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Jula

A language of Burkina Faso

ISO 639-3: dyu

Population	1,000,000 in Burkina Faso (1990 SIL). Population total all countries: 1,229,000.
Region	Comoé, Kénédougou, Houet, and Leraba provinces. Also in Côte d’Ivoire, Mali.
Language map	Burkina Faso, reference number 18
Alternate names	Dioula, Dioula Véhiculaire, Diula, Djula, Dyoula, Dyula, Jula Kong, Kong Jula, Tagboussikan, Trade Jula
Dialects	Spoken as L1 or L2 by millions of people of diverse ethnic backgrounds in West Africa. Mutually intelligible with Bambara [bam] and Malinke [mlq].
Classification	Niger-Congo, Mande, Western, Central-Southwestern, Central, Manding-Jogo, Manding-Vai, Manding-Mokole, Manding, Manding-East, Northeastern Manding, Bamana
Language use	National language. Trade language. Language of wider communication. 200,000 L2 speakers (Gunnemark and Kenrick 1985). All ages.
Language development	Radio programs. Films. Dictionary. Grammar. NT: 1993–1997.
Writing system	Arabic script. Latin script.
Comments	Different from Jola [dyo] (Diola) of Senegal. Majority not ethnic Jula. NT of 1997 mainly for Burkina Faso. Muslim.

Also spoken in:

Côte d’Ivoire

Language name	Jula
Population	179,000 in Côte d’Ivoire (1991).
Region	North region, Ferkessédougou Department, Kong Subprefecture; widespread in major cities.
Language map	Côte d’Ivoire, reference number 33
Alternate names	Dioula, Diula, Djula, Dyoula, Dyula, Jula Kong, Kong Jula, Tagboussikan
Language use	Trade language.
Language development	Literacy rate in L1: Below 1%. Literacy rate in L2: 15%–25%. NT: 1993, mainly for Côte d’Ivoire.
Comments	Majority ethnic Jula. Government designated as one of 5 languages to be developed for literature. Muslim.

Mali

Language name	Jula
Population	50,000 in Mali (1991).
Alternate names	Dioula, Diula, Djula, Dyoula, Dyula
Language use	Trade language.
Comments	Muslim.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

ALLMAN, Tod Jay, author. 2011. The Translator's Assistant: A Multilingual Natural Language Generator.  

GOERLING, Fritz, author. 1985. "Marqueurs initiaux et finaux dans les contes dioula."

GOERLING, Fritz, author. 1986. "Le discours exhortatif en dioula."

GOERLING, Fritz, author. 1988. "Contrast in Jula discourse."

GOERLING, Fritz, author. 1988. The translation of ‘Christ’ and ‘Messiah’ into Jula.

GOERLING, Fritz, author. 1990. Translation of ‘Son of God’ into Jula.

GOERLING, Fritz, author. 1999. The translation of ‘blessing’ into Jula of Côte d’Ivoire.

GOERLING, Fritz, author. 2000. Translation of ’grace’ in Jula of Côte d’Ivoire.

GOERLING, Fritz, author. 2001. Translating ’love’ into Jula.

GOERLING, Fritz, author. 2001. Translating ’sin’ into Manding languages.

GOERLING, Fritz, author. 2002. "Traduction du terme ’amour’ en dioula."

GOERLING, Fritz, author. 2010. "Baraka (as Divine Blessing) as a Bridge in Manding Languages (Especially in Jula of Côte d’Ivoire)."  

HOCHSTETLER, J. Lee, author. 2012. "A Sociolinguistic Survey of Eastern Maninkakan, including the Wassulu area."  

MAIRE, Jane, author. 1984. "Remarques sur l’emploi du pronom ò dans le discours dioula."

SHOWALTER, Stuart D., author. 1993. Alternative bilingualism measures: a field test report.

SHOWALTER, Stuart D., author. 2001. The Same but Different: Language Use and Attitudes in Four Communities of Burkina Faso.  

SHOWALTER, Stuart D., author. 2008. "Un profil du bilinguisme en dioula au sud-ouest du Burkina Faso."  

SULLIVAN, Terrence D., author. 2004. "A preliminary report of existing information on the Manding languages of West Africa: summary and suggestions for future research."  

Vernacular Publications

A lakari n ye tuguni: sɛbɛ fɔlɔ dɔ. 1997.

Banba gbolo ni ntalen wɛrɛw (julakan ni tubabukan na) (La peau du caïman et d’autres histoires, en dioula de Côte d’Ivoire et en français). 1997.

Fanikaranbaga. 1997.

Forokɔnɔfɛnw flakɛ cogo. 1997.

Jówà yí ə̃ə̃lã cuuram'n kalɩmmã nã (Apprenons à lire en tchourama (turka)). 2006.

Julakan alifabe sɛbɛ. 1999.

Karo gbɛ kɔrɔ baro. 1997.

Lon bɛɛ kow = Affaires de tous les jours. 1999.

Mu zaamu vɔ̃n-zũńlowa buamu kàránló vũahṹ. 2009.

Nɛ́dî kwɔ kwɔ sɛ́bɛ́ynɛ́. 2005.