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 BYSA 4. 0 via Wikimedia Commons Senegal in the world Flappiefh, CC BYSA 3. 0 via Wikimedia Commons Wolof map Mikima, CC BYSA 4. 0 via Wikimedia Commons
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