Alternate Names: Jola-Karone, Kaloon, Karone, Karoninka, Kouloonaay
Dialects: None known. Lexical similarity: 64% with Mlomp ,, the most similar (Jola) language.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 9,000 in Senegal (2007), increasing. Population total all countries: 15,000. A few hundred elderly monolinguals.
Language Use: Home, market. All ages. Positive attitudes. Most men under 50 years of age and women under 35 years of age use some French [fra]. Also use Jola-Fonyi [dyo], Mandinka [mnk], Wolof [wol].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: Below 1%.
Writing System: Latin
Nation of Origin: Senegal
Other Comments: Ethnic autonym: Kaloon. Strong desire to develop the language and preserve the culture.