Jola languages
























Jola
Diola
Geographic
distribution

The Gambia, Senegal (esp. Casamance) and Guinea-Bissau
Linguistic classification
Niger–Congo

  • Atlantic–Congo

    • Bak–Bijago
      • Bak proper
        • Jola–Papel
          • Jola





Subdivisions

  • Bayot

  • Jola proper


Glottolog
nucl1345  (Nuclear Jola)[1]
bayo1255  (Bayot)[2]

Jola or Diola is a dialect continuum spoken in Senegal, the Gambia, and Guinea-Bissau. It belongs to the Bak branch of the Niger–Congo language family.




Contents






  • 1 Languages


    • 1.1 Bayot




  • 2 References


  • 3 External links





Languages


The primary branches of Jola proper and to some extent Central Jola are not mutually intelligible. The main varieties are:



  • Bayot

  • Jola proper


    • Kwatay (Kuwaataay), spoken along the coast south of the Casamance River.

    • Karon–Mlomp


      • Karon, spoken along the coast of Casamance south of Diouloulou.

      • Mlomp



    • Central Jola


      • Jola-Fonyi (Kujamatay), spoken around Bignona. The official standard.


      • Bandial, spoken in a small area south of the Casamance River.


      • Gusilay, spoken in the village of Thionck Essyl.


      • Jola-Felupe (Ediamat), spoken in a handful of villages south of Oussouye in Oussouye Department. Kerak may be a dialect.


      • (Jola) Kasa, spoken around Oussouye.







Bayot


Bayot, spoken around Ziguinchor, is grammatically Jola apart from a non-Jola pronominal system, but maybe half its vocabulary is non-Jola and even non-Atlantic. It may therefore be a language isolate with substantial Jola borrowing (relexification). In any case it is clearly distinct from (other) Jola languages.



References





  1. ^ Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2017). "Nuclear Jola". Glottolog 3.0. Jena, Germany: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  2. ^ Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2017). "Kugere-Kuxinge". Glottolog 3.0. Jena, Germany: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.




External links


  • Kujamaat Jóola Folklore and Language materials








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