Jola (; Jola: Joola), also called Jola-Fonyi () and Kujamataak, is a language spoken by 475,000 people in the Casamance region of Senegal, and neighboring countries. Jola-Fonyi is one of several closely related Jola languages spoken in the area.
Phonology Consonants LabialAlveolarPalatalVelarGlottalStop/Affricatevoicelessptt͡ʃkvoicedbdd͡ʒɡNasalmnɲŋFricativefshTrillrLaterallApproximantwj
Vowels FrontCentral Back CloseiuNear-closeɪʊClose-mideəoOpen-midɛɔOpena Vowel length is also phonemic.
Writing System In Senegal In Senegal, the decree No. 2005-981 created the official orthography of Jola.
Jola Alphabet (Senegal) Uppercase A B C D E F G H I J K L M N Ñ Ŋ O P R S T U W Y Lowercase a b c d e f g h i j k l m n ñ ŋ o p r s t u w y
Long vowels are indicated by doubling the letter: <aa ee ii oo uu>. The acute accent over a vowel <á é í ó ú> indicates that the advanced and retracted tongue root for that vowel and the other vowels of the words by vowel harmony.
References
Bibliography Hopkins, Bradley L. 1995. Contribution à une étude de la syntaxe Diola-Fogny. Cahiers de Recherche Linguistique, 4. Dakar: Société Internationale de Linguistique. Hopkins, Bradley and Elizabeth Hopkins. 1992. Apprentissage de la langue Diola-Fogny: Un cours pratique. Dakar: Société Internationale de Linguistique.
See also
:Category:Diola-language films
External links
J. David Sapir, Linguistic and Folklore materials from the Kujamaat Jóola.