Jola-Fonyi language

Jola-Fonyi
kujóolay
Native toGambia, Senegal
RegionCasamance
Native speakers
480,000 (2019)[1]
Dialects
  • Buluf
  • Fonyi
  • Kombo
  • Kalounaye
  • Narang
Language codes
ISO 639-3dyo
Glottologjola1263
ELPJola-Fonyi

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.

  1. ^ a b Jola-Fonyi at Ethnologue (26th ed., 2023) Closed access icon