Yalunka language

Yalunka (also spelled Yalunke, Jalonke, Kjalonke, Dyalonké, Djallonké, or Dialonké) is the language of the Yalunka people of Guinea, Sierra Leone, Mali, and Senegal in West Africa. It is in the Mande language family. Yalunka is closely related to the Susu language.

Yalunka
Jalonke, Dialonke
Native toGuinea
RegionSoutheastern Guinea, SenegalMali border
EthnicityYalunka people
Native speakers
181,000 (2002–2017)
Niger–Congo
Language codes
ISO 639-3yal
Glottologyalu1240
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