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Bum

A language of Cameroon

ISO 639-3: bmv

Population	21,400 (2001 SIL).
Region	North West Province, Boyo Division, Bum Subdivision, mainly Fonfuka village.
Language map	Southwestern Cameroon, Enlarged Area, reference number 131
Alternate names	Bom
Dialects	Lexical similarity: 71% with Kom [bkm].
Classification	Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Wide Grassfields, Narrow Grassfields, Ring, Center

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

HEDINGER, Robert; NDOKOBAI, authors. 2005. Proposed Bum orthography statement.  

LAMBERTY, Melinda, author. 2002. "A sociolinguistic survey of Bum."  

Vernacular Publications

Yikî hi taŋ nì hi nyàk ijisì Bûmì (Learn how to read and write the Bum language). 2008.