Wolof Language and Literature: Internet Resources

A very extensive site that serves the user as a de fadcto guide to Web resources on Wolof language and culture. Includes links to online courses, dictionaries and lexicons, grammar manuals, linguistic papers in English and French, and "miscellaneous sources" that includes an extensive array of links, and a section on "Ordering books and other resources on the Wolof language via the Internet."

Includes a video-based online Wolof course, resources for studying Wolof, and links to other sites about Wolof and Senegal. The main page provides a good description of the language and a wealth of links for more information. Also includes an excellent map of where the language is spoken.

An online resource to learn Wolof

"The poems [in this collection] point to people whose actions are motivated only by their personal interests and by vanity."--AMA Website

"These 'poems for suffering rural women' describe the situation of women in Senegal, in Africa, and the whole world. The aim of these poems is to sensitize the women and to give them the opportunity to bring their case to public awareness. In the book, the women show determination, faith, patience and courage in their struggle for a better life. Now they are ready to take up their future and solve their daily problems once and for all."--AlMA Website.

Excerpt (p. 1-17 of 125) from a "Women's sourcebook on economy" published by C.A.E.F.

On the prevention of young children's accidents and ailments.

A second-year reader on Senegalese history and tales

A reader on the prevention of children's communicable diseases.

A children's tale on public health and water management.

A children's tale on the importance of dental hygiene.

A reader on folklore concerning infant nutrition

A written history about present day Senegambia before the arrival of Europeans around about 1450s.

Excerpts from the book "Where there is no doctor" / by David Werner.