Kobiana

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A language of Guinea-Bissau

ISO 639-3
kcj
Alternate Names
Buy, Cobiana, Guboy, Uboi
User Population

800 in Guinea-Bissau (2018). Total users in all countries: 1,300.

Location

Cacheu region: near Banyun and Cacheu.

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Language Status

6b (Threatened).

Classification
Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Atlantic, Northern, Eastern Senegal-Guinea, Nun
Dialects

None known. Reportedly similar to Bainouk-Gunyuno [bab] and Kasanga [ccj].

Language Use

Some young people, all adults. Also use Mandjak [mfv] (Dimmendaal and Voeltz 2007).

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Kobiana
Other Comments

Traditional religion.

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