Lebu Wolof (Lebou Oulof) is a language of
Senegal
Senegal,; Wolof: ''Senegaal''; Pulaar: 𞤅𞤫𞤲𞤫𞤺𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤠(Senegaali); Arabic: السنغال ''As-Sinighal'') officially the Republic of Senegal,; Wolof: ''Réewum Senegaal''; Pulaar : 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣𞤠...
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.
[Hammarström (2015) Ethnologue 16/17/18th editions: a comprehensive review: online appendices] Lebu Wolof is the source of standard Wolof, the national language of Senegal.
[Falola, Toyin; Salm, Steven J. Urbanization and African cultures. Carolina Academic Press, 2005. . p 280][Ngom, Fallou. Wolof. Lincom, 2003. . p 2]
References
Lebu language
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