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Jola-Felupe (Feloup, Felup, Felupe, Floup, Flup, Fulup) or Ejamat (Ediamat) is a Jola language of the
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region of
Senegal Senegal,; Wolof: ''Senegaal''; Pulaar: 𞤅𞤫𞤲𞤫𞤺𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭 (Senegaali); Arabic: السنغال ''As-Sinighal'') officially the Republic of Senegal,; Wolof: ''Réewum Senegaal''; Pulaar : 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣𞤭 ...
and neighboring
Guinea-Bissau Guinea-Bissau ( ; pt, Guiné-Bissau; ff, italic=no, 𞤘𞤭𞤲𞤫 𞤄𞤭𞤧𞤢𞥄𞤱𞤮, Gine-Bisaawo, script=Adlm; Mandinka: ''Gine-Bisawo''), officially the Republic of Guinea-Bissau ( pt, República da Guiné-Bissau, links=no ), ...
, 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).Wilson, William André Auquier. 2007. ''Guinea Languages of the Atlantic group: description and internal classification''. (Schriften zur Afrikanistik, 12.) Frankfurt am Main: Peter Lang. 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.


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