Banyun language
| Banyun | |
|---|---|
| Bainouk, Nyun | |
| Native to | Guinea-Bissau, Senegal |
| Ethnicity | Bainuk people |
Native speakers | 38,000 (2006–2022) |
Niger–Congo?
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| Latin | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | Variously:bcz – Bainouk-Gunyaamolobab – Bainouk-Gunyuñobcb – Bainouk-Samik (duplicate code) |
| Glottolog | bain1264 |
| ELP | |
| Language | gu-jaaxər |
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Banyun (Banyum), Nyun, or Bainouk, is a Senegambian language group of around 8 closely related languages in Senegal and Guinea-Bissau.
Spellings are Bagnoun, Banhum, Banyung and Bainuk, Banyuk; other names are Elomay ~ Elunay; for the Gunyaamolo variety Ñuñ or Nyamone, and for Gunyuño Guñuun or Samik. The language is referred to as gu-jaaxər by its speakers.
See Baïnounk Gubëeher for the phonology of a Banyun language.