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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; PROJET de Traduction de la Bible et d'Alphabétisation en langue Budu, authors. Available: 2011; Created: 1997. Manuel d'orthographe Budu.

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

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

WIT-HASSELAAR, Alie de, author. 1995. "Bira - Huku wordlists."

Vernacular Publications

Makwaa kʉ uyi makwaa kɔ uyi 2001. 2000.

Makwaa kʉ uyi makwaa kɔ uyi 2002. 2001.