Kwatay (''Kuwaataay'') is a divergent
Jola language
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.
Name
The name ''Jola'' is an exonym, and may be from the Mandinka word ''joolaa ...
of
Senegal
Senegal,; Wolof: ''Senegaal''; Pulaar: 𞤅𞤫𞤲𞤫𞤺𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤠(Senegaali); Arabic: السنغال ''As-Sinighal'') officially the Republic of Senegal,; Wolof: ''Réewum Senegaal''; Pulaar : 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣𞤠ðž ...
.
The
Diembereng dialect is spoken on a southern coastal island of the same name, located in the
Casamance River
The Casamance River () flows westward for the most part into the Atlantic Ocean along a path about in length. However, only are navigable. The Casamance is the principal river of the Kolda, Sédhiou, and Ziguinchor Regions in the southern port ...
delta. A person is referred to as ''a-jɛmbɛrɛŋ'' or ''a-waat'', and people are referred to as ''ɛ-waat''. Their territory is known as ''juwaat''. The language is called ''ɛlɔp ɛjɛmbɛrɛŋay'' and ''bahamin buwaatay'', where ''ɛlɔp'' and presumably ''bahamin'' mean 'language'.
[Wilson, William André Auquier. 2007. ''Guinea Languages of the Atlantic group: description and internal classification''. (Schriften zur Afrikanistik, 12.) Frankfurt am Main: Peter Lang.]
References
Jola languages
Languages of Senegal
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