Bubia

A language of Cameroon

ISO 639: bbx
Alternate Names: Bobe, Bobea, Bota, Ewota, Wovea, Woweta, Wuvia
Population: 600 (Voegelin and Voegelin 1977).
Location:: South West region: Fako division, Limbé subdivision, Wovea village.
Language Status: 6b (Threatened).
Classification: Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Narrow Bantu, Northwest, A, Bubi-Benga (A.31)
Dialects: None known. Closely related to Bube [bvb].
Typology: 10 noun classes; 21 consonant and 7 vowel phonemes; tonal.
Language Use: Some young people, all adults. Negative attitudes. Also use Cameroon Pidgin [wes]. Also use Duala [dua].

Location: South West region: Fako division, Limbé subdivision, Wovea village.