Bube | Ethnologue

A language of Equatorial Guinea

ISO 639: bvb
Alternate Names: Adeeyah, Adija, Bobe, Boobe, Boombe, Ediya, Fernandian
Autonym: Bube, Bubi
Population: 51,000 (2017 S. Smith), decreasing. Few monolinguals. Ethnic population: 61,000 (2017 S. Smith).
Location:: Bioko Norte and Bioko Sur provinces: Bioko Island, Fernando Po.
Language Status: 6b (Threatened).
Classification: Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Narrow Bantu, Northwest, A, Bubi-Benga (A.31)
Dialects: North Bobe, Southwest Bobe, Southeast Bobe.
Language Use: Some young people, all adults. Most also use Equatorial Guinean Pidgin [fpe]. Most also use Spanish [spa]. A few also use Fang [fan]. Used as L2 by Equatorial Guinean Pidgin [fpe].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: Almost none. Literacy rate in L2: 80% in Spanish [spa]. Dictionary. Grammar. NT: 2006.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Bube
Writing: Latin script [Latn].
Other Comments: The Adiya names are historical (1800s). Christian, traditional religion.

Location: Bioko Norte and Bioko Sur provinces: Bioko Island, Fernando Po.