Also Known As:
Ghulfan, Gulfan, Wunci, Wuncimbe, Nubian (Hill)
Dialects & Varieties
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Endangered
100 percent certain, based on the evidence available
<16,000
Native Speakers Worldwide
Speaker Number Trends
Speaker Number Trend 3
Only about half of community members speak the language. Speaker numbers are decreasing steadily, but not at an accelerated pace.
3
Domains of Use
Domain Of Use 3
Used mainly in the home and/or with family, but remains the primary language of these domains for many community members.
3
Transmission
Transmission 3
Some adults in the community are speakers, but the language is not spoken by children.
3
Bibliography
Bibliography of Vitality:
Robert Williams, Angelika Jakobi and Jade Comfort. 2009. "The Uncunwee (Ghulfan) Documentation Project: Linking Language Documentation To Language Conservation." In Proceedings of Conference on language documentation & linguistic theory 2, edited by Peter Austin et al. London, School of Oriental and African Studies. Online: http://www.uncuproject.com/ldlt2_williams_doc_cons.pdf.
Bibliography of Locations:
Robert Williams, Angelika Jakobi, Jade Comfort and Abdelbagi Daida. 2012. "Uncunwee Documentation Project." Online: http://www.uncuproject.com.
Bibliography of Context:
Robert Williams, Angelika Jakobi and Jade Comfort. 2009. "The Uncunwee (Ghulfan) Documentation Project: Linking Language Documentation To Language Conservation." In Proceedings of Conference on language documentation & linguistic theory 2, edited by Peter Austin et al. London, School of Oriental and African Studies. Online: http://www.uncuproject.com/ldlt2_williams_doc_cons.pdf.