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Budu

A language of Democratic Republic of the Congo

ISO 639-3: buu

Population	180,000 (1991 SIL).
Region	Orientale Province, Wamba Territory. 8 collectivités.
Language map	Northern Democratic Republic of Congo
Alternate names	Bodo, Ebudu, Kibudu
Dialects	Ineta (Timoniko), Wadimbisa (Isombi), Makoda, West Bafwangada (Bafanio), East Bafwangada, Bafwakoyi, Malamba, Mahaa. The first 4 dialects listed are on Ibambi side of Nepoko River; the last 4 on Wamba side. Ibambi and Wamba groups consider themselves one people and language. Lexical similarity: 92% within dialects, 85% with Ndaka [ndk], 78% with Mbo [zmw], 74% with Nyali [nlj] and Vanuma [vau], 30% with Bali [bcp], Lika [lik], and Komo [kmw], 20%–25% with Bhele [bhy], Kaiku [kkq], Bila [bip], and Bera [brf], 14% with Congo Swahili [swc].
Classification	Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Narrow Bantu, Central, D, Bira-Huku (D.30)
Language use	Most also use Swahili [swc].
Language development	Bible portions: 2000.
Writing system	Latin script.
Comments	Traditional religion, Christian.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

Bamata-Subama and Projet de Traduction de la Bible et d'Alphabétisation en langue Budu. Created: 1997. Manuel d'orthographe Budu.

de Wit, Gert, editor. 1995. Compendium of survey reports volume 1: Bira-Huku group of Bantu.

de Wit-Hasselaar, Alida. 1995. "Bira - Huku wordlists."

Koehler, Loren Scott. 1995. An underspecification approach to Budu vowel harmony.

Vernacular Publications

Makwaa kʉ uyi makwaa kɔ uyi 2001. 2000.

Makwaa kʉ uyi makwaa kɔ uyi 2002. 2001.