Myene
E50260
Myene is a Bantu language spoken primarily by the Myene people along Gabon’s Atlantic coast and recognized as one of the country’s main national languages.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Myènè | 1 |
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Bantu language
ⓘ
language ⓘ |
| belongsToGuthrieZone | B30 ⓘ |
| country | Gabon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Myene people ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Myene
ⓘ
surface form:
Myènè
Ndowe ⓘ
surface form:
Omyene
Omyènè ⓘ Yipounou (for some varieties) ⓘ |
| hasBasicWordOrder | SVO ⓘ |
| hasDialects | various coastal varieties in Gabon ⓘ |
| hasGlottocode | myen1243 ⓘ |
| hasISO639-3Code | mye ⓘ |
| hasLinguisticResearchOn |
morphology
ⓘ
phonology ⓘ syntax ⓘ |
| hasMorphologicalType | agglutinative ⓘ |
| hasPhonologicalFeature | typical Bantu noun class system ⓘ |
| hasWritingSystem |
Latin alphabet
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
|
| isEndangeredStatus | vulnerable (declining intergenerational transmission) ⓘ |
| isMinorityLanguageIn | Gabon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isOfficialStatusIn | recognized national language in Gabon ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Gabonese languages ⓘ |
| isTaughtIn | some local schools in Gabon ⓘ |
| isUsedIn |
local religious practices
ⓘ
oral literature ⓘ traditional songs ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Bantu languages
ⓘ
surface form:
Bantu
|
| primaryUsageDomain | home and community ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | national language of Gabon ⓘ |
| region | Atlantic coastal region of Gabon ⓘ |
| spokenAlong | Gabon’s Atlantic coast ⓘ |
| spokenBy | Myene people ⓘ |
| spokenIn | Gabon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subfamilyOf |
Atlantic–Congo languages
ⓘ
Benue–Congo languages ⓘ Narrow Bantu ⓘ
surface form:
Narrow Bantu languages
Niger–Congo languages ⓘ |
| usedAlongside | French ⓘ |
| usedFor |
cultural expression
ⓘ
oral communication ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Myènè