Alternate Names: Dioula, Diula, Djula, Dyoula, Dyula, Jula Kong, Kong Jula, Tagboussikan
Dialects: None known. Spoken as L1 or L2 by millions of people of diverse ethnic backgrounds in West Africa. Mutually intelligible with Bambara ,, Kita Maninkakan ,, and Eastern Maninkakan ,.
Status Notes: Widespread in all major cities.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 1,500,000 in Côte d’Ivoire (2012 V. Vydrin). Population total all countries: 2,550,000. L2 users: 7,000,000 in Côte d’Ivoire (2012 V. Vydrin).
Language Use: Also use French [fra]. Used as L2 by Abidji [abi], Abron [abr], Anyin [any], Attié [ati], Beng [nhb], Cebaara Sénoufo [sef], Dan [dnj], Djimini Sénoufo [dyi], Gban [ggu], Mwan [moa], Nyabwa [nwb], Téén [lor], Tepo Krumen [ted], Toura [neb], Wan [wan], Wè Southern [gxx], Wè Western [wec], Yaouré [yre].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: Below 1%. Literacy rate in L2: 15%–25%. Radio programs. Films. Dictionary. Grammar. NT: 1993–1997.
Spoken In: Burkina Faso
Writing System: Arabic, Latin, N’Ko
Nation of Origin: Côte d’Ivoire
Other Comments: Majority ethnic Jula. Government designated as 1 of 5 languages to be developed for literature. Muslim.