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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 .
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]
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.
Mandinka people. The Mandinka or Malinke[note 1] are a West African ethnic group primarily found in southern Mali, The Gambia, southern Senegal and eastern Guinea. [19] Numbering about 11 million, [20][21] they are the largest subgroup of the Mandé peoples and one of the largest ethnolinguistic groups in Africa.
The non-Mandé-speaking Fula, Songhai, Wolof, Hausa, and Voltaic peoples such as the Kingdom of Dagbon, Guang people, Maghan people and the Gonja people maintain varying degrees of close alignment with the Mandé-speaking people's worldview, clothing, and other cultural artifacts (e.g., a shared written script, architecture, cuisine, and social ...
Languages of the Gambia. In The Gambia, Mandinka is spoken as a first language by 38% of the population, Pulaar by 21%, Wolof by 18%, Soninke by 9 percent, Jola by 4.5 percent, Serer by 2.4 percent, Manjak and Bainouk by 1.6 percent each, Portuguese Creole by 1 percent, and English by 0.5 percent. Smaller numbers speak several other languages.
Serer people and Wolof people. The Jola or Diola (endonym: Ajamat) are an ethnic group found in Senegal, the Gambia, and Guinea-Bissau. Most Jola live in small villages scattered throughout Senegal, especially in the Lower Casamance region. [ 6 ] The main dialect of the Jola language, Fogni, is one of the six national languages of Senegal.