BUB ISO 639-3
Bua
A language of Chad
- ISO 639
- bub
- Alternate Names
- ’Ba, Boa, Boua, Bwa
- Population
- 7,710 (1993 census).
- Location:
- Guéra region: Barh Signaka department, Melfi subprefecture; Moyen-Chari region: Barh Kôh department, Sarh subprefecture, Korbol area and northeast.
- Language Status
- 6a* (Vigorous).
- Classification
- Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, North, Adamawa-Ubangi, Adamawa, Mbum-Day, Bua
- Dialects
- Distinct from Niellim [nie], Fania [fni], Tunia [tug], and Day [dai]. Mana, or Kobe may be an alternate name or dialect.
- Language Use
- Also use Chadian Spoken Arabic [shu]. Used as L2 by Boor [bvf].
- Language Resources
- OLAC resources in and about Bua
- Writing
- Unwritten [Qaax].
- Other Comments
- Different from Bua [bww] (Bwa) of Democratic Republic of the Congo, which is Benue-Congo. Traditional religion, Muslim.
Also Spoken in
Map
Location: Guéra region: Barh Signaka department, Melfi subprefecture; Moyen-Chari region: Barh Kôh department, Sarh subprefecture, Korbol area and northeast.
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