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West African

DEFINITIONS OF: West African

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adj of or relating to the countries or cultures or people of West Africa

n a group of languages spoken in the extreme western part of West Africa

Types:
Ful, Fula, Fulani, Peul
a family of languages of the Fulani of West Africa and used as a lingua franca in the sub-Saharan regions from Senegal to Chad; the best known of the West African languages
Serer
a West African language closely related to Fula; spoken primarily in Senegal and Gambia
Wolof
the West African language of the Wolof in Senegal; related to Fula
Type of:
Niger-Congo
a family of African language spoken in west Africa
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