Kuwaataay | Ethnologue

A language of Senegal

ISO 639: cwt
Alternate Names: Kwatay
Autonym: Kuwaataay
Population: 8,710 (2017).
Location:: Ziguinchor region: Boukot-Diola, Bouyouye, Diembering, and Nyikine coastal villages south of Casamance river mouth; Dakar.
Language Status: 5 (Developing).
Classification: Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Atlantic, Northern, Bak, Jola, Jola Proper, Kwatay
Dialects: None known. Distinct from other Jola varieties. Lexical similarity: 40% with most Jola languages.
Language Use: Those who have moved to larger urban areas no longer pass the language to their children (2013 SIL). Used by all. Many also use Wolof [wol], as the language of commerce and interethnic communication (Sarr and Thiaw 2012). Some also use French [fra], as the language of education and government (Diouf et al 2017). Also use Jola-Fonyi [dyo]. Also use Jola-Kasa [csk].
Language Development: Dictionary. Grammar. NT: 2000.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Kuwaataay
Writing: Latin script [Latn].

Location: Ziguinchor region: Boukot-Diola, Bouyouye, Diembering, and Nyikine coastal villages south of Casamance river mouth; Dakar.