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Description[edit | edit source]
English is the official language in The Gambia and is used for official purposes and education. [1] Gambian English is the variety of English spoken here. [2]
Other languages spoken are: [3]
- Mandinka is spoken as a first language by 38% of the population
- Pulaar by 21%
- Wolof by 18%
- Soninke by 9 percent
- Jola by 4.5 percent
- Serer by 2.4 percent
- Manjak by 1.6 percent
- Bainouk by 1.6 percent
- Portuguese Creole by 1 percent
- English by 0.5 percent
- Gambian Sign Language is used by the deaf
Word List(s)[edit | edit source]
Mandinka
- Mandinka Greetings for Everyday Life (Polyglot)
- Counting in Mandinka (languagesandnumbers)
- Traditional Phrases Spoken in Gambia (accessgambia)
Pulaar
Wolof
Alphabet and Pronunciation[edit | edit source]
Mandinka
Pulaar
Wolof
Language Aids and Dictionaries[edit | edit source]
Mandinka
- English to Mandinka Dictionary (Glosbe)
- Mandinka - English Dictionary (PeaceCorps)
- English-Mandinka Dictionary Online (ats-group)
- Gamble, David P. Mandinka language. San Francisco: Dept. of Anthropology, San Francisco State University, 1977. Available at: WorldCat.
Pulaar
- English to Pulaar Dictionary (Glosbe)
- Online Pular dictionary (linguashop)
- Fofana, Amadou Tidiane and Antonia Yétúndé Fọlárìn Schleicher. Pulaar learners' reference grammar. Madison, Wis.: NALRC Press, 2002. Available at: WorldCat.
Wolof
- English to Wolof Dictionary (Glosbe)
- Wolof dictionary (Lexilogos)
- Ka, Omar. Nanu dégg Wolof : let's speak Wolof : a first-year textbook. Madison, Wisconsin: NALRC Press, 2009. Available at: WorldCat.
Additional Resources[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Languages of the Gambia," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Languages_of_the_Gambia, accessed 3 May 2023.
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Gambian English," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gambian_English, accessed 3 May 2023.
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Languages of the Gambia," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Languages_of_the_Gambia, accessed 3 May 2023.