Get to Know the Wolof language and Wolof culture

 

The Wolof language is spoken in Senegal, Gambia, and Mauritania. It is part of the Senegambian branch of the Niger-Congo language family, but unlike many of the Niger-Congo languages, it is not tonal.

Although the Wolof language is the mother tongue of around 40 percent of Senegal’s population, it is the most widely spoken language in the country, as most Senegalese speak it as a second language.

 

Why learn the Wolof language?

Canoes near the shore of Senegal with the sunsetting on the horizon

Speakers :

10 million

Where :

Senegal, Gambia, Mauritania

Dialects :

Senegalese / Mauritanian Wolof, Gambian Wolof

Map of Senegal, Gambia, and Mauritania showing where the Wolof language is spoken
 

Cover Image

Saloum Delta National Park, Senegal

Photo by Curioso Photography on Unsplash

Map

Par SyntaxTerror — Travail personnel, File:Senegal adm location map.svg, Ethnologue maps (Mauritania, Senegal and the Gambia), CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=78602911

Resources for learning the Wolof language

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