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.
Jola-Fonyi is one of several closely related Jola languages spoken in the area.
Jola-Fonyi | |
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kujóolay | |
Native to | Gambia, Senegal |
Region | Casamance |
Native speakers | 480,000 (2019) |
Dialects |
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | dyo |
Glottolog | jola1263 |
ELP | Jola-Fonyi |
Labial | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Glottal | ||
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Stop/ Affricate | voiceless | p | t | t͡ʃ | k | |
voiced | b | d | d͡ʒ | ɡ | ||
Nasal | m | n | ɲ | ŋ | ||
Fricative | f | s | h | |||
Trill | r | |||||
Lateral | l | |||||
Approximant | w | j |
Front | Central | Back | |
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Close | i | u | |
Near-close | ɪ | ʊ | |
Close-mid | e | ə | o |
Open-mid | ɛ | ɔ | |
Open | a |
Vowel length is also phonemic.
In Senegal, the decree No. 2005-981 created the official orthography of Jola.
Jola Alphabet (Senegal) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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:
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