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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
User Population

4,300,000 in Guinea (2017 census). Total users in all countries: 4,778,200.

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]. Also use 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. 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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