Karon language
Encyclopedia
The Karon language is an endangered language
of Senegal
and Gambia. It belongs to the Atlantic
branch of the Niger–Congo
language family, and is particularly closely related to the Mlomp language
.
Endangered language
An endangered language is a language that is at risk of falling out of use. If it loses all its native speakers, it becomes a dead language. If eventually no one speaks the language at all it becomes an "extinct language"....
of Senegal
Senegal
Senegal , officially the Republic of Senegal , is a country in western Africa. It owes its name to the Sénégal River that borders it to the east and north...
and Gambia. It belongs to the Atlantic
Atlantic languages
The Atlantic or West Atlantic languages of West Africa are an obsolete proposed major group of the Niger–Congo languages. They are those languages west of Kru which have the noun-class systems characteristic of the Niger–Congo family; in this they are distinguished from their Mande neighbors, which...
branch of the Niger–Congo
Niger–Congo languages
The Niger–Congo languages constitute one of the world's major language families, and Africa's largest in terms of geographical area, number of speakers, and number of distinct languages. They may constitute the world's largest language family in terms of distinct languages, although this question...
language family, and is particularly closely related to the Mlomp language
Mlomp language
The Mlomp language, also known as Gulompaay. The language is spoken in Senegal. It belongs to the Atlantic branch of the Niger–Congo language family, and is particularly closely related to the Karon language.- External links :*...
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