Wolof

Summary

Wolof is a natural language^[1]. Wolof draws 2,445 Wikipedia views per month (natural_language category, ranking #77 of 734).^[2]

Key Facts

• Wolof is in the country of Mauritania^[3].
• Wolof is in the country of Senegal^[4].
• Wolof is in the country of The Gambia^[5].
• Wolof's instance of is recorded as natural language^[6].
• Wolof's instance of is recorded as modern language^[7].
• Wolof is a type of Senegambian^[8].
• Wolof's writing system is recorded as Latin script^[9].
• Wolof's writing system is recorded as Wolofal script^[10].
• Wolof's writing system is recorded as Garay^[11].
• Wolof's Commons category is recorded as Wolof language^[12].
• Wolof's Wikimedia language code is recorded as wo^[13].
• Wolof's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 14.1, 'lon': -15.7}^[14].
• Wolof's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Wolof language^[15].
• Wolof's number of speakers, writers, or signers is recorded as {'amount': '+3700000'}^[16].
• Wolof's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'wo', 'text': 'Wolof'}^[17].
• Wolof's indigenous to is recorded as Brakna^[18].
• Wolof's indigenous to is recorded as Trarza^[19].
• Wolof's indigenous to is recorded as Senegal^[20].
• Wolof's exact match is recorded as http://publications.europa.eu/resource/authority/language/WOL^[21].
• Wolof's exact match is recorded as https://concepticon.clld.org/languages/wolof^[22].
• Wolof's Ethnologue language status is recorded as 4 Educational^[23].
• Wolof's linguistic typology is recorded as subject–verb–object^[24].
• Wolof's category for films in this language is recorded as Category:Wolof-language films^[25].
• Wolof's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Intangible Cultural Heritage^[26].
• Wolof's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as Q131938994^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include natural language^[6] and modern language^[7]. Wolof is a type of Senegambian^[8].

Why It Matters

Wolof draws 2,445 Wikipedia views per month (natural_language category, ranking #77 of 734).^[2] Wolof has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] Wolof is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]