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"Documentation of Nalu, Tristão islands, Guinea (Atlantic, Niger-Congo)" HRELP Abstract
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"Nalu is predominantly spoken by an adult population (>30 years) and counts significantly less than 22,000 speakers."

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2010

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Kanfarandé sub-prefecture, Boké prefecture, Guinea; Tombali region, Guinea-Bissau

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"Spoken on the littorals of Guinea and Guinea-Bissau. In Guinea, most Nalu speakers live north of the river Nuñez on the Tristão islands, located in the sub-prefecture of Kanfarandé, prefecture of Boké. Across the border in Guinea-Bissau, speakers of Nalu inhabit the Cacine estuary in the Tombali region."

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"Spoken on the littorals of Guinea and Guinea-Bissau. In Guinea, most Nalu speakers live north of the river Nuñez on the Tristão islands, located in the sub-prefecture of Kanfarandé, prefecture of Boké. Across the border in Guinea-Bissau, speakers of Nalu inhabit the Cacine estuary in the Tombali region."

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2010

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10.9523,-14.7629

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21,830

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13,000 in Guinea (Johnstone 1993). Population total all countries: 21,830.

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2009

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Guinea; Guinea-Bissau;

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