Also Known As:
Bullom So, Northern Bullom, Bolom, Bulem, Bullun, Bullin, Mmani, Mandingi, Mandenyi
Dialects & Varieties
- Mmani
- Kafu
Stories
Language Revitalization
Language Revitalization
Reading and Writing
Reading and Writing
Submitted by
Gibrilla KamaraPublished on:
Recent Resources
Map of towns surveyed for the Mani Documentation Project, undertaken by Dr. Tucker Childs.
Severely Endangered
60 percent certain, based on the evidence available
<200
Native Speakers Worldwide
Speaker Number Trends
Speaker Number Trend 5
A small percentage of the community speaks the language, and speaker numbers are decreasing very rapidly.
5
Domains of Use
Domain Of Use 4
Used mainly only in the home and/or with family, and may not be the primary language even in these domains for many community members.
4
Bibliography
Bibliography of Vitality:
G. Tucker Childs. 2011. "A Grammar of Mani." Mouton de Gruyter.
Bibliography of Locations:
Moseley, Christopher (ed.). 2010. Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger, 3rd edn. http://www.unesco.org/culture/en/endangeredlanguages/atlas. (03 June, 2011.)
Bibliography of Context:
G. Tucker Childs. 2011. "A Grammar of Mani." Mouton de Gruyter.