Kobiana language

Spoken in

Niger - Congo

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The Kobiana is a rare language in West Africa, which is spoken in Guinea- Bissau and Senegal.

It is classified by UNESCO as a language in danger and is an identified language.

Other names for the language are Cobiana, Ubôi and Buy.

Dissemination

The language is only spoken by some older people. The figures vary according to the sources. UNESCO gave the number 600 speakers for the year 1998, Ethnologue.com hit 650 speakers in Guinée -Bissau 2002 and the University of Laval is one of only 400

The speakers usually go over that much more prestigious French language - as official language - to take over. Some may also Mandjak as a second language. They are animists.

Description

It is a Senegaloguineische language and belongs to the northern branch of the West Atlantic languages ​​within the Niger -Congo language family.

The most closely related languages ​​are the Bainouk and Kasanga.

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