Get a quote

Wolof

Wolof voice-over

Native Wolof voice actors, cast for your audience and directed by our team. You hear a shortlist and approve a written quote before recording.

Tell us about your project

Samples

We send Wolof samples chosen for your script.

Request Wolof samples

Real human voices

  1. Human

    Real human voices

    Every voice is a professional actor in a booth. No synthetic voices.

  2. Native

    Their first language

    Cast from speakers who grew up with the language your audience speaks.

  3. Directed

    A director on every line

    We listen for meaning, pace and pronunciation in the session, not after it.

Wolof voices

No public Wolof demos yet. We record samples on your own lines instead.

Samples on your own lines

Send a few lines of your script and we come back with Wolof voices reading them.

Tell us about your project

What Wolof voice-over is hired for

  • Senegal

    Wolof is the common language, especially in Dakar.

  • The Gambia

    Wolof is widely spoken.

  • The diaspora

    Communities in France, Italy and the US.

Typical projects

  • Telecoms and mobile money
  • NGOs and health agencies
  • Banks
  • Consumer brands

Wolof in a voice-over brief

Wolof is the lingua franca of Senegal and is also spoken in the Gambia and Mauritania. In cities such as Dakar it is mixed freely with French, and the mixture changes with age and neighbourhood. Wolof is written in Latin letters and, historically, in an Arabic-based script called Wolofal. It has a strong radio tradition, so listeners expect a natural, conversational delivery. We ask the audience and medium, agree which French words remain and check the text with a native reader.

Accent and direction notes

What our director listens for in a Wolof session.

  1. French mixing

    Urban Wolof mixes French words.

  2. Writing

    Wolof is written in Latin script and also in Arabic script.

  3. Dakar speech

    City speech is the broadcast reference.

What casting decides in Wolof

  • Wolof or French

    Different audiences.

  • Register

    Radio is conversational.

How we work

  1. Casting

    We shortlist voices for your language, audience and tone, and explain the difference between them. You choose, and approve a written quote.

  2. Direction

    A director runs the session against your brief: meaning, pace and every agreed pronunciation. You can listen in remotely.

  3. Delivery

    Every file is checked against the script word by word and technically, then delivered in your format and naming.

What decides the price

No price list: every quote is written for your project and states usage and the delivery date.

Length
Word count or running time of the finished audio.
Use and territory
Internal, online or broadcast; where it runs and for how long.
Voice
Some languages and voice profiles are scarcer than others.
Picture and files
Recording to timecode, splitting and naming add work.

Wolof voice-over questions

Can you add French?

Yes.

Is the script Latin?

Usually.

Who reviews?

A native reviewer.

Related languages

Tell us about your Wolof project

Four questions. A draft script or a word count is enough; you get a written quote before anything is recorded.

Tell us about your project

Get a quote