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ALSO KNOWN AS		Ndoute
CLASSIFICATION		Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, North Atlantic
CODE AUTHORITY		ISO 639-3
LANGUAGE CODE		ndv
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Information from: “Language Endangerment in West Africa: Its Victims and Causes” . G. Tucker Childs (2006)

Vulnerable

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
25,000-50,000
Native speakers worldwide

MORE ON VITALITY

"Seriously threatened and doomed to extinction in the near future."

Threatened

40 percent certain, based on the evidence available
15,000
Native speakers worldwide
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
"According to the Atlas National du Sénégal (Institut Géographique National 1977)... Ndut and Non are listed with 15,000 [speakers] each."

DATE OF INFO: 1977

DOMAINS OF USE

MORE ON VITALITY

"There are few monolinguals among the Cangin... it appears, then, in the Cangin groups as a whole, that the mother tongue is the language of family ('Home') and friends... it is important as well for prayer according to one-third (21 out of 60) of those surveyed."

SPEAKER ATTITUDE

Very positive: 90%% of respondents agreed with "I love my language and prefer it above all others."

OTHER LANGUAGES USED BY THE COMMUNITY

Wolof
French
Arabic

LANGUAGE CONTEXT COMMENTS

"Wolof stands out as the principal language of inter-group communication, indicated by its high scoring in such public domains as 'Market,' 'Mosque/Church,' and 'Public transportation.' It is also used, to some extent, in the schools... French, however, is perceived by a greater number to be the language of use in an educational setting. Arabic is used only for religious activities... Although Wolof is a very important language for these people, the mother tongue is the language with which they truly identify."

PLACES: Senegal

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: "Found near the coast of Senegal, in the area surrounding Thiès and extending north as far as Tivaouane and southwest as far as Popenguine."

Vulnerable

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
38,600
Native speakers worldwide

DATE OF INFO: 2007

		2006	Language Endangerment in West Africa: Its Victims and Causes	The Joy of Language: Proceedings of a symposium honoring the colleagues of David Dwyer on the occasion of his retirement							Michigan State University	https://www.msu.edu/~dwyer/16-Childs.doc	G. Tucker Childs	G. Tucker Childs. 2006. "Language Endangerment in West Africa: Its Victims and Causes." In The Joy of Language: Proceedings of a symposium honoring the colleagues of David Dwyer on the occasion of his retirement, Online: https://www.msu.edu/~dwyer/16-Childs.doc.		25,000-50,000		10000-99999							Vulnerable (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)	"Seriously threatened and doomed to extinction in the near future."
	1	1994	Intelligibility and Language Boundaries among the Cangin Peoples of Senegal		47-67			Journal of West African Languages	XXIV				G. Williams	Williams, G. 1994. "Intelligibility and Language Boundaries Among the Cangin Peoples of Senegal." In Journal of West African Languages, XXIV , no. 1: 47-67.	HHOLD	15,000	1977	10000-99999	"According to the Atlas National du Sénégal (Institut Géographique National 1977)... Ndut and Non are listed with 15,000 [speakers] each."	Wolof in market, mosque/church, and public transportation; French in schools; Arabic for religious activities	Wolof, French, Arabic	Very positive: 90%% of respondents agreed with "I love my language and prefer it above all others."	"Wolof stands out as the principal language of inter-group communication, indicated by its high scoring in such public domains as 'Market,' 'Mosque/Church,' and 'Public transportation.' It is also used, to some extent, in the schools... French, however, is perceived by a greater number to be the language of use in an educational setting. Arabic is used only for religious activities... Although Wolof is a very important language for these people, the mother tongue is the language with which they truly identify."	Most	Threatened (40 percent certain, based on the evidence available)	"There are few monolinguals among the Cangin... it appears, then, in the Cangin groups as a whole, that the mother tongue is the language of family ('Home') and friends... it is important as well for prayer according to one-third (21 out of 60) of those surveyed."	13	Senegal	"Found near the coast of Senegal, in the area surrounding Thiès and extending north as far as Tivaouane and southwest as far as Popenguine."	14.912690, -16.993375
16		2009	Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 16th Edition (2009)			M. Paul Lewis	SIL International			Dallas, TX		http://www.ethnologue.com/		Lewis, M. Paul (ed.). 2009. Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 16 edn. http://www.ethnologue.com/home.asp. (15 February, 2011.)	ll_pub	38,600	2007	10000-99999							Vulnerable (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)

Ndut

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Language information by source

Vulnerable

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

25,000-50,000

Threatened

40 percent certain, based on the evidence available

15,000

Vulnerable

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

38,600

Discussion

Ndut

Language metadata

Language information by source

Vulnerable

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

25,000-50,000

Threatened

40 percent certain, based on the evidence available

15,000

Vulnerable

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

38,600

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