See also:

• WOLOF (WoLOFF, JOLOF)

WOLOF (WoLOFF, JOLOF)  , a See also:

• NEGROID

Negroid See also:

• PEOPLE

people of See also:

• SENEGAL

Senegal, See also:

• FRENCH
• FRENCH, DANIEL CHESTER (1850– )
• FRENCH, NICHOLAS (1604-1678)

French See also:

• WEST
• WEST, BENJAMIN (1738-1820)
• WEST, NICHOLAS (1461-1533)

West See also:

• AFRICA
• AFRICA, ROMAN

Africa . They occupy the seaboard between St See also:

• LOUIS
• LOUIS (804–876)
• LOUIS (893–911)
• LOUIS, JOSEPH DOMINIQUE, BARON (1755-1837)
• LOUIS, or LEWIS (from the Frankish Chlodowich, Chlodwig, Latinized as Chlodowius, Lodhuwicus, Lodhuvicus, whence-in the Strassburg oath of 842-0. Fr. Lodhuwigs, then Chlovis, Loys and later Louis, whence Span. Luiz and—through the Angevin kings—Hungarian

Louis and Cape Verde and the See also:

• SOUTH
• SOUTH, ROBERT (1634–1716)

south See also:

• BANK

bank of the Senegal from its mouth to Dagana . Farther inland the districts of the Walo, Cayor Baol and Jolof (the last, the name of a See also:

• CHIEF (from Fr. chef, head, Lat. caput)

chief See also:

• DIVISION (from Lat. dividere, to break up into parts, separate)

division of the nation, being sometimes used as the See also:

• NATIONAL

national name) are almost exclusively peopled by See also:

• WOLOF (WoLOFF, JOLOF)

Wolof . The cities of St Louis and See also:

• DAKAR

Dakar are both in the Wolof See also:

• COUNTRY (from the Mid. Eng. contre or contrie, and O. Fr. cuntree; Late Lat. contrata, showing the derivation from contra, opposite, over against, thus the tract of land which fronts the sight, cf. Ger. Gegend, neighbourhood)

country, and throughout the French Sudanno military station is without a Wolof See also:

• COLONY (Lat. colonia, from colonus, a cultivator)

colony, preserving national speech and usages . The name is variously explained as meaning " See also:

• SPEAKER

speaker " or " See also:

• BLACK
• BLACK, ADAM (1784-1874)
• BLACK, JEREMIAH SULLIVAN (1810–1883)
• BLACK, WILLIAM (1841-1898)

black." The Wolof justify both meanings, for they are at once far the blackest and among the most garrulous of all See also:

• AFRICAN

African peoples . They are a very tall See also:

• RACE

race, with splendidly proportioned busts but weak and undeveloped legs and See also:

• FLAT (a modification of O. Eng. flet, an obsolete word of Teutonic origin, meaning the ground beneath the feet)

flat feet . The Wolof See also:

• LANGUAGE (adapted from the Fr. langage, from langue, tongue, Lat. lingua)

language is spoken throughout See also:

• SENEGAMBIA

Senegambia, and numerous grammars, dictionaries and vocabularies have appeared since 1825 . There is, however, no written literature . The Wolof preserve their national songs, legends and See also:

• PROVERBS, BOOK OF (Heb. Mishle Slzelomoh, " Proverbs of Solomon," abridged by the later Jews to Mishle; Septuagint, irapotpiai or II. EaX.; Lat. Vulg. Parabolae sal. and Liber proverbiorum)

proverbs by memory, but have little knowledge of letters beyond the Arabic characters on their See also:

• PAPER
• PAPER (Fr. papier, from Lat. papyrus)

paper spells and amulets . ' Wolof, a typical agglutinating language, differs from all other African forms of speech . The roots, almost all monosyllables ending in consonants, are determined by means of suffixes, and coalesce while remaining invariable in their various meanings . By these suffixes the meaning of the words is endlessly modified .

Most Wolof are nominally Mahommedans, and some near the See also:

• CHRISTIAN
• CHRISTIAN, WILLIAM (1608-1663)

Christian See also:

• MISSIONS (Lat. missio, a sending)

missions profess See also:

• CHRISTIANITY

Christianity, but many See also:

• PAGAN
• PAGAN (Lat. paganus, of or belonging to a pagus, a canton, county district, village, commune)

pagan See also:

• RITES

rites are still observed . See also:

• ANIMAL
• ANIMAL (Lat. animalis, from anima, breath, soul)

Animal See also:

• WORSHIP (i.e. " worth-ship," O. Eng. weor8scipe)

worship is prevalent . The See also:

• CAPTURE (from Lat. capere, to take; Fr. prise maritime; Ger. Wegnahme)

capture of a See also:

• SHARK

shark is hailed with delight, and See also:

• FAMILY

family genii have offerings made to them, the most popular of these See also:

• HOUSEHOLD, ROYAL

household deities, the See also:

• LIZARD (Lat. lacertal)

lizard, having in many houses a bowl of See also:

• MILK (0. Eng. meoluc; from a common Indo-European root, cf. Lat. mulgere, Gr. ?t dXyetv)

milk set aside for it daily . The Wolof have three hereditary castes, the nobles, the tradesmen and musicians (who are despised), and the slaves . These latter are kindly treated . Polygyny is customary . The old See also:

• KINGDOM

kingdom of Cayor, the largest of Wolof states, has been preserved by the French . The See also:

• KING
• KING (O. Eng. cyning, abbreviated into cyng, cing; cf. O. H. G. chun- kuning, chun- kunig, M.H.G. kiinic, kiinec, kiinc, Mod. Ger. Konig, O. Norse konungr, kongr, Swed. konung, kung)
• KING [OF OCKHAM], PETER KING, 1ST BARON (1669-1734)
• KING, CHARLES WILLIAM (1818-1888)
• KING, CLARENCE (1842–1901)
• KING, EDWARD (1612–1637)
• KING, EDWARD (1829–1910)
• KING, HENRY (1591-1669)
• KING, RUFUS (1755–1827)
• KING, THOMAS (1730–1805)
• KING, WILLIAM (1650-1729)
• KING, WILLIAM (1663–1712)

king is elected, but always from the ruling family, and the See also:

• ELECTORS (Ger. Kurfursten, from Kilren, O.H.G. kiosan, choose, elect, and Furst, prince)

electors, themselves unable to succeed, only number four . When elected the king receives a See also:

• VASE
• VASE (through Fr. from Lat. vas, a vessel, pl. vasa, of which the singular vasum is rarely found; the ultimate root is probably was-, to cover, seen in Lat: vestis, clothing, Eng. " vest," Gr. to-th c, and also in " wear," of garments)

vase said to contain the seeds of all See also:

• PLANTS

plants growing in Cayor, and he is thus made See also:

• LORD
• LORD (O. Eng. hldford, i.e. hldfweard, the warder or keeper of bread, hlIf, loaf; the word is not represented in any other Teutonic language)
• LORD, JOHN (1810-1894)

lord of the See also:

• LAND

land . In earlier days there was the See also:

• BUR, or BURR (apparently the same word as Danish borre, burdock, cf. Swed. kard-boore)

Bur or " See also:

• GREAT

Great Wolof," to whom all See also:

• PETTY, SIR WILLIAM (1623-1687)

petty chiefs owed See also:

• ALLEGIANCE (Mid. Eng. ligeaunce; med. Lat. ligeantia, &c.; the al- was probably added through confusion with another legal term, allegeance, an allegation; the Fr. allegeance comes from the English; the word is formed from " liege," of which the derivatio

allegiance . The Wolof are very loyal to the French, and have constantly proved themselves courageous soldiers .