Wolof

[ woh-lof ]

/ ˈwoʊ lɒf /

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noun

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.
Women in the World Video Highlights|The Daily Beast Video|March 13, 2010|DAILY BEAST
She spoke in her native language of Wolof, through sobs, and was translated by Melching.
Highlights of the Women in the World Summit|The Daily Beast|March 12, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Imperfect Mahometans, they are lighter-coloured than either the Wolof or the Mandingo.
The Ethnology of the British Colonies and Dependencies|Robert Gordon Latham
Homer said to him authoritatively, in the Wolof tongue, "You there, come in here!"
Border, Breed Nor Birth|Dallas McCord Reynolds

To 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

Wolof

/ (ˈwɒlɒf) /

noun

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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