Dyula language

Dyula
Julakan ߖߎ߬ߟߊ߬ߞߊ߲
Native toBurkina Faso, Mali, Ivory Coast
EthnicityDyula
Native speakers
L1: 2.6 million (2012–2021)[1]
L2: 10 million (2012–2013)[1]
N'Ko, Latin, Ajami
Language codes
ISO 639-2dyu
ISO 639-3dyu
Glottologdyul1238
A Dyula speaker speaking Moore and Dyula, recorded in Taiwan.

Dyula (or Jula, Dioula, Julakan ߖߎ߬ߟߊ߬ߞߊ߲) is a language of the Mande language family spoken mainly in Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast and Mali, and also in some other countries, including Ghana, Guinea and Guinea-Bissau. It is one of the Manding languages and is most closely related to Bambara, being mutually intelligible with Bambara as well as Malinke. It is a trade language in West Africa and is spoken by millions of people, either as a first or second language. Similar to the other Mande languages, it uses tones. It may be written in the Latin, Arabic or N'Ko scripts.

  1. ^ a b Dyula at Ethnologue (27th ed., 2024) Closed access icon