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Jola (French: Diola; Jola: Joola), also called Jola-Fonyi (French: Diola-Fogny) and Kujamataak, is a language spoken by 475,000 people in the Casamance region of Senegal, and neighboring countries. [1] Jola-Fonyi is one of several closely related Jola languages spoken in the area.
Jola (Joola) or Diola is a dialect continuum spoken in Senegal, the Gambia, and Guinea-Bissau. It belongs to the Bak branch of the Niger–Congo language family.
MV Le Joola was a Senegalese government-owned roll-on/roll-off ferry that capsized off the coast of The Gambia on 26 September 2002, [1] with 1,863 deaths and 64 survivors. It is thought to be the second-worst peacetime disaster in maritime history .
The word Jola is the Mandinka name for this ethnic group and means 'payback', since Jolas are renowned for doing back what has been done to them, be it a good or a bad deed.
Joola may refer to: MV Le Joola, a ferry that capsized in Senegal in 2002; Jola people, an ethnic group of West Africa Jola languages This page was last edited on 25 ...
Baga Koba chief (1914) A Village of Baga People The Baga are a West African ethnic group who live in the southern swampy lands of Guinea Atlantic coastline. [1] Traditionally animist through the pre-colonial times, they converted to Islam during the mid-eighteenth century under the influence of Muslim Mandé missionaries.
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