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Wolof is a language of Senegal, the Gambia and Mauritania, and the native language of the Wolof people.  
Wolof is a language of Senegal, the Gambia and Mauritania, and the native language of the Wolof people.  


Unlike most other languages of the Niger-Congo family, Wolof is not a tonal language.
Unlike most other languages of the Niger-Congo family, Wolof is not a tonal language.

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Wolof is a language of Senegal, the Gambia and Mauritania, and the native language of the Wolof people.

Unlike most other languages of the Niger-Congo family, Wolof is not a tonal language.


Here is how to write and pronounce the alphabet:

Letter A a B b C c D d E e Ë ë F f G g I i J j K k L l M m N n Ñ ñ Ŋ ŋ O o P p Q q R r S s T t U u W w X x Y y
IPA ɐ b c d ɛ ə f g i ɟ k i m n ɲ ŋ ɔ p q r s t u w x~χ j
Digraph aa bb cc dd ee ée ëe gg ii jj kk ll mb mm nc nd ng nj nk nn nq nt ññ ŋŋ oo pp rr tt uu ww yy
IPA cːʰ ɛː əː ɟːʰ kː/kːʰ lː/ɫː m̩b ɲc n̩d ŋ̩g ɲɟ ŋ̩k ɴq n̩t ɲː ŋː pː/pːʰ tː/tːʰ