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CLASSIFICATION		Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, North Volta-Congo, Ubangi
CODE AUTHORITY		ISO 639-3
LANGUAGE CODE		bok
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Information from: “Endangered Languages in Central Africa” (163-178) . Bruce Connell (2007) , Matthias Brenzinger · Mouton de Gruyter

Endangered

80 percent certain, based on the evidence available
2,000-3,000
Native speakers worldwide

DOMAINS OF USE

TRANSMISSION

MORE ON VITALITY

"Bonjo is still spoken by the young generation of adults, though it is increasingly used for ceremonial and symbolic purposes only. Lingala is learned and used as primary language by children."

GOVERNMENT SUPPORT

Use of Lingala was heavily promoted over local languages by Belgians during colonial era

OTHER LANGUAGES USED BY THE COMMUNITY

Lingala

LANGUAGE CONTEXT COMMENTS

"Subject to severe competition from Lingala"

Severely endangered

40 percent certain, based on the evidence available
2,000-3,000
Native speakers worldwide

SPEAKER NUMBER TRENDS
OTHER LANGUAGES USED BY THE COMMUNITY
LANGUAGE CONTEXT COMMENTS: "Bonjo is being replaced by Lingala"

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
3,000
Native speakers worldwide

DATE OF INFO: 2000

PLACES: Congo

9783110170498		2007	Endangered Languages in Central Africa	Language Diversity Endangered	163-178	Matthias Brenzinger	Mouton de Gruyter	Berlin		Bruce Connell	Bruce Connell. 2007. "Endangered Languages in Central Africa." In Language Diversity Endangered, edited by Matthias Brenzinger. 163-178. Mouton de Gruyter.		2,000-3,000		1000-9999	Lingala	Use of Lingala was heavily promoted over local languages by Belgians during colonial era	"Subject to severe competition from Lingala"	Endangered (80 percent certain, based on the evidence available)	12	"Bonjo is still spoken by the young generation of adults, though it is increasingly used for ceremonial and symbolic purposes only. Lingala is learned and used as primary language by children."	14
9780520255609		2008	One Thousand Languages: Living, Endangered, and Lost				University of California			Peter Austin	Austin, Peter. 2008. "One Thousand Languages: Living, Endangered, and Lost." University of California.		2,000-3,000		1000-9999	Lingala		"Bonjo is being replaced by Lingala"	Severely Endangered (40 percent certain, based on the evidence available)				15
	3rd	2010	Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger				UNESCO Publishing	Paris	http://www.unesco.org/culture/en/endangeredlanguages/atlas	Christopher Moseley (ed.)	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.)	ll_pub	3,000	2000	1000-9999				Threatened (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)					Congo	1.7712,17.9598

Bonjo

Language metadata

Language information by source

Endangered

80 percent certain, based on the evidence available

2,000-3,000

Severely endangered

40 percent certain, based on the evidence available

2,000-3,000

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

3,000

Discussion

Bonjo

Language metadata

Language information by source

Endangered

80 percent certain, based on the evidence available

2,000-3,000

Severely endangered

40 percent certain, based on the evidence available

2,000-3,000

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

3,000

Discussion

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