Bom language

Endangered language of Sierra Leone From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Bom language (alternates: Bome; Bomo)[2] is an endangered language of Sierra Leone. It belongs to the Mel branch of the Niger–Congo language family and is particularly closely related to the Bullom So language. Most speakers are bilingual in Mende. Use of the Bom language is declining among members of the ethnic group.[3]

NativetoSierra Leone
Native speakers
Krim: less than 15 (2014)[1]
"a few hundreds" (no date)[1]
Niger–Congo?
Dialects
  • Bom
  • Krim
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Bom
Bom–Krim
Native toSierra Leone
Native speakers
Krim: less than 15 (2014)[1]
"a few hundreds" (no date)[1]
Niger–Congo?
Dialects
  • Bom
  • Krim
Language codes
ISO 639-3bmf
Glottologbomk1234
ELP
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Speakers

The number of speakers range from 15[1] to 1669 (Census 2015)[4] for Krim and 20[5] to a few hundred for Bom.[1]

Classification

Bom is a Northern Bullom language. The Krim dialect (also known as Dilan Hassan)[2] is considered by speakers to be distinct, as speakers have separate ethnic identities.[6]

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