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A language of Guinea

ISO 639-3
fuf
Alternate Names
Foula Fouta, Fouta Djallon, Fulbe, Fulfulde Jalon, Fullo Fuuta, Futa Fula, Futa Jallon, Fuuta Jalon, Jalon, Poular
Autonym
Pular
Population

3,370,000 (2016). Total users in all countries: 3,808,200.

Location

Widespread.

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Language Status

2 (Provincial). De facto language of national identity.

Classification
Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Atlantic, Northern, Senegambian, Fula-Wolof, Fula, West Central
Dialects

Kebu Fula, Fula Peta. Different enough from Pulaar [fuc] in Senegal to need separate literature. In Sierra Leone, recent immigrants from Guinea speak the original Futa Jallon dialect or the Kebu dialect (Dalby 1962). A slightly modified form of Futa Jallon is known as Krio Fula with many loans from Sierra Leone languages. A member of macrolanguage Fulah [ful].

Language Use

Also use Eastern Maninkakan [emk], Susu [sus]. Used as L2 by Kakabe [kke].

Language Development
Dictionary. Grammar. NT: 2011.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Pular
Writing

Adlam script [Adlm], used since 1989, in development. Arabic script, Naskh variant [Arab]. Latin script [Latn].

Other Comments

Heavy borrowing from Arabic. Formerly, extensive literature in Pular, but little still exists. Muslim.

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