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单词 wolof
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Wolofn.adj.

Brit. /ˈwɒlɒf/, /ˈwəʊlɒf/, U.S. /ˈwoʊˌlɑf/, West African English /ˈwɔlɔf/
Forms: Also Jolof /ˈjəʊlɒf/, Woloff, etc.
Etymology: Self-designation.
A. n.
1. (A member of) an African people of Senegal and the Gambia.
ΘΚΠ
the world > people > ethnicities > peoples of Africa > peoples of West Africa > [noun]
Fulbe1623
Mandingo1623
Akani1662
Gola1670
Ashanti1705
Beninese1705
Wolof1745
Igbo1757
Susu1786
Temne1791
Mossi1819
Ibibio1822
Koranko1825
Vaia1832
Sherbro1836
Yoruba1843
Akan1849
Songhai1851
Yoruban1853
Mitshi1854
Ijo1856
Igbirra1863
Soninke1869
Efik1876
Kanuri1876
Fante1879
Malinke1883
Mande1883
Kissi1884
Nupe1885
Mende1887
Ho1890
Benin1897
Limba1902
Munchi1905
Kono1909
Senufo1911
Tallensi1920
Yakö1926
Mandinka1957
Tiv1960
Togolese1962
Loma1964
1745 F. Moore in New Gen. Coll. Voy. II. 227/2 The Natives, who were Jolloifs, had taken his chief Mate and Surgeon Prisoners.
1883 R. N. Cust Sketch Mod. Langs. Afr. I. x. 158 This language..is known by many names, Fula,..Púlo, Pulah..; its meaning is said to be ‘light brown’, as opposed to that of the neighbouring people, Wolof or ‘black’.
1930 C. G. Seligman Races of Afr. iii. 58 The lower and middle portions of the Senegal River form the ethnic divide between Hamites and Negroes. Immediately south of the river the latter are represented by the Wolof (or Jolof).
1961 Guardian 25 Nov. 7 Senegal combines at least six different tribes... The largest is the Wolof numbering about 800,000.
1976 Times 20 Nov. 11/4 The third largest group are the Wollofs, whose women..are..among the most beautiful in Africa.
2. The language of this people, belonging to the Niger-Congo family.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > language > languages of the world > African languages > Niger-Kordofanian > [noun] > Niger-Congo > Niger-Congo proper languages > Fulah
Wolof1823
Fula1848
Fulfulde1857
Pullo1858
Fulani1891
Peul1932
Fulbe1967
1823 H. Kilham (title) African lessons. Wolof and English.
1848 Rep. 17th Meeting Brit. Assoc. Advancem. Sci. 1847 162 Here the Woloff has not only no particular affinities, but fewer miscellaneous ones than any other language.
1908 T. G. Tucker Introd. Nat. Hist. Lang. 147 This process is common in Wolof.
1972 J. L. Dillard Black Eng. iii. 74 The widespread use of Wolof, which seems to have a special lingua franca status among West African languages, in the thirteen colonies.
B. adj.
Of or relating to the Wolof people.
ΘΚΠ
the world > people > ethnicities > peoples of Africa > peoples of West Africa > [adjective]
Akani1686
Ashantian1705
Igbo1732
Mandingo1744
Nago1775
Temne1791
Wolof1828
Nupe1829
Kru1835
Gola1843
Mpongwe1844
Efik1849
Yoruban1853
Mossi1854
Fulbe1857
Ewe1861
Fan1861
Ibibio1862
Akan1863
Fon1864
Soninke1870
Mende1872
Ijo1883
Mande1883
Yoruba1883
Mitshi1892
Benin1893
Munchi1908
Yakö1926
Tallensi1936
Tiv1939
Limba1954
Kissi1957
Loma1957
1828 H. Kilham Specimens African Languages Sierra Leone p. vii In the Jolof Language there are two sounds of the guttural kind.
1865 R. F. Burton Wit & Wisdom from W. Afr. i. 2 (heading) Proverbs in the Wolof tongue.
1879 J. A. Farrer Primitive Manners iii. 92 The Wolof proverb, that ‘lies, though many, will be caught by Truth as soon as she rises up’.
1918 Harvard Afr. Studies II. 98 De Rochebrune distinguishes the gluteal accumulation of fat commonly found in Wolof women and girls from true steatopygia.
1961 F. G. Cassidy Jamaica Talk vii. 146 The word juke, as in the American juke box..has been traced by Turner to Wolof jug, to misconduct oneself.
1977 J. Wyllie To catch Viper (1979) vii. 45 The original African ethnic groupings such as those represented by the Yoruba, the old nations of Ashanti, Dahomey and Goshi and the Mossi, Mende, Mandinka and Wolof peoples.

Compounds

jollof rice n. (see quot. 1982).
ΘΚΠ
the world > food and drink > food > dishes and prepared food > grain dishes > [noun] > rice dishes
pilau1609
mochi1616
yellow rice1655
kedgeree1662
fried rice1795
pilaf1814
risotto1821
nasi1853
arroz1858
jambalaya1872
rijsttafel1878
rice table1881
poule au riz1882
paella1892
sushi1893
rice and peas1898
omochi1899
zarda1899
strike me blind1901
pelau1907
rice tafel1910
nasi goreng1924
saffron rice1926
perlow1930
biryani1932
puto1938
cook-up1947
idli1958
jollof rice1959
pongal1961
nasi beryani1963
kimbap1966
nasi Padang1971
pilau rice1971
bibimbap1977
hand roll1982
1959 Guardian 24 Oct. 4/5 Quantities of jollof rice and fufu were placed round about.
1966 C. Achebe Man of People ii. 25 Whenever you allowed him a say in this matter he invariably came up with Jollof rice—his favourite dish.
1982 G. M. Dalgish Dict. Africanisms 76/1 Jollof rice, a West African dish, a stew of fish, chicken or beef, tomatoes, onions, rice, and chili peppers; said to be ultimately of Sierra Leone origin.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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