KARON: a language of Senegal

The following is the entry for this language as it appeared in the 14th edition (2000).
It was superseded by the corresponding entry in the 15th edition (2005). See also the corresponding entry in the current edition of Ethnologue.

SIL code: KRX

ISO 639-2: nic

Population 8,060 (1998). Population total both countries 9,300.
Region Southwest Senegal along the coast, south of Diouloulou and surrounding the town of Kafountine. Bounded on the west by the Atlantic Ocean, on the south by the Kalisseye Inlet, on the east by the Diouloulou Marigot Estuary, and on the north by the Senegal-Gambia border. Also spoken in Gambia.
Classification Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Atlantic, Northern, Bak, Jola, Jola Proper, Karon-Mlomp.
Comments 42% lexical similarity between Karon-Mlomp and the closest Jola language. Bilingualism in Jola-Fogny, Wolof. Literacy rate in first language: Below 1%.

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