Jola-Kwatay in Senegal

The Jola-Kwatay have only been reported in Senegal
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Introduction / History

The Kwatay are an agricultural people living in southwest Senegal, along the coast south of the Casamance River, extending to Guinea-Bissau. They raise rice as their main staple food. The Kwatay live in cement or mud brick houses with thatched or aluminum roofs. Extended families live together in neighborhoods.

Little is known about the origin of the Kwatay, but they are related to the larger family of Jola groups. Protestant missions began work in the 1960s. Catholicism and Islam entered the area in the early 1900s, although many resisted their influence. Today, most of the Kwatay who practice Catholicism or Islam also retain their traditional beliefs.

Economically, the Kwatay rely on rice for their livelihood, but also sell palm wine, fish, and vegetables. When the rice growing season is over, jobs are scarce, and people often move away from their villages to find employment. Health care needs improvement, and the infant mortality rate is high.

The Kwatay are monogamous. Neighbors often work together by age groups to do cooperative farming.


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Profile Source:   Anonymous  

People Name General Jola-Kwatay
People Name in Country Jola-Kwatay
Alternate Names Jola; Kwatay
Population this Country 10,000
Population all Countries 10,000
Total Countries 1
Indigenous Yes
Progress Scale 2
Unreached No
Frontier People Group No
Pioneer Workers Needed
People ID 12917
ROP3 Code 105530
ROP25 Code 304489
ROP25 Name Kwatay
Country Senegal
Region Africa, West and Central
Continent Africa
10/40 Window Yes
Persecution Rank Not ranked
Location in Country Ziguinchor region: Diembering, Bouyouye, Nyikine, Boukot-Diola, coastal villages south of Casamance river mouth; Dakar.   Source:  Ethnologue 2016
Country Senegal
Region Africa, West and Central
Continent Africa
10/40 Window Yes
Persecution Rank Not ranked
Location in Country Ziguinchor region: Diembering, Bouyouye, Nyikine, Boukot-Diola, coastal villages south of Casamance river mouth; Dakar..   Source:  Ethnologue 2016
Primary Religion: Islam
Major Religion Percent
Buddhism
0.00 %
Christianity  (Evangelical 0.62 %)
20.00 %
Ethnic Religions
25.00 %
Hinduism
0.00 %
Islam
55.00 %
Non-Religious
0.00 %
Other / Small
0.00 %
Unknown
0.00 %
Primary Language Kuwaataay (10,000 speakers)
Language Code cwt   Ethnologue Listing
Language Written Yes   ScriptSource Listing
Total Languages 1
Primary Language Kuwaataay (10,000 speakers)
Language Code cwt   Ethnologue Listing
Total Languages 1
People Groups Speaking Kuwaataay
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