Saafi-Saafi language
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The Saafi-Saafi language is a Niger-Congo language spoken by the Saafi people of Senegal, closely associated with the Serer linguistic and cultural group.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Atlantic-Congo language
ⓘ
Cangin language ⓘ Niger-Congo language ⓘ language ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Saafi
NERFINISHED
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Saafi-Saafi Safen NERFINISHED ⓘ Safen NERFINISHED ⓘ Safi ⓘ |
| associatedCulturalPractice |
Saafi oral poetry
ⓘ
Saafi ritual ceremonies ⓘ |
| associatedReligion | Serer religion ⓘ |
| belongsTo | Cangin subgroup of Atlantic languages ⓘ |
| closelyRelatedTo |
Lehar language
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ndut language NERFINISHED ⓘ Noon language NERFINISHED ⓘ Palor language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Senegal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalGroupAssociated | Serer cultural group ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupAssociated |
Saafi people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Serer people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| glottocode | saaf1238 ⓘ |
| glottologName | Saafi-Saafi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
consonant mutation
ⓘ
noun class system ⓘ rich verbal morphology ⓘ |
| hasSpeakerCommunity | Saafi villages in Thiès Region ⓘ |
| hasTypology |
SVO basic word order
ⓘ
tonal language ⓘ |
| iso639-3Code | sav ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Atlantic-Congo languages
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Niger-Congo languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageSubfamily | Cangin languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| linguisticGroupAssociated | Serer languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| neighboringLanguage |
French language
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Serer-Sine language NERFINISHED ⓘ Wolof language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notMutuallyIntelligibleWith |
Serer-Sine language
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wolof language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryArea | western Senegal ⓘ |
| region | Thiès Region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenBy | Saafi people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenIn | Senegal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status |
local language of Senegal
ⓘ
minority language ⓘ |
| usedBy | rural communities in Senegal ⓘ |
| usedFor |
everyday communication
ⓘ
oral tradition ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin alphabet
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
|
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