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Wolof language

LC control no.sh 85147248
LC classificationPL8785 PL8785.95
Topical headingWolof language
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Variant(s)Jaloof language
Jolof language
Olof language
Ouolof language
Volof language
Wollof language
Yolof language
See alsoAtlantic languages
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Gambia--Languages
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Mauritania--Languages
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Senegal--Languages
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Found inWollof-English dictionary, 1995.
Wikipedia, May 9, 2011 (Wolof; is a language spoken in Senegal; the Gambia, and Mauritania, and is the native language of the Wolof people; belongs to the Atlantic branch of the Niger-Congo language family; some English publications adopt the spelling "Wollof," predominantly referring to Gambian Wolof; prior to the 20th century the form "Volof" and "Olof" were used)