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Wolof Language New Testament
TEEREB INJIIL di Kaddug Yalla
Téereb Injiil di Kàddug Yàlla
Africa, Senegal, Gambia, Mauritania
Deuxieme Edition 2004
Vinyl Bound 2004
Publie par la Mission Baptiste du Senegal
Green Vinyl Cover
Color Maps
- Vinyl Bound: 466 pages
- Publisher: Bible Society (2004)
- Language: Wolof
- ISBN-10: 0900185473
- ISBN-13: 978-0900185472
- Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.2 x 0.6 inches
- Shipping Weight: 12.6 ounces
Wolof (/ˈwoʊlɒf/) 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 the Niger-Congo family, Wolof is not a tonal language.
Wolof originated as the language of the Lebu people. 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.
Wolof dialects vary geographically and between rural and urban areas. "Dakar-Wolof", for instance, is an urban mixture of Wolof, French, and Arabic.
"Wolof" is the standard spelling and may refer to the Wolof people or to Wolof culture. Variants include the older French Ouolof and the principally Gambian Wollof, Jolof, jollof, etc., which now typically refers either to the Jolof Empire or to jollof rice, a common West African rice dish. Now-archaic forms include Volof and Olof.
The English language is believed to have adopted some Wolof words, such as banana, via Spanish or Portuguese, and yum/yummy, from Wolof nyam "to taste"; nyam in several Caribbean English Creoles meaning "to eat" (compare Seychellois Creole nyanmnyanm, also meaning "to eat").
Wolof | |
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Native to | Senegal, Gambia, Mauritania |
Ethnicity | Wolof |
Native speakers
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4.2 million (2006)[1] L2 speakers: ? |
Niger–Congo
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Latin (Wolof alphabet) Arabic (Wolofal) |
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Official status | |
Regulated by | CLAD (Centre de linguistique appliquée de Dakar) |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-1 | wo |
ISO 639-2 | wol |
ISO 639-3 | Either:wol – Wolofwof – Gambian Wolof |
Glottolog | wolo1247 [2] |
Linguasphere | 90-AAA-aa |
Areas where Wolof is spoken
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