Wojenaka

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A language of Côte d’Ivoire

ISO 639-3
jod
Alternate Names
Malinké, Odiennekakan, Odienné Jula
User Population

147,000 (Leclerc 2017c).

Location

Denguélé district: Odienné department; Woroba district: Boundiali department.

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Language Status

6a* (Vigorous).

Classification
Niger-Congo, Mande, Western, Central-Southwestern, Central, Manding-Jogo, Manding-Vai, Manding-Mokole, Manding, Manding-East, Southeastern Manding, Maninka-Mori
Dialects

Odienneka, Sienkoka, Nafana, Bodougouka, Toudougouka, Vandougouka, Wasulu (Wassoulounka, Wassulunka, Wassulunke), Samogo, Juraba. Some dialects listed may be separate languages. The Barala dialect of Mahou [mxx] may be a dialect of Wojenaka.

Language Development

Dictionary. Grammar.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Wojenaka
Writing

Unwritten [Qaax].

Other Comments

Wasulu are ethnic Fulani who adopted a Manding language. Muslim.