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* [https://www.mustgo.com/worldlanguages/wolof/#:~:text=Vocabulary Wolof Vocabulary] - MustGo Travel
* [https://www.mustgo.com/worldlanguages/wolof/#:~:text=Vocabulary Wolof Vocabulary] - MustGo Travel
* [https://omniglot.com/language/phrases/wolof.php#:~:text=Useful%20phrases%20in%20Wolof Wolof Useful Phrases] - Omniglot
* [https://omniglot.com/language/phrases/wolof.php#:~:text=Useful%20phrases%20in%20Wolof Wolof Useful Phrases] - Omniglot
 
* [https://asjp.clld.org/languages/BALANTA_GANJA Balanta-Ganja Word List] - The ASJP Database
* [http://archive.phonetics.ucla.edu/Language/DYO/dyo_word-list_1962_02.html Jola-Fonyi Word List] - UCLA Phonetics Lab
* [https://asjp.clld.org/languages/MANDINKA Mandinka Word List] - The ASJP Database
* [https://asjp.clld.org/languages/MANKANYA Mankanya Word List] - The ASJP Database
* [https://asjp.clld.org/languages/PULAAR_FUTA_TOORO Pulaar Word List] - The ASJP Database
* [http://archive.phonetics.ucla.edu/Language/FUC/fuc_word-list_1972_01.html Pulaar Word List] - UCLA Phonetics Lab
* [https://asjp.clld.org/languages/SONINKE_3 Soninke Wod List] - The ASJP Database


==Alphabet and Pronunciation==
==Alphabet and Pronunciation==
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* Dial, Abdoulaye. ''Dictionary Wolof-English / English-Wolof.'' Nord-Saint-Louis, Senegal: Impr. Serigne Fallou Mbacké, 2013. '''''Available at:''''' [https://worldcat.org/title/876801372 WorldCat].
* Dial, Abdoulaye. ''Dictionary Wolof-English / English-Wolof.'' Nord-Saint-Louis, Senegal: Impr. Serigne Fallou Mbacké, 2013. '''''Available at:''''' [https://worldcat.org/title/876801372 WorldCat].
* Centre de linguistique appliquée de Dakar. ''A short Wolof-English dictionary.'' Dakar, Senegal,: Presses Universitaires de Dakar, 2014. '''''Available at:''''' [https://worldcat.org/title/909897312 WorldCat].
* Centre de linguistique appliquée de Dakar. ''A short Wolof-English dictionary.'' Dakar, Senegal,: Presses Universitaires de Dakar, 2014. '''''Available at:''''' [https://worldcat.org/title/909897312 WorldCat].
 
* Ashrif, Muhammad I, and B. K. Sidibe. ''English Mandinka dictionary.'' Yundum, Gambia: M.I. Ashrif, 1965. '''''Available at:''''' [https://worldcat.org/title/8283402 WorldCat].
* Gamble, David P. ''Mandinka-English dictionary.'' Colonial Off., London: Research Dept., 1955. '''''Available at:''''' [https://worldcat.org/title/1622472 WorldCat].
* Baldeh, Fodeh. ''A dictionary of Gambian Fula : Pulaar-English, English-Pulaar.'' Kanifing: Fulladu Publishers, 2020. '''''Available at:''''' [https://worldcat.org/title/1202174878 WorldCat].
* Niang, Mamadou Ousmane. ''Pulaar-English/English-Pulaar.'' New York: Hippocrene Books, 1997. '''''Available at:''''' [https://worldcat.org/title/37373487 WorldCat].


