Buli | Ethnologue

A language of Ghana

ISO 639: bwu
Alternate Names: Builsa, Bulisa, Bulsa, Guresha, Kanjaga
Autonym: Buli
Population: 168,000 (2013 UNSD), increasing.
Location:: Upper East region; Northern region: White Volta river area.
Language Status: 5 (Developing).
Classification: Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, North, Gur, Central, Northern, Oti-Volta, Buli-Koma
Dialects: None known. Reportedly most similar to Konni [kma]. Lexical similarity: 77% with Mampruli [maw].
Language Use: Vigorous. All domains. Used by all. Also use English [eng]. Used as L2 by Kantosi [xkt].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: Around 10%. Literacy rate in L2: 5%–15%. Literature. Dictionary. Grammar. Texts. NT: 1996.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Buli
Writing: Latin script [Latn], used since 1985.
Other Comments: Traditional religion, Christian.

Location: Upper East region; Northern region: White Volta river area.