Bua
A language of Chad
| Population | 7,710 (1993 census). |
| Region | Moyen-Chari region, Barh Kôh Department, Sarh Subprefecture, Korbol area and northeast; Guéra region, Barh Signaka Department, Melfi Subprefecture. |
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Southwestern Chad, reference number 74 |
| Alternate names | ’Ba, Boa, Boua, Bwa |
| Dialects | A separate language from Niellim [nie], Fania [fni], Tunia [tug], and Day [dai]. ‘Mana’, or ‘Kobe’ may be an alternate name or dialect. |
| Classification | Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, North, Adamawa-Ubangi, Adamawa, Mbum-Day, Bua |
| Language use | Most also use some Chadian Spoken Arabic [shu]. |
| Comments | Different from Bua [bww] (Bwa) of Democratic Republic of the Congo, which is Benue-Congo. Traditional religion, Muslim. |
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