Also Known As:
Banyum, Banyun, Bagnoun, Banhum, Bainuk, Banyuk, Banyung, Elomay, Elunay, Ñuñ
Dialects & Varieties
- Gujaaxet
- Gunyamoolo
"A first appraisal of Bainouk and its main contact language Mandinka" HRELP Abstract
Luepke, Friederike. 2008. ""A First Appraisal of Bainouk and Its Main Contact Language Mandinka" HRELP Abstract." Online: http://www.hrelp.org/grants/projects/index.php?projid=126.
Threatened
20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
~6,000
Native Speakers Worldwide
Speakers
Native or fluent speakers:
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Second-language speakers and learners
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Semi-speakers or rememberers
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Children:
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Young adults
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Older adults
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Elders
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Ethnic or community population
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Year information was gathered
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Comments on speakers
"Speakers of Bainouk have been bilingual in Mandinka for such a long time that bilingualism is an integral part of their identity. Following economic and linguistic pressure on the Bainouk, they are giving up their established bilingualism and shift to Mandinka and regionally and nationally dominant languages."
Location and Context
Countries
Senegal, Gambia
Location Description
Upper Casamance region of Senegal and Gambia
Government Support
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Institutional Support
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Speakers' Attitude
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Other Languages Used By The Community
Mandinka
Number of Other Language Speakers:
None
Domains of Other Languages:
None
Writing Systems
Standard orthography:
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Writing system:
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Recent Resources
The project consists of a sociolinguistic survey of the highly endangered Atlantic language Bainouk,