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Atlantic-Wolof

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Atlantic-Wolof Cluster – People Groups

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People Name (click people name for listing)	Population	Least Reached	Progress Scale	# Peoples by Ctry	# Unreached Peoples	% Peoples Unreached	Primary Religion	Ethnic Code	Photo
Wolof	6,612,000	Y●	1	13	13	100.0 %	Islam	NAB56c	0P Wolof
Wolof, Lebou	242,000	Y●	1	2	2	100.0 %	Islam	NAB56c	0P Wolof, Lebou
Totals: 2 Peoples	6,854,000	2	1	15	15	100.0 %	Islam		2

Atlantic-Wolof Cluster –

% of People Groups ^[1]

% of Population in People Group ^{[1] [2]}

Progress Level		Peoples	% of Peoples	Population	% of Population ^[2]
	1 - Unreached	15	100.0 %	6,854,000	100.0 %
	2 - Minimally reached	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %
	3 - Superficially reached	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %
	4 - Partially reached	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %
	5 - Significantly reached	0	0.0 %	0	0.0 %
Totals		15		6,854,000

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Small Values: Values less than .3% are not shown on pie charts for labeling clarity.
% of Population in People Group: The percentage of the population that lives in a people group at each progress level. Not every person living in an unreached people group is necessarily unreached.

Atlantic-Wolof Cluster – People Photos * Note: Only people groups with photos available are displayed here.*

Wolof 6,612,000 in 13 Countries	Wolof, Lebou 242,000 in 2 Countries
Atlantic-Wolof People Photos * Note: Only people groups with photos available are displayed here.*

Atlantic-Wolof Cluster – Profile

The Atlantic-Wolof cluster is formed simply, by including all people groups (named Wolof), speaking a Wolof language. This cluster is one of the 54 clusters within the Sub-Saharan Affinity Bloc.
The Wolof live primarily in Senegal and to a lesser extent, in Gambia. The Wolof culture and traditions of governance and caste have dominated portions of Senegal for the past 800 years. There has been a strong sense of caste within the culture, but this sense is lessening.
The Wolof are almost entirely Muslim, but their version of Islam is quite tolerant. The great majority are Sufi Muslims, which tend to emphasize spirituality and meditation.
Islam is practiced on two levels in Wolof society. The visible level is "orthodox" Islam with its ritual prayers, fasts and festivals. But at the heart of their beliefs and practices is folk Islam, a syncretistic mix of Sufi Islam and African traditional religion.
A strong sense of honor / dishonor pervades Wolof society. There is no greater way of humilating someone than to bring public dishonor to him. People are sometimes driven to accumulate large debts in order to meet community expectations and not be embarrased.
The Wolof highly value their language. Great importance is placed on poetry and proverbs, of which there are thousands. Workers working in the Wolof language should make every effort to master the language, since it is so important to the people.

Profile source: Joshua Project

Photo source: Anonymous

Atlantic-Wolof Cluster – Languages

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Language (click Language name for details)	Language Code	Peoples-by-Ctry Primary Language	Unreached Primary Language	Bible Status	Bible Locator	Audio NT Online	Jesus Film Online	Audio Recordings Online	Gospel Tract Online
Wolof	wol	14	14	NT	0	0	0	0	1
Wolof, Gambian	wof	1	1	Portions	0	1	1	0	1
Totals:	2	15	15		2	1	1	2	0

Atlantic-Wolof Cluster – Religions
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Atlantic-Wolof Cluster – Details