Boulou

E471796

Boulou is an alternate name for the Bulu language, a Bantu language spoken primarily in Cameroon.

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Boulou canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Bantu language
language
alternateNameOf Bulu language
belongsToBranch Benue–Congo languages
belongsToMacroFamily Niger–Congo languages
belongsToSubbranch Bantu (Zone A)
linked to: Bantu zone A
closelyRelatedTo Ewondo
Fang
other Beti languages
countryOfficialLanguageStatus not an official language of Cameroon
endonym Bulu
exonym Boulou
glottologCode bulu1251
glottologName Bulu (Cameroon)
linked to: Duala (Cameroon)
hasAlternateName Boulou language
Bulu
hasDialects various regional varieties in Cameroon
hasLinguisticFeature agglutinative morphology
noun class system
tonal phonology
hasSecondLanguageSpeakersIn southern Cameroon
linked to: Southern Cameroon
iso639-3Code bum
isSpokenBy Bulu people
languageFamily Bantu languages
partOf Beti language group
primaryCountry Cameroon
region Central Africa
spokenIn Cameroon
subFamily Southern Bantu languages
usedFor everyday communication
local trade
religious activities
usedIn oral tradition
writingSystem Latin script
linked to: Latin alphabet

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