Jola-Felupe language

Jola-Felupe (Feloup, Felup, Felupe, Floup, Flup, Fulup) or Ejamat (Ediamat) is a Jola language of the Casamance region of Senegal and neighboring Guinea-Bissau, including around Calequisse (Kaləkis), on the western edge of the Manjak area south of the Cacheu River. A person is called ɸuluɸ or ajamuʂay by speakers of the dialect, and the language is called either ɛlɔp eluɸay or ɛlɔp ɛjamuʂay (or Ejamatay in Husuy).[2]

Ejamat
Jola-Felupe
Native toGuinea-Bissau, Senegal
Regionsouth of Oussouye
Native speakers
21,000 (2006–2012)[1]
Dialects
  • Kerak
Language codes
ISO 639-3Either:
eja  Ejamat
hhr  Kerak
Glottologhere1250
ELPEjamat
Personɸuluɸ; ajamuʂay
Languageɛlɔp eluɸay; ɛlɔp ɛjamuʂay

Kerak (Keerak, Keeraku; also Her) appears to be a dialect, though Ethnologue assigns it a separate ISO code due to early survey work which suggested it was more distinct.

References

  1. Ejamat at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
    Kerak at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. 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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