Jola-Fonyi language
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| Jola-Fonyi | |
|---|---|
| kujóolay | |
| Native to | Gambia, Senegal |
| Region | Casamance |
Native speakers |
unknown (undated figure of 410,000)[1] Widespread as a second language |
| Dialects |
Buluf
Fonyi
Kombo
Kalounaye
Narang
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | dyo |
Jola or Diola, also called Jola-Fonyi, is a language spoken by half a million people in the Casamance region of Senegal, and neighboring countries. The French spelling is Diola and Diola Fogny. Jola people themselves say that a person is ajoola and they speak joola.
See also
- Category:Diola-language films
References
- ↑ Jola-Fonyi reference at Ethnologue (17th ed., 2013)
- Hopkins, Bradley L. 1995. Contribution a une etude de la syntaxe Diola-Fogny. Cahiers de Recherche Linguistique, 4. Dakar: Société Internationale de Linguistique.
- Hopkins, Bradley and Elizabeth Hopkins. 1992. Apprentissage de la langue Diola-Fogny: Un cours pratique. Dakar: Société Internationale de Linguistique.
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