Dyula language
Dyula (or Jula, Dioula, Julakan ߖߎ߬ߟߊ߬ߞߊ߲) is a language of the Mande language family spoken mainly in Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast and Mali, and also in some other countries, including Ghana, Guinea and Guinea-Bissau. It is one of the Manding languages and is most closely related to Bambara, being mutually intelligible with Bambara as well as Malinke. It is a trade language in West Africa and is spoken by millions of people, either as a first or second language. Similar to the other Mande languages, it uses tones. It may be written in the Latin, Arabic or N'Ko scripts.
| Dyula | |
|---|---|
| Julakan ߖߎ߬ߟߊ߬ߞߊ߲ | |
| Native to | Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Mali |
| Ethnicity | Dyula |
Native speakers | L1: 2.2 million (2009–2018) L2: 10 million (2012–2013) |
| N'Ko, Latin, Ajami | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-2 | dyu |
| ISO 639-3 | dyu |
| Glottolog | dyul1238 |
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