Banyum language

Banyum
Bainouk, Nyun
Native to	Guinea-Bissau, Senegal
Native speakers	40,000 (2006–2013)
Language family	Niger–Congo Atlantic–Congo Atlantic Senegambian Wolof–Nyun Nyun-Buy Banyum
Language codes
ISO 639-3	Variously: bcz – Bainouk-Gunyaamolo bab – Bainouk-Gunyuño bcb – Bainouk-Samik (duplicate code)
Glottolog	bain1264

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.

See Baïnounk Gubëeher for the phonology of a closely related language, sometimes thought to be a dialect of Banyum.

Varieties

There are 3 varieties of Banyum: Baïnouk-gunyaamolo, Baïnouk Samik,and, Baïnouk gunyuño.

• Bainouk-Gunyaamolo is spoken by 30,000 people in 2013. It occurs in northern Casamance River, within a triangle formed by the towns of Bignona, Tobor and Niamone or north of Ziguinchor . It is also spoken in Gambia .
• Baïnouk-Samik is spoken by 1,850 people in 2006. It is found mainly on the left bank of the Casamance River, around Samik and surrounding villages, approximately 20 km east of Ziguinchor .
• Baïnouk-Gunyuño is spoken by 8,860 people in 2006. It is found in the region of Cacheu and near São Domingos.