Bon Gula | Ethnologue

A language of Chad

ISO 639: glc
Alternate Names: Bon, Bon Goula, Bun, Gula Guera, Poun, Taataal
Autonym: Êeni
Population: 1,200 (1997 SIL).
Location:: Guéra region: Bahr Signaka department, Melfi subprefecture, Bon and Ibir villages; Salamat region: west border area.
Language Status: 6a (Vigorous).
Classification: Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, North, Adamawa-Ubangi, Adamawa, Mbum-Day, Bua
Dialects: None known. Lexical similarity: 46% with Zan Gula [zna].
Language Use: Vigorous. Used by all. Also use Chadian Spoken Arabic [shu].
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Bon Gula
Writing: Latin script [Latn], in development.
Other Comments: Traditional religion, Muslim.

Location: Guéra region: Bahr Signaka department, Melfi subprefecture, Bon and Ibir villages; Salamat region: west border area.