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Wolof

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Wo·lof  (wlf)
n.
1. A member of a West African people primarily inhabiting coastal Senegal.
2. The West Atlantic language of this people, widely used as a lingua franca in Senegal.

[Wolof wlf.]

Wolof [ˈwɒlɒf]
n
1. (Social Science / Peoples) pl -of, -ofs a member of a Negroid people of W Africa living chiefly in Senegal
2. (Linguistics / Languages) the language of this people, belonging to the West Atlantic branch of the Niger-Congo family
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.Wolof - the West African language of the Wolof in Senegal; related to Fula
West African - a group of languages spoken in the extreme western part of West Africa


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