Kulung

A language of Nigeria

ISO 639: bbu
Alternate Names: Bakuli, Bakulu, Bakulung, Bambur, Kukulung, Kulu, Kuluno, Wo, Wurkum
Population: 40,000 (2012 M. Rueck, Z. Yoder, and K. Hannelová). Elderly are monolingual.
Location:: Taraba state: Karim Lamido LGA, Balasa, Bambur, and Kirim; Wukari LGA, Gada Mayo.
Language Status: 6a (Vigorous).
Classification: Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Jarawan, Nigerian
Dialects: None known. Mutually unintelligible (less than 20%) with Mbula-Bwazza [mbu] and Bille [bil]. Lexical similarity: 37% with Mbula-Bwazza [mbu], 33% with Bile [bil].
Language Use: Home. Used by all. Positive attitudes. Most also use Hausa [hau] (Blench 2019). Used as L2 by Dadiya [dbd], Piya-Kwonci [piy].
Language Development: Dictionary. Bible portions: 1926–1950.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Kulung
Writing: Latin script [Latn], no longer in use.
Other Comments: 4 clans: Bambur, Balassa, Banyam, Bamingun. Different from Kulung [mpg] of Chad which is Chadic. Similar in culture to Piya, Kodei, Kwanchi, Pelang, and Pero. Christian.

Location: Taraba state: Karim Lamido LGA, Balasa, Bambur, and Kirim; Wukari LGA, Gada Mayo.