Jola-Fonyi language
Jola language spoken in West Africa
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Jola (French: Diola; Jola: Joola), also called Jola-Fonyi (French: Diola-Fogny) and Kujamataak, is a language spoken by 475,000 people in the Casamance region of Senegal, and neighboring countries.[1] Jola-Fonyi is one of several closely related Jola languages spoken in the area.
| Jola-Fonyi | |
|---|---|
| kujóolay | |
| Native to | Gambia, Senegal |
| Region | Casamance |
Native speakers | 480,000 (2019)[1] |
| Dialects |
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | dyo |
| Glottolog | jola1263 |
| ELP | Jola-Fonyi |
Phonology
Writing System
In Senegal
In Senegal, the decree No. 2005-981 created the official orthography of Jola.
| Jola Alphabet (Senegal) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uppercase | A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | Ñ | Ŋ | O | P | R | S | T | U | W | Y |
| Lowercase | a | b | c | d | e | f | g | h | i | j | k | l | m | n | ñ | ŋ | o | p | r | s | t | u | w | y |
Long vowels are indicated by doubling the letter: <aa ee ii oo uu>. The acute accent over a vowel <á é í ó ú> indicates that the advanced and retracted tongue root for that vowel and the other vowels of the words by vowel harmony.
