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Wojenaka

A language of Côte d’Ivoire

ISO 639-3: jod

Population	120,000 (1999 SIL). 15,000 Wasulu.
Region	Northwest region, Odienné Department.
Language map	Côte d’Ivoire, reference number 68
Alternate names	Malinké, Odienné Jula, Odiennekakan
Dialects	Odienneka, Sienkoka, Nafana, Bodougouka, Toudougouka, Vandougouka, Wasulu (Wassulunka, Wassoulounka, Wassulunke, Forest Maninka). Some dialects listed may be separate languages. The Forest Maninka dialect may be Folongakan, a dialect of Wojenaka. The Barala dialect of Mahou [mxx] may be a dialect of Wojenaka.
Classification	Niger-Congo, Mande, Western, Central-Southwestern, Central, Manding-Jogo, Manding-Vai, Manding-Mokole, Manding, Manding-East, Southeastern Manding, Maninka-Mori
Comments	Wasulu are ethnic Fulani who have adopted a Manding language. In Côte d’Ivoire this may be Eastern Maninkakan, Forest Maninka, or separate from both. Muslim.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

AUGUSTIN, MaryAnne; BOLING, Mike; BOONE, Douglas W.; SILUÉ, Lamine, authors. 1999. "Enquette sur les dialectes Mande Nord de Côte d’Ivoire."

AUGUSTIN, MaryAnne; BOLING, Mike; BOONE, Douglas W.; SILUÉ, Lamine, authors. 2007. "Enquête Sociolinguistique en Langues Manding."  

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