Yalunka

YAL

developing

Alternate Names: Dialonke, Djallonke, Dyalonke, Jalonke, Jalunga, Yalunke

Dialects: Firia, Sulima. Reportedly similar to Susu ,, but only marginally intelligible. Lexical similarity: 83%–92% among dialects.

Genealogy:

Niger-Congo
Mande
Western
Central-Southwestern
Central
Susu-Yalunka

Demographics: 55,500 in Guinea (2002 SIL). Population total all countries: 104,500.

Language Development: Dictionary. Bible: 2009.

Writing System: Arabic, Latin

Nation of Origin: Guinea

Other Comments: Muslim.