The following is the entry for this language as it appeared in the 14th edition (2000).
It was superseded by the corresponding entry in the 15th edition (2005). See also the corresponding entry in the current edition of Ethnologue.
SIL code: BUL
ISO 639-2: bnt
| Population | 565,000 (1987 BTL), including 47,000 Tachon (1980 Heine and Möhlig). |
| Region | Western Province, Bungoma District, Mt. Elgon. |
| Alternate names | LUBUKUSU |
| Dialects | BUKUSU, TACHONI (TACHON), KABRAS. |
| Classification | Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Narrow Bantu, Central, J, Masaba-Luyia (J.30), Luyia. |
| Comments | Literacy rate in first language: 1% to 5%. Literacy rate in second language: 25% to 50%. Mountain slope. Christian. NT 1993. |
