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Vute

A language of Cameroon

ISO 639-3: vut

Population	20,000 in Cameroon (1997 L. Lode). 300 in Banyo (1995 B. Connell). Population total all countries: 21,000.
Region	Center Province, northeast Mbam Division; Upper Sanaga Division, near Nanga-Eboko and Mbandjok; Adamawa Province, Mayo-Banyo and Djerem divisions (near Tibati and Banyo); some in East Province, west Lom and Djerem Division. Also in Nigeria.
Language maps	Southeastern Cameroon, reference number 96 Southwestern Cameroon, reference number 96
Alternate names	’Abotee, ’Abwetee, Baboute, Bamboute, Boute, Bubure, Bule, Bute, Foute, Luvure, Nbule, Pute, Voute, Voutere, Woute, Wute
Dialects	Bute Bamnyo (Vute de Banyo), Vute Mbanjo (Vute de Mbandjok), Nudoo (Vute de Yangba), Nujum (Vute de Linte), Nduvum (Vute de Tibati), Nugane (Vute de Doume), Kumbere (Vute de Sangbe), Ngoro (Vute de Ngorro).
Classification	Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Northern, Mambiloid, Suga-Vute, Vute
Language use	Banyo Vute is still used daily, but seems heavily influenced by Fulfulde [fub].
Language development	Literacy rate in L2: 15%–25%. Bible portions: 1988.
Writing system	Latin script.
Comments	Traditional religion, Christian.

Also spoken in:

Nigeria

Language name	Vute
Population	1,000 in Nigeria (1973 SIL).
Region	Taraba state, Sardauna LGA, Northeast Mambila Plateau.
Language map	Nigeria, Map 8, reference number 391
Alternate names	Babute, Bute, Buti, Fute, Mbute, Mbutere, Mfuti, Vutere, Wetere, Wute

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

ANDERSON, Stephen C., author. 1982. Review of: Études vouté (langue bantoïde du Cameroun), by Gladys Guarisma.

HEDINGER, Robert, author. 1989. "Northern Bantoid."

MBANJI, Bawe Ernest, illustrator; GFELLER, Elisabeth, editor. 1990. Multilingual Cameroon: Reader in Cameroonian languages = Cameroun multilingue: Lectures en langues camerounaises .

STARR, Alan, author. 1989. A sociolinguistic survey of Wawa, a Mambiloid language of Cameroon.  

THWING, Rhonda Ann, author. 1987. The Vute noun phrase and the relationship between Vute and Bantu.  

THWING, Rhonda Ann; WATTERS, John R., authors. 1987. "Focus in Vute."

THWING, Rhonda, author. 1981. Vute orthography statement.  

THWING, Rhonda, author. 2006. Verb extensions in Vute.  

Vernacular Publications

Juu Manáá ɓe gbàŋ noò. 1981.

Manuel pour lire et écrire la langue vútè. 1980.

Sà̧à̧ Màkéé: káàtà nì̵fubì. 2007.

Sà̧à̧ Màkéé: káàtà tá tɔ̀hí. 2007.