Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

wolof

/ˈwɒlɒf/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.87 in modern English

Syllables
wolof
IPA
/ˈwɒlɒf/
11
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A West African people, mostly in Senegal.

name

The language traditionally spoken by those people.

name

The former realm of the Wolof, maintained from the 14th to the 19th centuries.

noun

An individual member of the Wolof people.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Wolof Wolof.

Inflected Forms

Wollof (alternative) Woloff (alternative) Jolof (alternative) Jollof (alternative) Djolof (alternative) Ouolof (alternative) Olof (alternative) Volof (alternative) Wolofs (plural)

Synonyms

wolof language

Questions

How do you pronounce wolof?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈwɒlɒf/.
What does wolof mean?
A West African people, mostly in Senegal.
Where does wolof come from?
From Wolof Wolof.

How to pronounce wolof

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