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Senegal vs Wolof - What's the difference?

senegal | wolof |

senegal

English

Proper noun

(en proper noun)
  • Country in Western Africa. Official name: Republic of Senegal.
  • Hypernyms

    *Subsahara

    See also

    * ----

    wolof

    English

    (Wolof people) (Wolof language) (Jolof Empire) (Jolof Kingdom) (jollof rice)

    Alternative forms

    * Wollof, Woloff * Jolof, Jollof, Djolof * Ouolof, Olof * Volof

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • A West African people, mostly in Senegal
  • (label) An individual member of the Wolof
  • The language of the Senegalese (ISO: wo & wol) and Gambian (ISO: wof) Wolof
  • The former realm of the Wolof, maintained from the 14th to the 19th centuries
  • Usage notes

    The spelling Wolof is the most common in reference to the people and their language, but the variant spellings "Jolof" and "Jollof" are more common when used in reference to their former polity ("Jolof Empire" or "Kingdom") and a native rice dish ("jollof rice"), respectively.

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