Directory of Wolof Resources

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Wolof is spoken in Gambia, Mauritania, and Senegal. The classification is Niger-Congo family, Western Sudanic subgroup, West Atlantic branch. A century of Christian mission effort has had little impact, and there are only a few Wolof believers. Despite the official language being French, about 80 percent of the Senegalese population speaks Wolof.

Subcategories

• Dictionaries

Resources in This Category

• An Annotated Guide to Learning the Wolof Language

  http://wolofresources.org/language/wolof_language_guide.htm
  It contains a description of the basic sounds of Wolof, accompanied with audio files, basic vocabulary and links to online and offline resources.

• Wolof Grammar Manual

  http://www.africanculture.dk/gambia/ftp/wolfgram.pdf
  Practical grammar of Wolof language by Sierra Dem, Peace Corps, 1995.

• Wolof Online

  http://www.wolofonline.com/
  Web and offline tutorial and live chat with instructor. File sharing, forum, and links.

• Wolof Profile

  http://www.lmp.ucla.edu/Profile.aspx?LangID=20&menu=004
  Linguistic sketch by University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) of Wolof, a major Atlantic language, spoken in Senegal and Gambia.

• Wolof Resources

  http://www.africanculture.dk/gambia/langabot.htm
  Includes a grammar manual and a dictionary in PDF format. Also includes resources for Mandinka.

• Wolof Thematic Vocabulary

  http://senegal.wolof.free.fr/index_uk.php
  Basic vocabulary of Wolof organized by subject: family, body, food, animals, colors, time, directions, etc.

Other Languages

• French

 

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