Bom language
Not to be confused with Anjam language.
| Bom | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Sierra Leone |
Native speakers | a "few hundred" (2014)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 |
bmf |
| Glottolog |
bomm1240[2] |
The Bom language (alternates: Bome; Bomo)[3] 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, and use of the Bom language is declining among members of the ethnic group.
References
- ↑ Bom at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
- ↑ Nordhoff, Sebastian; Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2013). "Bom". Glottolog. Leipzig: Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology.
- ↑ Batibo, Herman (2005). Language decline and death in Africa: causes, consequences, and challenges. Multilingual Matters. pp. 82–. ISBN 978-1-85359-808-1. Retrieved 13 January 2011.