Lebu Wolof Explained

Lebu Wolof
States:Senegal
Ethnicity:Lebu
Speakers:?
Familycolor:Niger-Congo
Fam2:Atlantic–Congo
Fam3:Senegambian
Fam4:Wolof–Nyun
Iso3:none
Glotto:lebu1234
Glottorefname:Lebu Wolof

Lebu Wolof (Lebou Oulof) is a language of Senegal that is closely related to, but not mutually intelligible with, Wolof proper. The distinctiveness of the language was obscured by the fact that all Lebu people are bilingual in Wolof.[1] Lebu Wolof is the source of standard Wolof, the national language of Senegal.[2] [3]

Notes and References

  1. Hammarström (2015) Ethnologue 16/17/18th editions: a comprehensive review: online appendices
  2. Falola, Toyin; Salm, Steven J. Urbanization and African cultures. Carolina Academic Press, 2005. . p 280
  3. Ngom, Fallou. Wolof. Lincom, 2003. . p 2