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Jola Fonyi language

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Native to
  
Gambia, Senegal

ISO 639-3
  
dyo

Region
  
Casamance

Native speakers
  
410,000 (ca.2006) Widespread as a second language

Language family
  
Niger–Congo Atlantic–Congo Bak Jola Jola-Fonyi

Dialects
  
Buluf Fonyi Kombo Kalounaye Narang

Jola (French: Diola; Jola: Joola), also called Jola-Fonyi (French: Diola-Fogny), is a language spoken by half a million people in the Casamance region of Senegal, and neighboring countries. Jola-Fonyi is one of several closely related Jola languages spoken in the area.

References

Jola-Fonyi language Wikipedia