Wolof, Gambian
A language of Gambia
| Population | 185,000 (2006). |
| Region | Western Division, Gambia River south bank, and central. Wolof of Senegal [wol] on north bank. |
| Language map |
Senegal and the Gambia, reference number 9 |
| Dialects | Senegal Wolof intelligible with Gambia Wolof but with significant enough differences to require adaptation of materials. Needs further investigation. |
| Classification | Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Atlantic, Northern, Senegambian, Fula-Wolof, Wolof |
| Language development | Bible portions: 1882–1967. |
| Writing system | Latin script. |
| Comments | Fishermen; peasant agriculturalists. Muslim. |
Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:
Academic Publications
MARANZ, Louise, author. 2001. Pedagogical dictionaries: ho-hum or gung-ho?.
Ethnologue: Web |
Ethnologue: Print |
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