Wolof people

E756905

The Wolof people are a major West African ethnic group primarily found in Senegal, The Gambia, and Mauritania, known for their rich cultural traditions, influential language, and significant contributions to music and Islamic scholarship.

All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Wolof people canonical 27
Wolof 2
Wolof cultural area 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (62)

Predicate Object
instanceOf West African people
ethnic group
climateRegion Sahel
Sudan-Sahel zone
linked to: Sahel
colonialHistory French West Africa
contribution Islamic scholarship in Senegambia
development of Senegalese popular music
spread of Wolof as a lingua franca in Senegal
culture Wolof cuisine
Wolof dance
Wolof music
Wolof oral tradition
Wolof textile arts
linked to: West African art
demographicSignificance largest ethnic group in Senegal
one of the largest ethnic groups in The Gambia
diaspora France
Italy
Spain
United States
educationTradition Quranic schools (daaras)
ethnonym Wolof
famousPerson Cheikh Anta Diop
Serigne Touba (Cheikh Amadou Bamba)
linked to: Amadu Bamba

Youssou N'Dour
linked to: Youssou N’Dour
historicalState Baol
Cayor
Jolof Empire
linked to: Wolof Empire

Sine-Saloum region polities
linked to: Sine-Saloum region

Walo
language Wolof language
linked to: Wolof
languageFamily Atlantic–Congo languages
Senegambian languages
linguaFrancaIn Senegal
majorSufiOrder Mouride brotherhood
Tijaniyya
musicGenre mbalax
nativeName Wolof
notableDish ceebu jën
yassa
primaryCountry Mauritania
Senegal
The Gambia
region West Africa
relatedEthnicGroup Fula people
linked to: Fulani

Lebou people
Serer people
religion Sufism
Sunni Islam
socialValue teranga (hospitality)
traditionalOccupation agriculture
artisanal crafts
trade
traditionalPoliticalUnit Kingdom of Jolof
linked to: Jolof Kingdoms
traditionalReligion Wolof traditional religion
traditionalSocialClass geer (freeborn nobles)
jaam (slaves)
ñeeño (artisan castes)
urbanConcentration Dakar
Saint-Louis
Touba
writingSystem Arabic script
Latin script
linked to: Latin alphabet

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (32)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Youssou N’Dour ethnicGroup Wolof people
West Africans hasSubgroup Wolof people
Thiam usedByEthnicGroup Wolof people
Senegambia majorEthnicGroups Wolof
linked to: Wolof people
Lambaye associatedWithEthnicGroup Wolof people
Buurba Jolof usedByEthnicGroup Wolof people
Buurba Jolof associatedWithEthnicGroup Wolof
linked to: Wolof people
Baol partOf Wolof cultural area
linked to: Wolof people
Baol ethnicGroup Wolof people
Walo ethnicGroup Wolof people
Ndiadiane Ndiaye associatedWith Wolof people
Portudal associatedWith Wolof people
Joal ethnicGroup Wolof people
Podor, Senegal ethnicGroupPresent Wolof people
Cayor ethnicGroup Wolof people
Jolof Kingdoms ethnicGroup Wolof people
Saloum hasEthnicGroup Wolof people
Saloum partOf Wolof cultural sphere
linked to: Wolof people
Fatou commonInCommunity Wolof people
Ndar usedByLanguageCommunity Wolof people
Ndar hasCulturalSignificanceFor Wolof people
Ndar associatedWithEthnicGroup Wolof people
Diop isCommonInEthnicGroup Wolof people
Ziguinchor hasEthnicGroup Wolof people
Kolda, Senegal ethnicGroup Wolof people
African diaspora in Louisiana ethnicOrigin Wolof peoples
linked to: Wolof people
Lebou neighboringEthnicGroup Wolof people
Khadimou Rassoul Cheikh Fall ethnicGroup Wolof people
subject linked to: Khadimou
Jallow usedByEthnicGroup Wolof people
Western Gambia ethnicGroupPresent Wolof people
subject linked to: western Gambia
mbalax culturalOrigin Wolof people