West Atlantic


noun

a group of languages of W Africa constituting a branch of the Niger-Congo subfamily of languages, and including Fulani and Wolof.

British Dictionary definitions for west atlantic

West Atlantic

noun

the W part of the Atlantic Ocean, esp the N Atlantic around North America
a branch of the Niger-Congo family of African languages, spoken in Senegal and in scattered areas eastwards, including Fulani and Wolof

adjective

relating to or belonging to this group of languages