The lingua franca of Senegal, the Gambia & Mauritania — spoken by 12+ million. Phonology (prenasalized stops, geminates, ATR vowel harmony), Latin & Wolofal (Arabic-script) writing systems, all eight noun classes (b-, j-, k-, w-, m-, l-, s-, g-), aspect & focus markers (na, dafa, moom), pronouns (man, yaw, moom, ñun), verb morphology, time & numbers (fukk = 10, téeméer = 100), greetings (Nanga def? Mangi fi rekk!), Dakar Wolof vs rural varieties, Mouride & Tijaniyya Sufi traditions, Youssou N'Dour & mbalax music, thiéboudienne & yassa cuisine, the laamb wrestling tradition, diaspora communities (Paris, NYC, Italy), Wolof literature (Cheikh Anta Diop, Mariama Bâ in French; modern Wolof writers), and using Wolof in everyday Senegalese life. 71 units, 1065 lessons.