Wolof

Wolof is a language spoken in Senegal, West Africa. It is the native language of the Wolof people. Wolof is also spoken in The Gambia, where it is the second language. Wolof is a tonal language, with two tones, high and low. Wolof has a subject-verb-object word order. Wolof has been influenced by French and Arabic. Wolof has also borrowed words from these languages. The Wolof alphabet has 28 letters. The letters q, v and x are not used in Wolof. Wolof is a member of the Niger-Congo language family. Wolof is the most widely spoken language in Senegal. In Senegal, Wolof is used in the media and in schools. Wolof is also used as a lingua franca in Senegal. There are about 9 million Wolof speakers in Senegal and The Gambia.