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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 ...
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]
Wolof originated as the language of the Lebu people. [30] [31] It is the most widely spoken language in Senegal, spoken natively by the Wolof people (40% of the population) but also by most other Senegalese as a second language. [citation needed] Wolof dialects vary geographically and between rural and urban areas. "Dakar-Wolof," for instance ...
“Wolof is on the rise because Senegalese people want to be seen,” said Adjaratou Sall, professor of Linguistics at the Cheikh Anta Diop University in Dakar, who began researching the Wolof language in 1998. “They want to detach themselves from the colonial heritage and reclaim their own cultural identity.” There are 25 languages in Senegal.
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.
Wolof oral traditions hold that the Wolof language was created at Ndiaye's court by mixing the diverse languages of the empire including Fula, Serer and Mandinka. [34] The Wolof people originated in part from the mixing of Serer, Toucouleur and other peoples, and so contemporary ethnic and linguistic labels may have had very different meanings ...
Mali Federation. President of Senegal. Senegal portal. v. t. e. The Jolof Empire (Arabic: امبراطورية جولوف), also known as Great Jolof, [1] or the Wolof Empire, was a Wolof state that ruled parts of West Africa situated in modern-day Senegal, Mali, Gambia and Mauritania from around the 12th century [2][3][4] to 1549.
Wolofal is a derivation of the Arabic script for writing the Wolof language. It is basically the name of a West African Ajami script as used for that language. Wolofal was the first script for writing Wolof. Although the Latin alphabet is the primary official script of the language in today's Senegal, Wolofal is still used by many people as a ...