Wolof – an intriguing language of West Africa

An accessible look at the Wolof language, from Senegal in West Africa, which has a unique pronoun system where pronouns do much of the work more usually done by verb tenses and moods. 00:00 Intro 00:31 Language family and demographics 00:59 Personal pronouns 02:04 Example sentences 03:04 Focus 03:49 Example sentences 04:47 Pronunciation Many thanks to Awa, an excellent Wolof teacher and fellow polyglot, for her help. Languages of Africa User:SUM1, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons Senegal in the world Flappiefh, CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons Wolof map Mikima, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons