Bangime: secret language, language isolate, or language island? A computer‐assisted case study

• Published in: Papers in Historical Phonology Vol. 7; pp. 1 - 43
• Main Authors: Hantgan, Abbie, List, Johann‐Mattis
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: University of Edinburgh 07.09.2022

We report the results of a qualitative and quantitative lexical comparison between Bangime and neighboring languages. Our results indicate that the status of the language as an isolate remains viable, and that Bangime speakers have had different levels of language contact with other Malian populatio...