The Jeliya catalogue uses Wolof / Wolof. Glottolog indexes the corresponding language as Wolof (nucl1347). Its ISO 639-3 code is wol. [1]
Draft — awaiting native-speaker review
Widely used in Senegal and The Gambia. Regional practice and writing systems vary.
Opening retained from the existing catalogue; awaiting editorial and speaker review.The Jeliya catalogue uses Wolof / Wolof. Glottolog indexes the corresponding language as Wolof (nucl1347). Its ISO 639-3 code is wol. [1]
Glottolog associates this record with the following country codes: GM, GW, ML, MR, SN. Catalogue locations do not enumerate diaspora or second-language use. [1]
No dated, scope-checked speaker estimate has been approved for this page.
INALCO places Wolof in the Atlantic domain and notes that evidence has revised earlier assumptions about its closest relatives. Genealogical labels can change with scholarship. [2]
The catalogue classification follows this sequence: Atlantic-Congo → North-Central Atlantic → Wolof-BKK → Wolofic. [1]
The Glottolog bibliography includes a linguistic description attributed to Zurara, Gomes Eannes de 1460s and a more recent one attributed to Nussbaum, Loren V. and William W. Gage and Daniel Varre 1970. These are publication dates, not language origins. [1]
Latin orthography records length with doubling. Wolofal uses Arabic-derived conventions. In formal writing retain accents rather than imitating informal texting.
Existing linguistic-map notes are planning material, not newly verified facts. A named reviewer and reference are still needed.No lexical tone. Vowel length and consonant gemination contrast meaning; front rounded vowels and distinctions written ë/é/ó need attention. Closed syllables and consonant clusters occur.
Existing linguistic-map notes are planning material, not newly verified facts. A named reviewer and reference are still needed.A PHOIBLE record links published sound-inventory descriptions for this language. Inventory analysis can differ by variety and study; example words, letter values and a learner-facing pronunciation table still require a checked reference and speaker recordings. [6]
A reviewed alphabet, sound-by-sound IPA guide and reference recordings are still needed.
Awaiting a cited, language-specific contribution and speaker review.
Noun-class agreement appears strongly in determiners; focus-sensitive person/aspect paradigms and verbal derivation organise clauses.
Existing linguistic-map notes are planning material, not newly verified facts. A named reviewer and reference are still needed.A language-specific Grambank record is linked for comparison of grammatical features and their underlying references. Feature coding is an analytical resource; it is not a beginner explanation, a complete grammar or a substitute for a teacher’s review. [4]
Dakar-oriented Wolof with standard written conventions
Existing linguistic-map notes are planning material, not newly verified facts. A named reviewer and reference are still needed.Named child varieties in this record include Baol Wolof, Cayor, Jander, Central Wolof, Dyolof, Waalo, Northern Wolof, Saloum. These labels do not select Jeliya’s teaching variety. [1]
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Search the everyday spelling and check tone-marked forms. ɛ, ɔ, ɲ and ŋ are letters, not removable accents. Search tolerance does not mean two spellings are the same word. Save an entry to keep its stable identity in your wordbook.
Open the dictionaryThe university programme brings grammar, language history, registers and Wolof oral and written culture together; speaking fluently and studying how the language works are complementary forms of knowledge. [2]
Editorial adaptation: Jeliya
Language reviewer: awaiting appointment
Last revision: 10/12/2026
Harald Hammarström, Robert Forkel, Martin Haspelmath and Sebastian Bank
CC BY 4.0
Source checked: 10/12/2026Institut national des langues et civilisations orientales
Source checked: 10/12/2026Nussbaum, Loren V. and William W. Gage and Daniel Varre 1970
Source checked: 10/12/2026