Jola people
The Jola (Diola, in French transliteration) are an
ethnic group found in
Senegal,
Gambia, and
Guinea-Bissau. They predominantly inhabit the region of
Casamance.Paolo Palmeri, an italian scholar, studied diola of Mof Evvi (literally the land of the rain priest) and published his research: Retour dans un village diola de Casamance, Harmattan, one of the most complete work that helps to understand diola way of life.Gambian Jola scholar and master
akonting player
Daniel Laemouahuma Jatta describes his people and their culture as follows: The Jolas are found in great numbers on the Atlantic coast between the southern banks of the Gambia River, the Cassamance region of Senegal (Southern Senegal), and the northern part of Guinea-Bissau. Unlike most of the ethnic groups of the Senegambian region, the Jola ethnic group is not hierarchal. That is it has no class system in its social institutions, like griots, slaves, nobles, leather workers, etc. Though the origin of the Jolas is still unknown, it is now confirmed by both oral and written history that they are the people who have been longest resident in the Gambia and among the indigenous people of the Senegambian region.
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Diolas
Les Diolas (ou Jolas selon une nouvelle orthographe) se trouvent sur un territoire qui s'étend sur la
Gambie, la
Casamance et la
Guinée-Bissau dont l'histoire est marquée par l'héritage des empires coloniaux britannique, français et portugais auquel il faut ajouter le rayonnement des vénitiens qui sont les premiers occidentaux à avoir abordé cette région en 1456. De nombreux Diolas ont immigré notamment autour de
Dakar. L'identité des Diolas est caractérisée par l'usage de la langue
diola.
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