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Fula–Tenda Languages
The Senegambian languages, traditionally known as the Northern West Atlantic, or in more recent literature sometimes confusingly as the Atlantic languages, are a branch of Atlantic–Congo languages centered on Senegal, with most languages spoken there and in neighboring southern Mauritania, Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, and Guinea. The transhumant Fula, however, have spread with their languages from Senegal across the western and central Sahel. The most populous unitary language is Wolof, the national language of Senegal, with four million native speakers and millions more second-language users. There are perhaps 13 million speakers of the various varieties of Fula, and over a million speakers of Serer. The most prominent feature of the Senegambian languages is that they are devoid of tone, unlike the vast majority of Atlantic-Congo languages. Classification David Sapir (1971) proposed a West Atlantic branch of the Niger–Congo languages that included a Northern branch largely syno ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mauritania
Mauritania (; ar, موريتانيا, ', french: Mauritanie; Berber: ''Agawej'' or ''Cengit''; Pulaar: ''Moritani''; Wolof: ''Gànnaar''; Soninke:), officially the Islamic Republic of Mauritania ( ar, الجمهورية الإسلامية الموريتانية), is a sovereign country in West Africa. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the west, Western Sahara to the north and northwest, Algeria to the northeast, Mali to the east and southeast, and Senegal to the southwest. Mauritania is the 11th-largest country in Africa and the 28th-largest in the world, and 90% of its territory is situated in the Sahara. Most of its population of 4.4 million lives in the temperate south of the country, with roughly one-third concentrated in the capital and largest city, Nouakchott, located on the Atlantic coast. The country's name derives from the ancient Berber kingdom of Mauretania, located in North Africa within the ancient Maghreb. Berbers occupied what is now Mauritania ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bedik Language
Bedik (Budik, endonym ''Ménik, Onik''), also ''Banda'', is a Senegambian language of Senegal and Guinea spoken by traditional hunter-gatherers. Other names include Bande, Basari du Bandemba, Bedik, Budik, Manik, Münik, Onik, Tandanke, Tenda, Tendanke. Writing System References External links Decree No. 2005-985 of 21 October 2005 relating to the spelling and the separation of words in Ménikvia the website of the ''Journal officiel'' Bradpiece, S. "‘I had to do something’: Senegal electro star sings to save his language"in ''The Guardian ''The Guardian'' is a British daily newspaper. It was founded in 1821 as ''The Manchester Guardian'', and changed its name in 1959. Along with its sister papers ''The Observer'' and ''The Guardian Weekly'', ''The Guardian'' is part of the Gu ...''. Retrieved 13 June 2022. Fula–Tenda languages Languages of Senegal {{atlantic-lang-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nalu Language
Nalu (''nalɛ'', ''nul''; also spelled Nalou) is an Atlantic language of Guinea and Guinea-Bissau, spoken by the Nalu people, a West African people who settled the region before the arrival of the Mandinka in the 14th or 15th centuries. It is spoken predominantly by adults. It is estimated to be spoken by a range of 10,000 to 25,000 people, whereas Wilson (2007) reports that there are around 12,000 speakers. It is considered an endangered language due to its dwindling population of speakers. Classification Contrary to prior classifications, Güldemann (2018) classifies Nalu as unclassified within Niger-Congo. It also does not form a subgroup with the Rio Nunez languages. Nalu is traditionally classified as Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Mbulugish-Nalu. History The Nalu people who speak Nalu have been described as settling in West Africa before the Mandinka people. This would place them as existing in West Africa between the 14th and 15th centuries. Wilson (2007) reports tha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mbulungish Language
