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Les Okandé du Gabon, locuteurs d’une langue en danger (langue bantoue du groupe B30): langue et culture

Rébecca Grollemund. Les Okandé Du Gabon, Locuteurs D’une Langue En Danger (langue Bantoue Du Groupe B30): Langue Et Culture. Master thesis, Univ. Lumière (Lyon 2), 2006. Online: http://www.ddl.ish-lyon.cnrs.fr/fulltext/Gabon/B30/Grollemund_2006.pdf.

Severely Endangered
100 percent certain, based on the evidence available
<100
Native Speakers Worldwide
Speaker Number Trends

Speaker Number Trend 4

Less than half of the community speaks the language, and speaker numbers are decreasing at an accelerated pace.

4
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
Transmission

Transmission 4

Many of the grandparent generation speak the language, but younger people generally do not.

4

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
"Il n’y a en effet aucun document officiel en okande. L’okande est une langue qui n’est présente ni dans l’administration, ni dans les écoles ou les médias. En revanche, l’okande se véhicule encore à travers des contes ou des récits, qui ne concernent cependant qu’une faible audience.

Au Gabon, les locuteurs de langues minoritaires ont une mauvaise opinion de leur langue."

Location and Context

Countries
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Location Description

"A tel point que l’okande n’est aujourd’hui parlé que dans quelques villages (Aschouka ou Boléko). [...] C’est dans la région de Booué... que se trouvait anciennement « le pays Okande », qui regroupait de nombreux village."

Government Support
Some support from the government for minority languages, but very little has been done with Okande
Institutional Support
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Speakers' Attitude
Negative
Other Languages Used By The Community
French
Number of Other Language Speakers:
None
Domains of Other Languages:
French in schools, radio, television, print

Writing Systems

Standard orthography:
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Writing system:
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Other writing systems used:
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Comments on writing systems:
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