Bube
PrintA language of Equatorial Guinea
ISO 639-3
Alternate Names
Adeeyah, Adija, Bobe, Boobe, Boombe, Bubi, Ediya, Fernandian
Population
51,000 (2011 S. Smith), decreasing. Few monolinguals.
Location
Bioko Island, Fernando Po.
Language Maps
Language Status
5 (Developing).
Classification
Dialects
North Bobe, Southeast Bobe, Southwest Bobe.
Language Use
Vigorous. Also use Equatorial Guinea Pidgin [fpe], especially youth.
Language Development
Literacy rate in L1: Almost none. Literacy rate in L2: 80% in Spanish. Poetry. Grammar. NT: 2006.
Language Resources
Writing
Latin script.
The Adiya names are historical (1800s). Christian, traditional religion.