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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 .
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.
Wolof or Wollof may refer to: . Wolof people, an ethnic group found in Senegal, Gambia, and Mauritania; Wolof language, a language spoken in Senegal, Gambia, and Mauritania; The Wolof or Jolof Empire, a medieval West African successor of the Mali Empire from the 14th to 16th centuries in present-day Senegal
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.
Yumboes are supernatural beings in the mythology of the Wolof people (most likely Lebou [1] [citation needed]) of Senegal, West Africa. Their alternatively used name Bakhna Rakhna literally means good people. [2]
jive – possibly from Wolof jev; juke, jukebox – possibly from Wolof and Bambara dzug through Gullah; kwashiorkor – from Ga language, Coastal Ghana meaning "swollen stomach" Marímbula, plucked musical instrument (lamellophone) of the Caribbean islands; merengue (dance) possibly from Fulani mererek i meaning to shake or quiver
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]
[[Fle:GriotFête.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Senegalese Wolof griot, 1890]] . A Hausa Griot performs at Diffa, Niger, playing a komsa ().. A griot (/ ˈ ɡ r iː oʊ /; French:; Manding: jali or jeli (in N'Ko: ߖߋ߬ߟߌ, [1] djeli or djéli in French spelling); also spelt Djali; Serer: kevel or kewel / okawul; Wolof: gewel) is a West African historian, storyteller, praise singer, poet, and/or musician.