Kuwaataay

A language of Senegal

ISO 639-3

Alternate Names

Kwatay

Population

6,210 (2006).

Location

Diembering, Bouyouye, Nyikine, Boukot-Diola; coastal villages just south of Casamance river mouth; Dakar.

Language Maps

Language Status

5 (Developing).

Classification

Dialects

Distinct from other Jola varieties. Lexical similarity: 40% with most Jola languages.

Language Use

Most also use Jola-Kasa [csk], Jola-Fonyi [dyo], or Wolof [wol].

Language Development

Literacy rate in L1: Below 1%. Dictionary. Grammar. NT: 2000.

Language Resources

Writing

Latin script.