Mbulungish language
| Mbulungish | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Guinea |
Native speakers | (500 cited 1998)[1] |
Niger–Congo?
| |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | mbv |
| Glottolog | mbul1258 |
| ELP | Mbulungish |
Mbulungish is a Rio Nunez language of Guinea. Its various names include Baga Foré, Baga Monson, Black Baga, Bulunits, Longich, Monchon, Monshon.
As one of the two Rio Nunez languages of Guinea, its closest relative is Baga Mboteni.[2]
Geographical distribution
Mbulungish is spoken in 22 coastal villages Kanfarandé according to Ethnologue.[3]
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
- ^ a b Fields-Black, Edda L. 2008. Deep Roots: Rice Farmers in West Africa and the African Diaspora. (Blacks in the Diaspora.) Bloomington: Indiana University Press.
- ^ 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. Vol. 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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