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Wolof

Wolof is a language spoken in Senegal, Gambia and Mauritania. Iso639-code: WOL. It belongs to the Atlantic branch of the Niger-Congo language family.

The term "Wolof" is also used to indicate the ethnic group that uses the language.

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Folktales from the Gambia: Wolof Fictional Narratives
by: Emil A. Magel
01 August, 1984

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Wolof (Heritage Library of African Peoples West Africa)
by: Tijan M. Sallah
01 February, 1996

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Saints and Politicians (African Studies)
by: O'Brien, David Anderson, Carolyn Brown, Christopher Clapham, Michael Gomez, Patrick Manning, David Robinson
23 January, 1975

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God Alone is King: Islam and Emancipation in Senegal: The Wolof Kingdoms of Kajoor and Bawol, 1859-1914
by: James F. Searing
13 November, 2001

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The Oral History and Literature of the Wolof People of Waalo, Northern Senegal: The Master of the Word (African Studi)
by: Samba Diop
01 May, 1995

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