'''Online Dictionaries'''
'''Online Dictionaries'''
* [https://glosbe.com/en/wo Dictionary English - Wolof] - Glosbe
* [https://glosbe.com/en/wo Dictionary English - Wolof] - Glosbe
* [https://www.lexilogos.com/english/wolof_dictionary.htm Wolof dictionary] - LexiLogos
* [https://www.lexilogos.com/english/wolof_dictionary.htm Wolof dictionary] - LexiLogos
 
* [https://glosbe.com/en/bjt Dictionary English - Balanta-Ganja] - Glosbe
* [https://glosbe.com/en/ar Dictionary English - Arabic] - Glosbe
* [https://glosbe.com/en/dyo Dictionary English - Jola-Fonyi] - Glosbe
* [https://glosbe.com/en/mnk Dictionary English - Mandinka] - Glosbe
* [https://glosbe.com/en/fuc Dictionary English - Pulaar] - Glosbe
* [https://glosbe.com/srr/en Dictionary Serer - English] - Glosbe
* [https://glosbe.com/en/snk Dictionary English - Soninke] - Glosbe


'''Language Aids'''
'''Language Aids'''
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Senegal has French as its official language, although only 12% of the population can speak it.  Other minority languages include Serer, Pulaar, Diola, Mandingo and Sarakole while Wolof is the national language.
The official language of the Gambia is English.  Other languages include Mandingo, Fula, and Wolof.  Many official records have been kept in English.<ref name="profile">The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: Senegal and the Gambia,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 1987-1999.</ref>
*[http://omniglot.com/writing/wolof.htm Wolof]
*[https://glosbe.com/en/mnk/ English Mandinka Dictionary]
*[http://people.virginia.edu/~ds8s/Kujamaat-Joola/DIC/Joola-Dic.html Diola/Joola Language with translations.] This specific language is tones so it is a bit difficult
== References ==
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[[Category:Senegal]]
[[Category:Senegal]]

Revision as of 19:34, 20 March 2024

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Description[edit | edit source]

Senegal is a multilingual country with 36 languages listed.
Wolof is the most widely spoken language as a first or second language (80%).
French is the official language (inherited from the colonial era) but only about 15-20% of men and 1-2% of women understand French.
English is taught as a foreign language in many graduate school languages and secondary schools. Widely used by the business and scientific community.

Those with national language status include: [1]

American Sign Language is used for education of the deaf in Senegal.

Word List(s)[edit | edit source]

Alphabet and Pronunciation[edit | edit source]

Alphabet

Pronunciation

Language Aids and Dictionaries[edit | edit source]

Dictionaries

  • Munro, Pamela, and Dieynaba Gaye. Ay baati Wolof : a Wolof dictionary. Los Angeles, Los Angeles: Dept. of Linguistics, University of California, 1997. Available at: WorldCat.
  • Dial, Abdoulaye. Dictionary Wolof-English / English-Wolof. Nord-Saint-Louis, Senegal: Impr. Serigne Fallou Mbacké, 2013. Available at: WorldCat.
  • Centre de linguistique appliquée de Dakar. A short Wolof-English dictionary. Dakar, Senegal,: Presses Universitaires de Dakar, 2014. Available at: WorldCat.
  • Ashrif, Muhammad I, and B. K. Sidibe. English Mandinka dictionary. Yundum, Gambia: M.I. Ashrif, 1965. Available at: WorldCat.
  • Gamble, David P. Mandinka-English dictionary. Colonial Off., London: Research Dept., 1955. Available at: WorldCat.
  • Baldeh, Fodeh. A dictionary of Gambian Fula : Pulaar-English, English-Pulaar. Kanifing: Fulladu Publishers, 2020. Available at: WorldCat.
  • Niang, Mamadou Ousmane. Pulaar-English/English-Pulaar. New York: Hippocrene Books, 1997. Available at: WorldCat.

Online Dictionaries

Language Aids

  • Wolof Grammar - MustGo Travel
  • Dial, Abdoulaye. Introduction to Wolof grammar . Nord-Saint-Louis, Senegal: Impr. Serigne Fallou Mbacké, 2012. Available at: WorldCat.
  • Niasse, Ahmed Khalifa. The dynamics of Wolof language. Dakar: L'Harmattan Sénégal, 2021. Available at: WorldCat.
  • Gamble, David P. Elementary Wolof grammar. Colonial Office, London: Research Dept., 1958. Available at: WorldCat.

Additional Resources[edit | edit source]

  • Henderson, Linda, and Deborah L. Newsome. Wolof learning manual for English speakers. Banjul, The Gambia: Timbooktoo Bookshop, 2021. Available at: WorldCat.

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Languages of Senegal," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Languages_of_Senegal, accessed 30 Nov 2022.
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