Mbulungish language
Mbulungish is a Rio Nunez language of Guinea. Its various names include Baga Foré, Baga Monson, Black Baga, Bulunits, Longich, Monchon, Monshon.
| Mbulungish | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Guinea |
Native speakers | 500 (1998)[1] |
Niger–Congo
| |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | mbv |
| Glottolog | mbul1258 |
| ELP | Mbulungish[2] |
As one of the two Rio Nunez languages of Guinea, its closest relative is Baga Mboteni.[3]
Geographical distribution
Mbulungish is spoken in 22 coastal villages Kanfarandé according to Ethnologue.[4]
According to Fields (2008:33-34), Mbulungish is spoken in an area to the south of the Nunez River that includes the town of Monchon. Mboteni and Sitem are spoken to the north of Mbulungish.[1]
References
- Fields-Black, Edda L. 2008. Deep Roots: Rice Farmers in West Africa and the African Diaspora. (Blacks in the Diaspora.) Bloomington: Indiana University Press.
- Endangered Languages Project data for Mbulungish.
- Güldemann, Tom (2018). "Historical linguistics and genealogical language classification in Africa". In Güldemann, Tom (ed.). The Languages and Linguistics of Africa. The World of Linguistics series. 11. Berlin: De Gruyter Mouton. pp. 58–444. doi:10.1515/9783110421668-002. ISBN 978-3-11-042606-9.
- "Guinea". Ethnologue, 22nd edition. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
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