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  2. Wolof language - Wikipedia

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    A Wolof speaker, recorded in Taiwan. Wolof (/ ˈ w oʊ l ɒ f / 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.

  3. Wolof people - Wikipedia

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    Wolof (/ ˈ w ɒ l ɒ f /) is a language of Senegal, the Gambia, and Mauritania, and the native language of the Wolof people. Like the neighbouring languages Serer and Fula, it belongs to the Senegambian branch of the Niger–Congo language family. Unlike most other languages of Sub-Saharan Africa, Wolof is not a tonal language. Wolof ...

  4. Languages of Senegal - Wikipedia

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    Senegal is a multilingual country: Ethnologue lists 36 languages, Wolof being the most widely spoken language. French, is the only official language of Senegal, used mainly by the administration, the education and spoken by 26% of the total population. [1] Senegal is a member State of the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie.

  5. Wolofization - Wikipedia

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    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]

  6. Ethnic groups in Senegal - Wikipedia

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    Map of the ethnic groups of Senegal drawn by David Boilat (1853). There are various ethnic groups in Senegal. According to "CIA World Factbook: Senegal" (2019 estimates), the ethnic groups are Wolof (39%); Fula (probably including the Halpulaar speaking Toucouleur) (27.5%)); Serer group (probably including the Serer Cangin peoples (16%)); Mandinka (4.9%); Jola (4.2%); Soninke (2.4%); other 5.4 ...

  7. Futa Tooro - Wikipedia

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    Despite resistance, the Futa Toro was firmly in the hands of French Colonial forces moving from modern Senegal by 1900. Upon independence, the region's heart, the southern bank of the Senegal River, was retained by Senegal; in modern parlance, 'Futa Toro' generally means the left bank. The north bank is called Chemama and is a part of Mauritania.

  8. File:Wolof language map.svg - Wikipedia

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    Original author's note: these show areas of traditional concentration of Wolof communities. Distribution of self-identified Wolof people is wider, populations are intermixed, and use of Wolof language has come to be near universal in Senegal.

  9. Thiès region - Wikipedia

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    The Thiès Region has always been occupied by the Serer people since the ancient Serers and their ancestors.However, in the pre-colonial period, more so around the 16th century, the Wolof immigrants among others have settled in. [3] [4] [5] Like the Fatick Region, the entire Thiès Region is strongly Serer and one of the most important of Serer country.