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Wolof (/ ˈwoʊlɒf / WOH-lof; [ 2 ]Wolof làkk, وࣷلࣷفْ لࣵکّ) is a Niger–Congo language spoken by the Wolof people in much of the West African subregion of Senegambia that is split between the countries of Senegal, the Gambia and Mauritania. Like the neighbouring languages Serer and Fula, it belongs to the Senegambian branch of ...
The Wolof people (UK: / ˈwoʊlɒf /) [ 4 ][ 5 ] are a West African ethnic group found in northwestern Senegal, the Gambia, and southwestern coastal Mauritania. In Senegal, the Wolof are the largest ethnic group (~39.7%), while elsewhere they are a minority. [ 6 ] They refer to themselves as Wolof and speak the Wolof language, in the West ...
Senegal is a Francophone country, where, as of 2024, 5,13 million (27.73%) out of 18,50 million people speak French. [2] In terms of usage, Wolof is the lingua franca and the most widely spoken language in Senegal, as a first or second language (80%). [3] Mande languages spoken include Soninke, and Mandinka.
Wolofization. Wolofization or Wolofisation is a 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 franca [ 1][ 2][ 3] The Wolofization phenomenon has taken over all facets of Senegal and encroaching on Gambian soil. [ 3]
nort3146. The Senegambian languages, traditionally known as the Northern West Atlantic, or in more recent literature sometimes confusingly as the Atlantic languages, are a branch of Atlantic–Congo languages centered on Senegal, with most languages spoken there and in neighboring southern Mauritania, Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, and Guinea.
Modern Standard Arabic is the official language of the government of Mauritania. Hassaniyya Arabic (70%-80% of the population) [3] is the colloquial spoken variety of Arabic. Its name is derived from the tribe of the Bänū Ḥassān. [3] The language serves as a lingua franca in the country. It is also the language of the Imraguen who also use ...
Wolof of Cayor (1890 engraving) The largest group is the Wolof, representing 39% of the population of the country. [1] [3] [4] They live predominantly in the west, having descended from the kingdoms of Cayor, Waalo and Jolof that once existed in that area. Their population is focused in large urban centres.
There are approximately 375 Afroasiatic languages spoken by over 400 million people. The main subfamilies of Afroasiatic are Berber, Chadic, Cushitic, Omotic, Egyptianand Semitic. The Afroasiatic Urheimatis uncertain. The family's most extensive branch, the Semitic languages (including Arabic, Amharicand Hebrewamong others), is the only branch ...