Wolof, Gambian | Ethnologue

A language of Gambia

ISO 639: wof
Autonym: Wolof
Population: 314,000 (2018).
Location:: North Bank division: Kombo north of Saint Mary’s district, Serekunda and Bakau, Banjul; Central River and Upper River divisions.
Language Status: 3 (Wider communication). The main LWC in The Gambia, used extensively in commerce and the media (Biel 2014). In Serekunde, the largest town in Gambia, 70% of the population uses Wolof as an L2 despite the small number of ethnic Wolof in the town.
Classification: Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Atlantic, Northern, Senegambian, Fula-Wolof, Wolof
Dialects: None known. Senegalese Wolof [wol] intelligible by speakers of Gambian Wolof but with significant enough differences to require adaptation of materials. Needs further investigation.
Language Use: Also use English [eng], as the language of education and government. Used as L2 by Bambara [bam], Bandial [bqj], Bassari [bsc], Guinea-Bissau Creole [pov], Jola-Fonyi [dyo], Mandinka [mnk], Mandjak [mfv], Pulaar [fuc], Serahule [snk], Serer-Sine [srr], Western Maninkakan [mlq].
Language Development: Bible portions: 1882–1967.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Wolof, Gambian
Writing: Latin script [Latn].
Other Comments: Muslim.

Location: North Bank division: Kombo north of Saint Mary’s district, Serekunda and Bakau, Banjul; Central River and Upper River divisions.