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Left: just-married Fula, right: wolof (tribe) women, Gambia #51633464
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Left: just-married 'Fula', right: Wolof (tribe) women, Gambia. Both in traditional costume. The Wolofs are very prominent in the capital city of Banjul and are prominent in the Senegambia region. Their language is the lingua franca for Gambia and can be heard being spoken in trading centres and family compounds. The Fula or Peul, Peulh, Fulbe as they are sometimes better known by in other West African countries make up 18% of the Gambia's total population & are the second largest ethnic group.
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