Alternate Names: Her, Keerak, Keeraku
Dialects: None known. Distinct from other Jola varieties. Lexical similarity: 70% with Kerak and Ejamat ,, more recent estimates are closer to 90%. Both languages are mutually intelligible.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 13,200 (2006).
Language Use: Those who have moved to larger urban areas no longer pass the language to their children (2013 SIL). All ages. Also use French [fra], Wolof [wol].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: Below 1%.
Nation of Origin: Senegal