How to Use Wolof in a Sentence
Wolof
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The African leaders abandon Wolof for French; and the beginning of Senegal’s new economic future looks a lot like its old one.
—Lovia Gyarkye, IndieWire, 19 Aug. 2025
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Most people making a living from acting in Senegal are from the majority ethnic community [the Wolof] but the Fouta region is very specific and the language is very specific.
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 2023-05-17
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Another five percent were likely of the Mandingo, Bambara, Malinke, Wolof, and Fulbe tribes of the Senegambia port, and the last portion were thought to be of the Bight of Benin, kidnapped from places in modern Benin and Lagos, Nigeria.
—Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 23 Aug. 2025
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