Mbulungish is a

Rio Nunez 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 its upper course. Geography Lying between the to the north and the Pongo ...

language of

Guinea Guinea ( ),, fuf, 𞤘𞤭𞤲𞤫, italic=no, Gine, wo, Gine, nqo, ߖߌ߬ߣߍ߫, bm, Gine officially the Republic of Guinea (french: République de Guinée), is a coastal country in West Africa. It borders the Atlantic Ocean to the we ...

. 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 The Rio Nunez (Rio Nuñez) or Nunez River languages constitute a pair of Niger–Congo languages, Mbulungish and Baga Mboteni. They are spoken at the mouth of the Nunez River in Guinea, West Africa. The Rio Nunez languages have been studied ...

, its closest relative is Baga Mboteni.

Geographical distribution

Mbulungish is spoken in 22 coastal villages

Kanfarandé Kanfarandé is a town and sub-prefecture in the Boké Prefecture in the Boké Region Boké Region is located in western Guinea. It is bordered by the countries of Senegal and Guinea-Bissau and the Guinean regions of Kindia and Labé. I ...

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 its upper course. Geography Lying between the to the north and the Pongo ...

that includes the town of Monchon. Mboteni and Sitem are spoken to the north of Mbulungish.Fields-Black, Edda L. 2008. ''Deep Roots: Rice Farmers in West Africa and the African Diaspora''. (Blacks in the Diaspora.) Bloomington: Indiana University Press.

References

Senegambian languages Languages of Guinea {{Atlantic-lang-stub