Jola-Fonyi language

"Diola language" redirects here and is not to be confused with Dyula language.

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.

Jola-Fonyi
kujóolay
Native to	Gambia, Senegal
Region	Casamance
Native speakers	480,000 (2019)[1]
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Bak Jola Jola-Fonyi
Dialects	Buluf Fonyi Kombo Kalounaye Narang
Language codes
ISO 639-3	dyo
Glottolog	jola1263
ELP	Jola-Fonyi

Phonology

Consonants

		Labial	Alveolar	Palatal	Velar	Glottal
Stop/ Affricate	voiceless	p	t	t͡ʃ	k
	voiced	b	d	d͡ʒ	ɡ
Nasal		m	n	ɲ	ŋ
Fricative		f	s			h
Trill			r
Lateral			l
Approximant		w		j

Vowels

	Front	Central	Back
Close	i		u
Near-close	ɪ		ʊ
Close-mid	e	ə	o
Open-mid	ɛ		ɔ
Open		a

Vowel length is also phonemic.^[2]

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.