This video shows traditional Jola body patting and dances by girls from Mlomp, Casamance region, Southern Senegal. It was recorded at The Akonting Center for Senegambian folkmusic, Mandinari, Gambia July 2006.
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Diola
The Diola people inhabit the Casamance region of Senegal, and also southwestern Gambia, where their name is spelt Jola. Their language is Diola or Jola, not to be confused with the Dioula or Dyola spoken in Burkina Faso and Cote d’Ivoire. Diola society is segmented and very flexible, so several dialects have developed which may not be mutually intelligible between groups even though the area inhabited by the Diola is relatively small.
Hello/Welcome. – kah-sou-mai-kep
Greetings. (reply) – kah-sou-mai-kep
Goodbye. – ou-kah-to-rrah
Borrowed from Lonely Planet’s The Gambia & Senegal; 3rd Edition.
