Mbulungish language

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Mbulungish
Native toGuinea
Native speakers
(5000 cited 1998)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3mbv
Glottologmbul1258
ELPMbulungish
Peoplebu-lɔŋic
Languageci-lɔŋic

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).[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 in 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

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Wilson, William André Auquier. 2007. Guinea Languages of the Atlantic group: description and internal classification. (Schriften zur Afrikanistik, 12.) Frankfurt am Main: Peter Lang.
  3. ^ 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. S2CID 133888593.
  4. ^ Mbulungish language at Ethnologue (22nd ed., 2019) Closed access icon


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