Diola language

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Name (Hebrew)
שפת דיולה Diola
Name (Latin)
Diola language
Name (Arabic)
لغة ديولا
Other forms of name
Diola Fogny language
Dyola language
Fogny language
Jola Fogny language
Joola Fogny language
Yola language
See Also From tracing topical name
Atlantic languages
See Also From tracing place name
Gambia
Guinea
Senegal
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

Wikidata: Q35176
Library of congress: sh 85038111
Sources of Information
  • 94-134781: Sambou, P. Phonologie du nom en Diola Kasa Esu̲u̲laalu, 1977:p. 1ff (Not the same as Diola Fogny; Esu̲u̲laalu is one of the dialects of the Kasa language.)
  • Ethnologue:p. 374, under Senegal (Jola-Kasa, var. Diola-Kasa, Casa, Joola-Kasa. Dialects Ayun, Esulalu (Esuulaalur, Oussouye, Mlomp South), Fluvial, etc. Related to, but a distinct language from Jola-Fogny)
  • Fivaz, D. Afr. langs., 1977:p. 17-18 (Diola, var. Dyola, Jola, Yola. Lists Fogny and Kasa as dialects.)
  • Mann, M. Thesaurus Afr. langs., 1987:p. 33, under Joola group (lists Kaasa, with dialects, Huluf, Esuulaalul, etc. Also lists Kojamotaay, with dialect Fogny)