Endangered Languages Project - Bainouk-Gunyaamolo

Bainouk-Gunyaamolo

^{[aka Banyum, Banyun, Bagnoun]}

Classification: Niger-Congo

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threatened

ALSO KNOWN AS		Banyum, Banyun, Bagnoun, Banhum, Bainuk, Banyuk, Banyung, Elomay, Elunay, Ñuñ
CLASSIFICATION		Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, North Atlantic
CODE AUTHORITY		ISO 639-3
LANGUAGE CODE		bcz
VARIANTS & DIALECTS		Gujaaxet Gunyamoolo
DOWNLOAD		As csv
MORE RESOURCES		OLAC search

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Information from: “"A first appraisal of Bainouk and its main contact language Mandinka" HRELP Abstract” . Luepke, Friederike (2008)

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
~6,000
Native speakers worldwide

OTHER LANGUAGES USED BY THE COMMUNITY
LANGUAGE CONTEXT COMMENTS: "Speakers of Bainouk have been bilingual in Mandinka for such a long time that bilingualism is an integral part of their identity. Following economic and linguistic pressure on the Bainouk, they are giving up their established bilingualism and shift to Mandinka and regionally and nationally dominant languages."

PLACES: Senegal, Gambia

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: Upper Casamance region of Senegal and Gambia

Vulnerable

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
32,520
Native speakers worldwide

PLACES: Gambia; Senegal;

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
5,635
Native speakers worldwide

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
5,635
Native speakers worldwide

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LOCATION INFORMATION

COORDINATES

12.7421,-16.1141

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Information from: “Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger” . Christopher Moseley (ed.) (2010) UNESCO Publishing