Kwatay | |
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Kuwaataay | |
Native to | Senegal |
Native speakers | 6,200 (2006) [1] |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 |
cwt |
Glottolog |
kuwa1246 |
ELP | Kuwaataay |
Waat | |
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Person | a-waat, a-jɛmbɛrɛŋ |
People | ɛ-waat |
Language | ɛlɔp ɛjɛmbɛrɛŋay; bahamin buwaatay |
Country | juwaat |
Kwatay (Kuwaataay) is a divergent Jola language of Senegal.
The Diembereng dialect is spoken on a southern coastal island of the same name, located in the Casamance River delta. A person is referred to as a-jɛmbɛrɛŋ or a-waat, and people are referred to as ɛ-waat. Their territory is known as juwaat. The language is called ɛlɔp ɛjɛmbɛrɛŋay and bahamin buwaatay, where ɛlɔp and presumably bahamin mean 'language'. [2]
Kwatay | |
---|---|
Kuwaataay | |
Native to | Senegal |
Native speakers | 6,200 (2006) [1] |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 |
cwt |
Glottolog |
kuwa1246 |
ELP | Kuwaataay |
Waat | |
---|---|
Person | a-waat, a-jɛmbɛrɛŋ |
People | ɛ-waat |
Language | ɛlɔp ɛjɛmbɛrɛŋay; bahamin buwaatay |
Country | juwaat |
Kwatay (Kuwaataay) is a divergent Jola language of Senegal.
The Diembereng dialect is spoken on a southern coastal island of the same name, located in the Casamance River delta. A person is referred to as a-jɛmbɛrɛŋ or a-waat, and people are referred to as ɛ-waat. Their territory is known as juwaat. The language is called ɛlɔp ɛjɛmbɛrɛŋay and bahamin buwaatay, where ɛlɔp and presumably bahamin mean 'language'. [2]