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DYU ISO 639-3

Jula

Julakan Autonym

A language of Côte d’Ivoire

ISO 639
dyu
Alternate Names
Dioula, Diula, Djula, Dyoula, Dyula, Jula Kong, Kong Jula, Tagboussikan
Autonym
Julakan
Population
8,500,000 in Côte d’Ivoire, all users. L1 users: 1,500,000 in Côte d’Ivoire (2012 V. Vydrin). L2 users: 7,000,000 (2012 V. Vydrin). Total users in all countries: 12,504,000 (as L1: 2,226,000; as L2: 10,278,000).
Location:
Savanes and Zanzan districts; widespread in all major cities.
Language Status
3 (Wider communication). Widespread in all major cities.
Classification
Niger-Congo, Mande, Western, Central-Southwestern, Central, Manding-Jogo, Manding-Vai, Manding-Mokole, Manding, Manding-East, Northeastern Manding, Bamana
Dialects
None known. Spoken as L1 or L2 by millions of people of diverse ethnic backgrounds in West Africa. Mutually intelligible with Bambara [bam], Kita Maninkakan [mwk], and Eastern Maninkakan [emk].
Language Use
Used as L2 by Abidji [abi], Abron [abr], Anyin [any], Attié [ati], Beng [nhb], Cebaara Sénoufo [sef], Dan [dnj], Djimini Sénoufo [dyi], Dogoso [dgs], Gban [ggu], Jeri Kuo [jek], Khe [kqg], Mwan [moa], Ngen [gnj], Nyabwa [nwb], Plapo Krumen [ktj], Southern Toussian [wib], Téén [lor], Tepo Krumen [ted], Tonjon [tjn], Toura [neb], Wan [wan], Wè Southern [gxx], Wè Western [wec], Yaouré [yre].
Language Development
Literacy rate in L2: 15%–25%. Literature. Radio. Videos. Dictionary. Grammar. Texts. Bible: 2013.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Jula
Writing
Arabic script, Naskh variant [Arab]. Latin script [Latn]. N’Ko script [Nkoo], used in Côte d’Ivoire and Burkina Faso.
Other Comments
Majority ethnic Jula. Government designated as 1 of 5 languages to be developed for literature. Muslim.

Also Spoken in

Language Name
Jula
User Population
3,616,000 in Burkina Faso, all users. L1 users: 616,000 in Burkina Faso (2009 UNSD). L2 users: 3,000,000 (2012 V. Vydrine).
Location
Boucle du Mouhoun region: Kossi province; Cascades region: Comoe and Leraba provinces; Hauts-Bassins region: Houet province; Kenedougou province, scattered.
Language Status
3 (Wider communication)
Other Comments
Different from Jola [dyo] (Diola) of Senegal. Majority not ethnic Jula. Muslim.
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Language Name
Jula
User Population
388,000 in Mali, all users. L1 users: 110,000 in Mali (2018). L2 users: 278,000 (2013 SIL).
Location
Widespread, in southeast.
Language Status
3 (Wider communication)
Other Comments
Non-indigenous. The Malian government recognizes Jula in Mali as Bambara [bam]. Muslim.
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Map

Location: Savanes and Zanzan districts; widespread in all major cities.