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 : 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣𞤠ðž ...
that is closely related to, but not mutually intelligible with,
Wolof
Wolof or Wollof may refer to:
* Wolof people, an ethnic group found in Senegal, Gambia, and Mauritania
* Wolof language, a language spoken in Senegal, Gambia, and Mauritania
* The Wolof or Jolof Empire, a medieval West African successor of the Mal ...
proper. The distinctiveness of the language was obscured by the fact that all
Lebu people
The Lebu (Lebou, ''Lébou'') are an ethnic group of Senegal, West Africa, living on the peninsula of Cap-Vert. The Lebu are primarily a fishing community, but they have a substantial business in construction supplies and real estate.Keese, Alexan ...
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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