Wolof: gewel) is a West African historian, storyteller, praise singer, poet, and/or...