Jola-Felupe language
Jola language spoken in West Africa
| Jola-Felupe | |
|---|---|
| Ejamat | |
| Native to | Guinea-Bissau, Senegal |
| Region | Cacheu, Ziguinchor |
Native speakers | 38,000 (2017–2022)[1] |
Language family | Niger–Congo?
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| Dialects |
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Writing system | Latin |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | Either:eja – Ejamathhr – Kerak |
| Glottolog | here1250 |
| ELP | Ejamat |
| Person | ɸuluɸ; ajamuʂay |
|---|---|
| Language | ɛlɔp eluɸay; ɛlɔp ɛjamuʂay |
Jola-Felupe (Feloup, Felup, Felupe, Floup, Flup, Fulup) or Ejamat (Ediamat) is a Jola language of the Casamance region of Senegal and neighboring Guinea-Bissau, including around Calequisse (Kaləkis), on the western edge of the Manjak area south of the Cacheu River. A person is called ɸuluɸ or ajamuʂay by speakers of the dialect, and the language is called either ɛlɔp eluɸay or ɛlɔp ɛjamuʂay (or Ejamatay in Husuy).[2]
Kerak (Keerak, Keeraku; also Her) appears to be a dialect, though Ethnologue assigns it a separate ISO code due to early survey work which suggested it was more distinct.
References
- ^ Ejamat at Ethnologue (26th ed., 2023)
Kerak at Ethnologue (26th ed., 2023) - ^ Wilson, William André Auquier. 2007. Guinea Languages of the Atlantic group: description and internal classification. (Schriften zur Afrikanistik, 12.) Frankfurt am Main: Peter Lang.
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