Dyula
Language Information
Dyula (Jula) is spoken in Burkina Faso, northern Côte d'Ivoire, and Mali.
Dyula is a Mande language of the Manding group, closely related to Bambara. It has a few million native speakers and is a major trade language used by about 10 million people. The name means "trader," after the Dyula merchants who carried goods across West Africa for centuries.
Dyula is a Mande language of the Manding group, closely related to Bambara. It has a few million native speakers and is a major trade language used by about 10 million people. The name means "trader," after the Dyula merchants who carried goods across West Africa for centuries.
Dyula is spoken/used in the following countries:
- Language Family
- Niger-Congo
- Subgroup
- Western Sudanic
- Branch
- Mande
Dyula Language Sample
Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Article 1
Jula
Wólo’ lá, hádamaden’ bɛɛ ye hɔrɔn ye, bɛɛ ká kán lànbe ní hákɛyaw lá. Mɔgɔ bɛɛ ye hákilitigi ye, bɛɛ ye hákilima ye ; ò là, ù ká kán kà ɲgɔn mína ní bádenya ye.English translation
All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.
Source: OHCHR translations of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights