Mlomp
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A language of Senegal
Alternate Names
Gulompaay, Mlomp North
User Population
7,500 (2017).
Location
Ziguinchor region: Bignona department, Mlomp village on Tendouck to Tiobon road, surrounding villages.
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Language Status
6b (Threatened).
Dialects
None known. Lexical similarity: 64% with Karon [krx] (most similar), 42% with the next most similar Jola language.
Language Use
Some young people, all adults. Many also use Wolof [wol], as the language of commerce and interethnic communication (Sarr and Thiaw 2012). Some also use French [fra], as the language of education and government (Diouf et al 2017). Also use Jola-Fonyi [dyo]. Also use Mandinka [mnk]. Also use Pulaar [fuc].