Cangin languages

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Cangin languages are a small group of closely related Atlantic languages spoken primarily in Senegal, distinct from but historically related to the main Serer language.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Atlantic languages
language family
areCloselyRelatedInternally true
areConsidered small language group
areDistinctFrom Serer language NERFINISHED
areEndangered some member languages
areHistoricallyRelatedTo Serer language NERFINISHED
areMinorityLanguagesIn Senegal NERFINISHED
areMutuallyIntelligibleWithSerer false
areRelatedTo Serer language NERFINISHED
areSometimesGroupedWith Serer languages NERFINISHED
areSpokenBy Lehar people NERFINISHED
Ndut people NERFINISHED
Noon people NERFINISHED
Palor people NERFINISHED
Saafi people NERFINISHED
Serer people NERFINISHED
areStudiedIn African linguistics
Atlantic linguistics
areTypologicallyRelatedTo other Atlantic languages
areUsedIn local religious practices in Senegal
oral tradition in Senegal
country Senegal NERFINISHED
geographicConcentration Fatick Region NERFINISHED
Thiès Region NERFINISHED
western Senegal
hasMember Lehar language NERFINISHED
Ndut language NERFINISHED
Noon language NERFINISHED
Palor language NERFINISHED
Saafi-Saafi language NERFINISHED
haveISO6395Code cang (macrolinguistic grouping, where used)
haveMorphologicalType agglutinative
havePhonologicalFeature rich consonant inventories
haveWritingSystem Latin script (for some languages)
linguisticClassification Atlantic–Congo languages NERFINISHED
memberOf Atlantic branch of Niger–Congo
region Senegal NERFINISHED
spokenIn Senegal NERFINISHED
subclassOf Niger–Congo languages NERFINISHED

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Serer closelyRelatedTo Cangin languages
Serer subbranch Cangin languages
Serer language subfamilyOf Cangin languages