Niger-Congo Languages![]() Distribution of African Languages familiy (according to Joseph Greenberg) and some major African Languages. There are between 2.000 and 3.000 languages in Africa!
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Niger-congo primary Branches![]() This Wikipedia map shows the primary branches of the extense Niger-Congo Language Family.
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Senegal & gambia languages map![]() Ethnologue language map for Senegal and Gambia. Numbers 5 to 15 point the Diola dialects. |
senegal & casamance province![]() The Casamance province is located in southern Senegal. More than 10 languages are spoken in the area, including Diola, Mandinga, Wolok, Fulaar, French, Portuguese Creole.
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Basse casamance![]() Located on the west of the Province, the Basse Casamance faces the Atlantic Ocean. Its lands are green, full of forests, rice fields and rivers called "Bolongs". The capital Ziguinchor, was founded in 1645 by the portuguese. Source: Casamance Impluvium
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Diola dialects![]() Map created by Linguist David Sapir (A grammar of Diola Fogny). It shows the dialects of Diola, Fogny (the standard dialect) in blue and with an arrow pointing the Kassa (or Huluf), the Dialect I worked on in Oussouye.
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