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ISO 639-3: wol

The combined catalog of all OLAC participants contains the following resources that are relevant to this language:

Other known names and dialect names: Baol, Cayor, Djolof, Dyolof, Jander, Jolof, Lebou, Lebu, Ndyanger, Ouolof, Volof, Walaf, Waro-Waro, Yallof

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Primary texts

  1. ONLINEHistoire de l'âne en wolof. Rosenberg, Tomer (data_inputter); Vincent, Coralie (data_inputter); El Ayari, Sarra (depositor); Diop, Bilal (speaker); Zribi-Hertz, Anne (researcher); Soare, Elena (researcher). 2018. Structures formelles du langage. oai:crdo.vjf.cnrs.fr:cocoon-5e27b38b-32c6-3150-9784-a18363c126eb
  2. ONLINEInteractions de base en wolof. Shen, Yitong (data_inputter); Vincent, Coralie (data_inputter); El Ayari, Sarra (depositor); Diop, Bilal (speaker); Zribi-Hertz, Anne (researcher); Soare, Elena (researcher). 2022. Structures formelles du langage. oai:crdo.vjf.cnrs.fr:cocoon-76693e34-45c7-4c54-a93e-3445c7ac5430
  3. ONLINEInteractions de base en wolof. Shen, Yitong (data_inputter); Vincent, Coralie (data_inputter); El Ayari, Sarra (depositor); Diop, Bilal (speaker); Zribi-Hertz, Anne (researcher); Soare, Elena (researcher). 2022. Structures formelles du langage. oai:crdo.vjf.cnrs.fr:cocoon-a75a46e1-867b-472a-9a46-e1867b172ae4

Lexical resources

  1. ONLINECrúbadán language data for Wolof. Kevin Scannell. 2018. The Crúbadán Project. oai:crubadan.org:wo
  2. Ay baati Wolof : a Wolof dictionary. Munro, Pamela. 1991. UCLA occasional papers in linguistics ; 9. oai:gial.edu:24181
  3. Ay baati Wolof : a Wolof dictionary. Munro, Pamela. 1997. UCLA occasional papers in linguistics ; no. 19. oai:gial.edu:24182

Language descriptions

  1. Wolof phonology and morphology. Ka, Omar. 1993. Lanham, Md. : University Press of Amer. oai:gial.edu:24185
  2. ONLINEGlottolog 5.2 Resources for Wolof. n.a. 2025. Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology. oai:glottolog.org:nucl1347
  3. ONLINEPHOIBLE 2.0 phonemic inventories for Wolof. n.a. 2019. Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History. oai:phoible.org:nucl1347
  4. ONLINEAlphabets of Africa. Hartell, Rhonda L. 1993. Dakar, Senegal: UNESCO Regional Office. oai:rosettaproject.org:rosettaproject_wol_ortho-1
  5. ONLINEReview of Wolof Phonology and Morphology, by Omar Ka. Cahill, Michael. 1997. SIL International. oai:sil.org:78582
  6. ONLINEWALS Online Resources for Wolof. n.a. 2024. Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology. oai:wals.info:wlf
  7. ONLINEWOLD Resources for Wolof. n.a. 2013. Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology. oai:wold.clld.org:379
  8. ONLINELAPSyD Online page for Wolof. Maddieson, Ian. 2009. www.lapsyd.ddl.cnrs.fr. oai:www.lapsyd.ddl.ish-lyon.cnrs.fr:src604

