Wolof

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Wolof

  • /ˈwɒlɒf/
  • /ˈwəʊlɒf/

Where it comes from

From Wolof Wolof.

proper noun Wollof · Woloff · Jolof · Jollof · Djolof · Ouolof

  1. A West African people, mostly in Senegal.
  2. The language traditionally spoken by those people. ‘But come on: haven’t you learnt even a little bit of Wolof yet?’
  3. historical The former realm of the Wolof, maintained from the 14th to the 19th centuries.

noun Wolofs · Wolof · Wollof · Woloff · Jolof · Jollof

  1. An individual member of the Wolof people.

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name people

Españolwolof
中文沃洛夫人 Wòluòfūrén
KiswahiliMwolofu
Portuguêswolof
FrançaisWolofs
Românăwolof

name language

Españolwolof
KiswahiliKiwolofu
Portuguêswolof
Françaiswolof
Românăwolofă
Русскийволо́ф volóf

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MLA

"Wolof." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/wolof. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

Wolof. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/wolof

Chicago

"Wolof." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/wolof.

BibTeX
@misc{wolof_2026,
  title = {Wolof},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/wolof},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}