Mbum
PrintA language of Cameroon
ISO 639-3
Alternate Names
Buna, Mboum, Mboumtiba, Wuna
Population
38,600 in Cameroon (1982 SIL). Population total all countries: 51,100.
Location
West Mbum, isolated in Adamawa Region, Vina and Djerem divisions, south and southwest of Ngaoundere; North Region, Faro division, Ngaoundere area to border of Faro Reserve; East Region, Lom and Djerem divisions, Belabo subdivision, Gbete. Also in Central African Republic.
Language Status
5 (Developing).
Classification
Dialects
Gbete (Byrre, Kepere, Kpere, Pere, Pono, Ripere, Vana), Mboum (Bum, West Mbum).
Language Use
Rapidly becoming bilingual in Fulfulde [fub].
Language Development
Dictionary. Grammar. NT: 1965.
Language Resources
Writing
Latin script, used in Cameroon.
Muslim, traditional religion.