ISO 639-3 · wolwol
Niger–Congo family
Wolof
Wolof is a language of the Senegambian branch (Niger–Congo), spoken in Senegal, Mauritania and The Gambia. Wikidata counts about 3.7 m speakers. Wikidata describes it as “language of Senegal, the Gambia, and Mauritania”.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
wol- ISO 639-1
wo- Glottocode
wolo1247- Family
- Niger–Congo
- EGIDS
- 4 Educational
- Centre point
- 14.10, -15.70
- Wikipedia
- 94 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
3countries
3scripts
4levels in the tree
4EGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Wolof |
|---|---|
| Also called | wo, Wolof language |
| All speakers | 3,700,000 |
| Written in | Latin script, Wolofal script, Garay |
| Official in | Senegal |
Vitality
EGIDS 4 Educational4
Institutional. Used in government, education and media — EGIDS 0 to 4.
Other languages at this levelfamily tree
From Niger–Congo to Wolof
The branches above Wolof, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.
where it is spoken
Map and countries
A distribution map from Wikimedia Commons, as linked from Wikidata; borders of language areas are approximate.
Also spoken in Senegal
araArabicAfroasiatic · 315.4 mSafefraFrenchIndo-European · 285.4 m0 · InternationalmyqManinkaNiger–Congo · 3.3 mmnkMandinkaNiger–Congo · 1.4 m5 · DevelopingsnkSoninkeNiger–Congo · 1.1 m5 · DevelopingpovGuinea-Bissau Creoleunclassified · 500,0005 · DevelopingdyoJola-Fonyiunclassified · 410,0005 · DevelopingbscBassariNiger–Congo · 33,6005 · DevelopingzenZenagaAfroasiatic · 2008a · MoribundmanMandingNiger–Congo