wolof

«wolof» in Mova's school dictionary: a people of West Africa, living mostly in Senegal, The… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (Wolof — a people and their language); adjective (Wolof)

meaning for a pupil

1) The Wolof are a people of West Africa, living mostly in Senegal, The Gambia and Mauritania. tree →

2) Wolof is also their language, widely spoken in Senegal by many people, including those who are not Wolof. tree →

3) As an adjective it describes things of this people or language: «Wolof music». tree →

sense in the lessons

In geography and language lessons Wolof is an example of an African language used every day in markets, music and radio, alongside French in Senegal. English has borrowed a few words that may come from Wolof, perhaps «banana» and «jive», though experts are not sure. Usually written with a capital W.

examples

• Wolof is spoken by millions of people in Senegal. tree →
• My friend from Dakar taught me to say hello in Wolof. tree →
• Many Senegalese people speak Wolof and French. tree →
• The Wolof people have a long tradition of griots, who sing family histories. tree →
• «Jërëjëf» means «thank you» in Wolof. tree →
• The radio played a song in Wolof. tree →

note

Proper noun: write «Wolof» with a capital letter. Say «WOH-lof». Do not call Wolof a «dialect»; it is a full language. Names of peoples and languages are not plural with -s here: «the Wolof», «speak Wolof».

In the corpora

• In Senegal many people speak French and Wolof; in many West African countries people speak French and one or more African languages.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «wolof» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.