Buli

A language of Ghana

ISO 639-3

Alternate Names

Bulisa, Guresha, Kanjaga

Population

150,000 (2003 GILLBT), increasing.

Location

Sandema District.

Language Status

5 (Developing).

Classification

Dialects

Most similar to Konni [kma]. Lexical similarity: 77% with Mampruli [maw].

Language Use

Vigorous. All domains. All ages.

Language Development

Literacy rate in L1: Around 10%. Literacy rate in L2: 5%–15%. Dictionary. NT: 1996.

Language Resources

Writing

Latin script, used since 1985.

Other Comments

Traditional religion, Christian, Muslim.