Senegal Languages

Description
Senegal is a multilingual country with 36 languages listed. Wolof is the most widely spoken language as a first or second language (80%). French is the official language (inherited from the colonial era) but only about 15-20% of men and 1-2% of women understand French. English is taught as a foreign language in many graduate school languages and secondary schools. Widely used by the business and scientific community. Those with national language status include:
 * Balanta-Ganja
 * Arabic
 * Jola-Fonyi
 * Mandinka
 * Mandjak
 * Mankanya
 * Noon (Serer-Noon)
 * Pulaar
 * Serer
 * Soninke
 * Wolof

American Sign Language is used for education of the deaf in Senegal.

Word List(s)

 * Wolof Vocabulary - MustGo Travel
 * Wolof Useful Phrases - Omniglot
 * Balanta-Ganja Word List - The ASJP Database
 * Jola-Fonyi Word List - UCLA Phonetics Lab
 * Mandinka Word List - The ASJP Database
 * Mankanya Word List - The ASJP Database
 * Pulaar Word List - The ASJP Database
 * Pulaar Word List - UCLA Phonetics Lab
 * Soninke Wod List - The ASJP Database

Alphabet and Pronunciation
Alphabet
 * Wolof Vowels and Consonants - Wikipedia
 * Wolof Alphabet - Omniglot
 * Balanta Vowels and Consonants - Wikipedia
 * Balanta Letters of the Alphabet - Wikipedia
 * Balanta-Ganja Alphabet - Omniglot
 * Arabic Consonants - Omniglot
 * Jola-Fonyi Alphabet - Omniglot
 * Mandinka Alphabet - Omniglot
 * Mankanya Alphabet - Omniglot
 * Noon Alphabet - Omniglot
 * Serer Alphabet - Omniglot
 * Soninke Alphabet - Omniglot

Pronunciation
 * Wolof Pronunciation - Wikipedia
 * Wolof Pronunciation - Omniglot
 * Jola-Fonyi Pronunciation - Omniglot
 * Mankanya Pronunciation - Omniglot
 * Noon Pronunciation - Omniglot
 * Serer Pronunciation - Omniglot
 * Soninke Pronunciation - Omniglot

Language Aids and Dictionaries
Dictionaries
 * Munro, Pamela, and Dieynaba Gaye. Ay baati Wolof : a Wolof dictionary. Los Angeles, Los Angeles: Dept. of Linguistics, University of California, 1997. Available at: WorldCat.
 * Dial, Abdoulaye. Dictionary Wolof-English / English-Wolof. Nord-Saint-Louis, Senegal: Impr. Serigne Fallou Mbacké, 2013. Available at: WorldCat.
 * Centre de linguistique appliquée de Dakar. A short Wolof-English dictionary. Dakar, Senegal,: Presses Universitaires de Dakar, 2014. Available at: WorldCat.
 * Ashrif, Muhammad I, and B. K. Sidibe. English Mandinka dictionary. Yundum, Gambia: M.I. Ashrif, 1965. Available at: WorldCat.
 * Gamble, David P. Mandinka-English dictionary. Colonial Off., London: Research Dept., 1955. Available at: WorldCat.
 * Baldeh, Fodeh. A dictionary of Gambian Fula : Pulaar-English, English-Pulaar. Kanifing: Fulladu Publishers, 2020. Available at: WorldCat.
 * Niang, Mamadou Ousmane. Pulaar-English/English-Pulaar. New York: Hippocrene Books, 1997. Available at: WorldCat.

Online Dictionaries
 * Dictionary English - Wolof - Glosbe
 * Wolof dictionary - LexiLogos
 * Dictionary English - Balanta-Ganja - Glosbe
 * Dictionary English - Arabic - Glosbe
 * Dictionary English - Jola-Fonyi - Glosbe
 * Dictionary English - Mandinka - Glosbe
 * Dictionary English - Pulaar - Glosbe
 * Dictionary Serer - English - Glosbe
 * Dictionary English - Soninke - Glosbe

Language Aids
 * Wolof Grammar - MustGo Travel
 * Dial, Abdoulaye. Introduction to Wolof grammar . Nord-Saint-Louis, Senegal: Impr. Serigne Fallou Mbacké, 2012. Available at: WorldCat.
 * Niasse, Ahmed Khalifa. The dynamics of Wolof language. Dakar: L'Harmattan Sénégal, 2021. Available at: WorldCat.
 * Gamble, David P. Elementary Wolof grammar. Colonial Office, London: Research Dept., 1958. Available at: WorldCat.

Additional Resources

 * Henderson, Linda, and Deborah L. Newsome. Wolof learning manual for English speakers. Banjul, The Gambia: Timbooktoo Bookshop, 2021. Available at: WorldCat.