Mbulungish is a Rio Nunez language of Guinea. Its various names include ''Baga Foré, Baga Monson, Black Baga, Bulunits, Longich, Monchon, Monshon''. Wilson (2007) also lists the names ''Baga Moncõ''. The language is called ''Ciloŋic'' (''ci-lɔŋic'') by its speakers, who refer to themselves as the ''Buloŋic'' (''bu-lɔŋic'').Wilson, William André Auquier. 2007. ''Guinea Languages of the Atlantic group: description and internal classification''. (Schriften zur Afrikanistik, 12.) Frankfurt am Main: Peter Lang. As one of the two Rio Nunez languages of Guinea, its closest relative is Baga Mboteni. Geographical distribution Mbulungish is spoken in 22 coastal villages Kanfarandé according to ''Ethnologue''. According to Fields (2008:33-34), Mbulungish is spoken in an area to the south of the Nunez River Nunez River or Rio Nuñez (Kakandé) is a river in Guinea with its source in the Futa Jallon highlands. It is also known as the Tinguilinta River, after a village along it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baga Mboteni Language
Mboteni, also known as Baga Mboteni, Baga Binari, or Baga Pokur, is an endangered Rio Nunez languages, Rio Nunez language spoken in the coastal Rio Nunez region of Guinea. Speakers who have gone to school or work outside their villages are bilingual in Pokur and the Mande language Susu language, Susu.Fields, E. L. (2004). Before" Baga": Settlement Chronologies of the Coastal Rio Nunez Region, Earliest Times to C. 1000 CE. International Journal of African Historical Studies, 229-253. Pokur has lost the noun-class concord found in its relatives.Wilson, W. A. A. (1961). Numeration in the Languages of Guiné. Africa, 31(04), 372-377. Geographical distribution According to Fields (2008:33-34), Mboteni is spoken exclusively in the two villages of Mboteni and Binari on a peninsula south of the mouth of the Nunez River. Mboteni speakers are surrounded by Sitem speakers.Fields-Black, Edda L. 2008. ''Deep Roots: Rice Farmers in West Africa and the African Diaspora''. (Blacks in the Diaspor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baïnounk Gubëeher
Baïnounk Gubëeher is a minority language of Senegal, whose speakers are concentrated in Djibonker, Casamance. Phonology Consonants The consonant phonemes of Baïnounk Gubëeher are as follows: Notes *The phonemic status of geminated consonants is uncertain. There are a few words that have them, but there are no minimal pairs. *Word-final can be pronounced as a voiceless uvular trill The voiceless uvular trill is a type of consonantal sound, used in some dialects of some spoken languages. It is less common than its voiced counterpart. Features Features of the voiceless uvular trill: Occurrence See also *Index of ... by some speakers. Vowels The vowel phonemes of Baïnounk Gubëeher are as follows: Length is phonemic for all vowels. The difference between and is hard to perceive, and minimal pairs are rare. References Bibliography * Senegambian languages {{Senegal-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Banyum Language
Banyum (Banyun), Nyun, or Bainouk, is a Senegambian dialect cluster of Senegal and Guinea-Bissau. Spellings are ''Bagnoun, Banhum, Banyung'' and ''Bainuk, Banyuk''; other names are ''Elomay ~ Elunay''; for the Gunyaamolo variety ''Ñuñ'' or ''Nyamone'', and for Gunyuño ''Guñuun'' or ''Samik''.Hammarström (2015) Ethnologue 16/17/18th editions: a comprehensive review: online appendices The language is referred to as ''gu-jaaxər'' by its speakers.Wilson, William André Auquier. 2007. ''Guinea Languages of the Atlantic group: description and internal classification''. (Schriften zur Afrikanistik, 12.) Frankfurt am Main: Peter Lang. See Baïnounk Gubëeher for the phonology of a closely related language, sometimes thought to be a dialect of Banyum. Varieties There are three varieties of Banyum: Baïnouk-gunyaamolo, Baïnouk Samik, and Baïnouk gunyuño. * Bainouk-Gunyaamolo is spoken by 30,000 people in 2013. It is spoken in the northern Casamance River area, within a triangle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kobiana Language
