Buduma

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A language of Chad

ISO 639-3
bdm
Alternate Names
Boudouma, Yedima, Yedina, Yidana, Yidena
Population

51,600 in Chad (1993 census). Population total all countries: 54,800.

Location

Lac Region, Mamdi department, Bol subprefecture, islands and Lake Chad north shore. Also in Cameroon, Nigeria (Yedina).

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Language Status

6a (Vigorous).

Classification
Afro-Asiatic, Chadic, Biu-Mandara, B, B.1, Buduma
Dialects

Northern Buduma, Southern Buduma. 90% inherent intelligibility between dialects.

Language Use

Vigorous. Most domains. 60% also use Kanembu [kbl] well, about 50% use Kanuri [knc]. Some use Chadian Spoken Arabic [shu].

Language Development
Literacy rate in L1: Below 1%. Literacy rate in L2: Below 5%. Grammar.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Buduma
Writing
Latin script.
Other Comments

Muslim, traditional religion.

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