Papel
A language of Guinea-Bissau
| Population | 136,000 in Guinea-Bissau (2006). Population total all countries: 140,200. |
| Region | Bissau, Cacheu region. Also in Senegal. |
| Language map |
Guinea and Guinea-Bissau, reference number 34 |
| Alternate names | Moium, Oium, Papei, Pepel |
| Dialects | Similar to Mankanya [knf] and Mandjak [mfv]. 3 dialects. |
| Classification | Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Atlantic, Northern, Bak, Manjaku-Papel |
| Language development | Films. NT: 1996. |
| Comments | Traditional religion, Christian. |
Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:
Academic Publications
NICOLETI, Elizabeth Colleen, author. 2012. Substrate Influence on Body-Part Idioms in Crioulo of Guinea-Bissau.
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