Nalu
[aka Nalou,]Classification: Niger-Congo
·vulnerable
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Vulnerable
20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
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<22,000
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"Nalu is predominantly spoken by an adult population (>30 years) and counts significantly less than 22,000 speakers."
- PLACES
- Kanfarandé sub-prefecture, Boké prefecture, Guinea; Tombali region, Guinea-Bissau
- LOCATION DESCRIPTION
"Spoken on the littorals of Guinea and Guinea-Bissau. In Guinea, most Nalu speakers live north of the river Nuñez on the Tristão islands, located in the sub-prefecture of Kanfarandé, prefecture of Boké. Across the border in Guinea-Bissau, speakers of Nalu inhabit the Cacine estuary in the Tombali region."