Kobiana (Cobiana) or Buy (Uboi) is a Senegambian language spoken in several villages of Senegal and Guinea-Bissau Guinea-Bissau ( ; pt, Guiné-Bissau; ff, italic=no, 𞤘𞤭𞤲𞤫 𞤄𞤭𞤧𞤢𞥄𞤱𞤮, Gine-Bisaawo, script=Adlm; Mandinka: ''Gine-Bisawo''), officially the Republic of Guinea-Bissau ( pt, República da Guiné-Bissau, links=no ) .... The language is referred to as ''gu-boy'' by its speakers. Speakers are shifting to Mandinka.Wilson, William André Auquier. 2007. ''Guinea Languages of the Atlantic group: description and internal classification''. (Schriften zur Afrikanistik, 12.) Frankfurt am Main: Peter Lang. References Senegambian languages Languages of Senegal Languages of Guinea-Bissau {{GuineaBissau-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kasanga Language
Kasanga (Cassanga) or ''Haal'' is a Senegambian language traditionally spoken in a few villages of Guinea-Bissau Guinea-Bissau ( ; pt, Guiné-Bissau; ff, italic=no, 𞤘𞤭𞤲𞤫 𞤄𞤭𞤧𞤢𞥄𞤱𞤮, Gine-Bisaawo, script=Adlm; Mandinka: ''Gine-Bisawo''), officially the Republic of Guinea-Bissau ( pt, República da Guiné-Bissau, links=no ), .... The language is referred to as ''gu-haaca'' by its speakers. Speakers are shifting to Mandinka.Wilson, William André Auquier. 2007. ''Guinea Languages of the Atlantic group: description and internal classification''. (Schriften zur Afrikanistik, 12.) Frankfurt am Main: Peter Lang. References Senegambian languages Languages of Guinea-Bissau {{GuineaBissau-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lebu Wolof Language
Lebu Wolof (Lebou Oulof) is a language of Senegal that is closely related to, but not mutually intelligible with, Wolof proper. The distinctiveness of the language was obscured by the fact that all Lebu people The Lebu (Lebou, ''Lébou'') are an ethnic group of Senegal, West Africa, living on the peninsula of Cap-Vert. The Lebu are primarily a fishing community, but they have a substantial business in construction supplies and real estate.Keese, Alexan ... are bilingual in Wolof.Hammarström (2015) Ethnologue 16/17/18th editions: a comprehensive review: online appendices Lebu Wolof is the source of standard Wolof, the national language of Senegal.Falola, Toyin; Salm, Steven J. Urbanization and African cultures. Carolina Academic Press, 2005. . p 280Ngom, Fallou. Wolof. Lincom, 2003. . p 2 References Lebu language {{Atlantic-lang-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cangin Languages
The Cangin languages are spoken by 200,000 people (as of 2007) in a small area east of Dakar, Senegal. They are the languages spoken by the Serer people who do not speak the Serer language (''Serer-Sine''). Because the people are ethnically Serer, the Cangin languages are commonly thought to be dialects of the Serer language. However, they are not closely related; Serer is closer to Fulani than it is to Cangin. Languages The Cangin languages are: Lehar and Noon are particularly close, as are Ndut and Palor, though not quite to the point of easy intelligibility. Safen is transparently closer to Lehar–Noon than to Palor–Ndut. Reconstruction Merrill (2018: 451) reconstructs Proto-Cangin as follows.Merrill, John Thomas Mayfield. 2018. The Historical Origin of Consonant Mutation in the Atlantic Languages'. Doctoral dissertation, University of California, Berkeley. See also *Serer language Serer, often broken into differing regional dialects such as Serer-Sine and Serer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pajade Language
Badyara is an Eastern Senegal-Guinea language of Guinea and Guinea-Bissau Guinea-Bissau ( ; pt, Guiné-Bissau; ff, italic=no, 𞤘𞤭𞤲𞤫 𞤄𞤭𞤧𞤢𞥄𞤱𞤮, Gine-Bisaawo, script=Adlm; Mandinka: ''Gine-Bisawo''), officially the Republic of Guinea-Bissau ( pt, República da Guiné-Bissau, links=no ) .... Variants of the name are ''Badara, Badian, Badjara, Badyaranké;'' there are also ''Jaad, Bigola, Gola, Kanjad '' a-njad(ɛ)'Wilson, William André Auquier. 2007. ''Guinea Languages of the Atlantic group: description and internal classification''. (Schriften zur Afrikanistik, 12.) Frankfurt am Main: Peter Lang.), Pajade, Pajadinka''. References Fula–Tenda languages Languages of Guinea Languages of Guinea-Bissau {{GuineaBissau-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
