Kasa language
Kasa, or Jóola-Kaasa (also Bacuki, Casa, etc.) is a Jola language of the Casamance region of Senegal and neighboring Gambia.
| Kasa | |
|---|---|
| Jóola-Kaasa | |
| Native to | Senegal, Gambia |
| Region | Oussouye |
Native speakers | 45,000 in Senegal (2007)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | csk |
| Glottolog | jola1262 |
| Person | a-luf |
|---|
Dialects are Ayun, Bliss (Niomoun), Esulalu (Oussouye), Fluvial, Huluf, Selek.
In Oussouye (Husuy) dialect, a person is referred to as a-luf.[2]
References
- Kasa at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- 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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