Jola-Felupe language explained

Jola-Felupe
Nativename:Ejamat
States:Guinea-Bissau, Senegal
Region:Cacheu, Ziguinchor
Date:2017–2022
Ref:e26
Dia1:Ial
Dia2:Budjim
Dia3:Edjaten
Dia4:Cassolol
Dia5:Cortão
Dia6:Suzana
Dia7:Hassuca
Dia8:Edjim
Dia9:Ojifumo
Dia10:Eossor
Dia11:Bulol
Dia12:Elalab
Script:Latin
Familycolor:Niger-Congo
Fam2:Atlantic–Congo
Fam3:Bak
Fam4:Jola
Lc1:eja
Ld1:Ejamat
Lc2:hhr
Ld2:Kerak
Glotto:here1250
Glottorefname:Her–Ejamat
Person:ɸuluɸ; ajamuʂay
Language:ɛlɔp eluɸay; ɛlɔp ɛjamuʂay

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).[1]

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.

Notes and References

  1. Wilson, William André Auquier. 2007. Guinea Languages of the Atlantic group: description and internal classification. (Schriften zur Afrikanistik, 12.) Frankfurt am Main: Peter Lang.