Wolof

英式音标：[ˈwəulɔ:f]

美式音标：[ˈwoˌlɑf]

概况：

n. 沃洛夫语；沃洛夫人（即塞内加尔和冈比亚人）

词义：

释义

(pl. Wolof,Wolofs)沃洛夫人（塞内加尔和冈比亚人）；

英英释义

Wolof[ 'wəulɔf; 'wɔ- ]

n.the West African language of the Wolof in Senegal; related to Fula

用法：

权威例句

Wolof phonology and morphology

The intonational system of Wolof

Dakar Wolof and the configuration of an urban identity

Wolof Women, Economic Liberalization, and the Crisis of Masculinity in Rural Senegal

Maternal Speech to 4-month-old Infants in Two Cultures: Wolof and French

Neutral Vowels in Optimality Theory: A Comparison of Yoruba and Wolof

Patterns of language mixture: Nominal structure in Wolof-French and Fongbe-French bilingual discourse

Spatial experience and temporal metaphors in Wolof: Point of view, conceptual mapping, and linguistic practice

Orphan Categories in Bilingual Discourse: Adjectivization Strategies in Wolof-French and Fongbe-French.

Ego-perspective and field-based frames of reference: Temporal meanings of front in Japanese, Wolof, and Aymara

英语词源：

Wolof (n.)

African people of Senegal and Gambia. Also the name of the Niger-Congo language they speak.

造句：

1. It’s certainly possible that concepts like “menu” or “icon” won’t translate neatly in Wolof, for instance.

比如说，沃洛夫语里很可能没有表达“菜单”“图标”概念的词语。

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2. Browsers in Ethiopia, Zimbabwe, and Senegal can search in the Amharic, Shona, and Wolof languages, respectively.

在埃塞俄比亚，津巴布韦，塞内加尔，人们可以用各自的阿姆哈拉语，修纳语，沃洛夫语浏览。

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3. But the slow spread of the Internet in many African nations suggests that it may be a while before Wolof speakers are writing in that language instead of in French.

但是许多非洲国家的互联网发展非常缓慢，这意味着沃洛夫语的使用者眼下还是只能用法语上网，想要用本族语恐怕还要等一阵子。

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4. Interfaces are being written in a number of African languages, but even the clearest instructions in Wolof or Yoruba as to how to use Windows presume a fair degree of literacy.

接口上书写着一些非洲语言，然而，即使用沃洛夫语或约鲁巴语清楚写成的说明书（如怎样应用WINDOWS系统）也是要以具备相当好的读写能力为前提的。

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5. Language: The official language is French. Wolof, Pulaar, Diola and Mandingo are also used.

语言：法语为官方语言。沃洛夫语、皮拉尔语、迪乌拉语和曼丁哥语也通用。

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6. Language: The official language is French. Wolof, Pulaar, Diola and Mandingo are also used.

语言：法语为官方语言。沃洛夫语、皮拉尔语、迪乌拉语和曼丁哥语也通用。

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7. The leader of the group that felt the toubob should be attacked without delay was a fierce-looking, tattooed Wolof.

主张马上收拾白鬼子的一派，以一个面貌凶狠、身上刺有纹身的沃洛夫人为首。

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