Bikya
A language of Cameroon
| Population | 1 (Breton 1986). |
| Region | North West Province, Menchum Division, Furu-Awa Subdivision, Furubana village. |
| Alternate names | Furu |
| Dialects | Reportedly in Furu subgroup (2000 B. Connell). May be Eastern Beboid. Lexical similarity: 24% with Noone [nhu] (Beboid), 14% with Akum [aku]. |
| Classification | Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Unclassified |
| Language use | Shifted to Jukun [jbu]. |
| Comments | Although formerly called ‘Bikya’, the people are now called ‘Furu’. May have no remaining speakers. Nearly extinct. |
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