Other resources about the language

  1. ONLINEWolof Phonology and Morphology. Ka, Omar. 1994. University Press of America. oai:refdb.wals.info:419
  2. ONLINENotes Preliminaires to Wolof et Serer: Etudes de Phonetique et de Grammaire Descriptive. Manessy, G.; Sauvageot, S. 1963. Universite de Dakar. oai:refdb.wals.info:540
  3. ONLINEDescription synchronique d'un dialecte wolof: le parler du dyolof. Sauvageot, Serge. 1965. Institut Français de l'Afrique Noire. oai:refdb.wals.info:736
  4. ONLINEA short phonetic study of Wolof (Jolof) as spoken in the Gambia and in Senegal. Ward, Ida C. 1963. Wolof et sérèr; études de phonétique et de grammaire descriptive. oai:refdb.wals.info:885
  5. ONLINEDescription syntaxique du wolof de Gambie. Njie, Codu Mbassy. 1982. Les Nouvelles Édition Africaines. oai:refdb.wals.info:2621
  6. ONLINEWolof. Ka, Omar. 2001. Facts About the World's Languages, An Encyclopedia of the World's Languages: Past and Present. oai:refdb.wals.info:2968
  7. ONLINEJazyk volof. Nikiforova, L. A. 1981. Nauka. oai:refdb.wals.info:3410
  8. ONLINEParlons Wolof. Malherbe, Michel; Sall, Cheinkh. 1989. L'Harmattan. oai:refdb.wals.info:3980
  9. ONLINELa langue wolof. Rambaud, J.-B. 1903. Imprimerie Nationale. oai:refdb.wals.info:4230
  10. ONLINETense and Aspect Systems. Dahl, Östen. 1985. Blackwell. oai:refdb.wals.info:4272
  11. ONLINELe système verbal du wolof. Church, Eric. 1981. Université de Dakar, Faculté des Lettres et Sciences humaines. oai:refdb.wals.info:4337
  12. ONLINEDakar Wolof. Nussbaum, Loren V. 1970. s. n. oai:refdb.wals.info:4426
  13. ONLINEJ'apprends le wolof. Damay jàng wolof. Diouf, Jean-Leopold; Yaguello, Marina. 1991. Karthala. oai:refdb.wals.info:4571
  14. ONLINELes langages de l'humanité: une encyclopédie des 3000 langues parlées dans le monde. Malherbe, Michael; Rosenberg, S. 1996. Laffont. oai:refdb.wals.info:5673
  15. Wolof speech styles and social status. Irvine, Judith T. 1975. Austin, Tex. : Southwest Educational Development Laboratory. oai:gial.edu:10658
  16. Etude phonétique des voyelles du wolof : Etude acoustique, phonométrique et statistique, accompagnée d'une comparaison avec les voyelles du français parlé. Calvet, Maurice Jean, 1933-. 1966. Basel : S. Karger. oai:gial.edu:16928
  17. Le français au Sénégal : Interférences du wolof dans le français des élèves sénégalais. Calvet, Maurice Jean, 1933-. 1969. Dalar : Institut Francais d'Afrique Noire. oai:gial.edu:16929
  18. Interférences du phonétisme wolof dans le français parlé au Sénégal dans la région du cap Vert. Calvet, Maurice (Maurice Jean), 1933-. 1964. Dakar. oai:gial.edu:16930
  19. Le système verbal du wolof. Church, Eric. 1981. Documents linguistiques (Dakar, Senegal) ; no 27. oai:gial.edu:24178
  20. Test d'audiometrie vocale en wolof. Diop, Aram. 1966. Langues africaines au Sénégal ; 20. oai:gial.edu:24179
  21. Description synchronique d'un dialecte Wolof : le parler de Dyolof. Sauvageot, Serge. 1965. Mémoires de l'Institut français d'Afrique noire ; no. 73. oai:gial.edu:24183
  22. Le genre en français parlé et en wolof : étude contrastive. Wioland, François. 1967. L'Enseignement du français en Afrique ; xviii. oai:gial.edu:24184
  23. The elaboration of basic Wolof. Calvet, Maurice (Maurice Jean), 1933-. n.d. Graduate Institute of Applied Linguistics Library. oai:gial.edu:26112
  24. African Language Studies in Transition Conference Proceedings : University of Maryland Eastern Shore, September 28-30, 1995. n.a. n.d. [S.l. : s.n.]. oai:gial.edu:28153
  25. ONLINEWolof: a language of Senegal. n.a. 2018. SIL International. oai:ethnologue.com:wol
  26. ONLINEBack to Bayot homeland. Gilbert Bassene (speaker); Gustave Sagna (speaker); Mbacke Diagne (researcher). 2011-04-01. Mbacke Diagne. oai:soas.ac.uk:MPI1204071
  27. ONLINELINGUIST List Resources for Wolof. Damir Cavar, eLinguistics Foundation Board Member (editor); Malgorzata E. Cavar, Director of Linguist List (editor). 2022-05-31. The LINGUIST List (www.linguistlist.org). oai:linguistlist.org:lang_wol
  28. Jàngal wolof jangal 2, 3. Murzynski, Susan; Touré, Momar. 1994. Société Internationale de Linguistique. oai:sil.org:39707
  29. ONLINEBokk doole. Touré, Momar. 1994. Société Internationale de Linguistique. oai:sil.org:39720
  30. Màggatum buur beek coro lu ndaw li: dundub liir yi; "Xale di dimbale xale". Kalin, Isabel (Isabelle Calin). 1996. La Société Internationale de Linguistique. oai:sil.org:39763
  31. ONLINEJàngal wolof jàngal 2. Murzynski; Susan; Touré, Momar (illustrator). 2018. SIL. oai:sil.org:83708
  32. ONLINEJàngal wolof jàngal 3. Murzynski; Susan; Touré, Momar (illustrator). 2018. SIL. oai:sil.org:83709
  33. ONLINEBaaaxal Gu Mag Gi Ëmb San-Sani Doomi Aadama. The Long Now Foundation. n.d. Senegal: United Nations Information Centre. oai:rosettaproject.org:rosettaproject_wol_undec-1

Other resources in the language

  1. ONLINELORELEI Wolof Representative Language Pack. Tracey, Jennifer; Strassel, Stephanie; Graff, David; Wright, Jonathan; Chen, Song; Ryant, Neville; Griffitt, Kira; Delgado, Dana; Arrigo, Michael. 2022. Linguistic Data Consortium. oai:www.ldc.upenn.edu:LDC2022T03

Other known names and dialect names: Baol, Cayor, Djolof, Dyolof, Jander, Jolof, Lebou, Lebu, Ndyanger, Ouolof, Volof, Walaf, Waro-Waro, Yallof

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