Gambian Wolof language

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Gambian Wolof is a variant of the Wolof language, which belongs to the Atlantic branch of the Niger-Congo language family. It is spoken in The Gambia by over 160,000 people, alongside Senegal Wolof. Wolof itself is a national language in Senegal, where it is spoken as a mother tongue by approximately 4.6 million people and used as a lingua franca by an additional 7.8 million. Significant Wolof-speaking communities also exist in France, Mauritania, and Mali. The Wolof people, who speak this language, are a Muslim group primarily residing in Senegal and The Gambia.12

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Wolof language
…form of the language, and Gambian Wolof, which is spoken along with Senegal Wolof by more than 160,000 people in The Gambia. Wolof is a national language of Senegal, where it is spoken by approximately 4.6 million people as a first language (mother tongue). An additional 7.8 million people use…
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…form of the language, and Gambian Wolof, which is spoken along with Senegal Wolof by more than 160,000 people in The Gambia. Wolof is a national language of Senegal, where it is spoken by approximately 4.6 million people as a first language (mother tongue). An additional 7.8 million people use…
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