Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 48. Chapters: Crime in the Gambia, Demographics of the Gambia, Ethnic groups in the Gambia, Gambian law, Human rights in the Gambia, Languages of the Gambia, Religion in the Gambia, Trade unions in the Gambia, Wolof language, Fula people, Cangin languages, Mouride, Serer-Ndut people, English language, Serer people, Mandinka people, Amadou Bamba, Soninke people, Jola people, Jakhanke people, Fula language, Ibrahima Fall, Balanta people, Human trafficking in the Gambia, Mandinka language, Balanta language, Serer language, LGBT rights in the Gambia, Soninke language, Kachikally Museum and Crocodile Pool, Bassari people, Pulaar language, Aku people, Prostitution in the Gambia, Xaasongaxango language, Bathurst Trade Union, Islam in the Gambia, Gambian Workers' Confederation, Public holidays in the Gambia, Karon language, Wolofal script, Gambia Workers' Union, Aku dialect, Mankanya people, Polygamy in the Gambia, Pidgin Wolof. Excerpt: English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria. Following the economic, political, military, scientific, cultural, and colonial influence of Great Britain and the United Kingdom from the 18th century, via the British Empire, and of the United States since the mid-20th century, it has been widely dispersed around the world, become the leading language of international discourse, and has acquired use as lingua franca in many regions. It is widely learned as a second language and used as an official language of the European Union and many Commonwealth countries, as well as in many world organizations. It is the third most natively spoken language in the world, after Mandarin Chinese and Spanish. Historically, English originated from the fusion of la...