wolof|wolofs in English

noun

member of a people inhabiting mostly Senegal (this group also lives in Gambia and Mauritania)

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1. The word "Boubou" comes from the Wolof mbubbe

2. In the Wolof tongue, the saying goes, “Yallah mo ko def” (God did it).

3. Mandingo, Wolof, jola, fula, but we get others this are the Beigest ethnic groups

4. Agida is a company headed by charismatic leader Karim Mbaye, educator and performer, hailing from the Wolof Griot people of Senegal

5. The garments is known by various names in different ethnic groups and languages that adopted it from the original babban riga of the Hausa People, called agbada in Yoruba, Boubou from Wolof mbubb, mbubb in Wolof, k'sa or gandora in Tuareg, darra'a in Maghrebi Arabic, grand Boubou in various French-speaking West African countries and the English term gown.

6. [1590–1600; < Sp < Portuguese < a West African language (compare Wolof, Malinke Banana, Vai (Mande language of Liberia) bana)]

7. (Wolof is the principal African language of Senegal.) This linguistic origin suggests that in contrast to borrowed dress styles, like the Arab caftan and the European suit, the Boubou, as Senegalese people say, has always been Senegalese.