Wolof
a language of Senegal, a Niger-Congo language closely related to Fulani.
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How to use Wolof in a sentence
She spoke in her native language of Wolof, translated by human rights activist Molly Melching.
She spoke in her native language of Wolof, through sobs, and was translated by Melching.
Imperfect Mahometans, they are lighter-coloured than either the Wolof or the Mandingo.
The Ethnology of the British Colonies and Dependencies | Robert Gordon LathamHomer said to him authoritatively, in the Wolof tongue, "You there, come in here!"
Border, Breed Nor Birth | Dallas McCord ReynoldsTo whoever occupied the room he murmured a few words of apology in Wolof, the Sengalese lingua franca.
Border, Breed Nor Birth | Dallas McCord Reynolds
Thus as in Zulu in- kose requires en- kulu, so in Wolof baye requires bi, digene di, and so on.
Man, Past and Present | Agustus Henry Keane
British Dictionary definitions for Wolof
/ (ˈwɒlɒf) /
plural -of or -ofs a member of a Negroid people of W Africa living chiefly in Senegal
the language of this people, belonging to the West Atlantic branch of the Niger-Congo family
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