Buduma language

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The Buduma language is an Afro-Asiatic language spoken by the Buduma (Yedina) people around Lake Chad, particularly in Chad and Cameroon.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Buduma language canonical 4

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (39)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Afro-Asiatic language
Chadic language
language
alternativeName Yedina language
associatedWith Lake Chad fisheries culture
pastoralist communities around Lake Chad
endangeredStatus vulnerable
glottocode buda1251
hasAlternativeSpelling Boudouma
Boudoumawa
linked to: Boudouma

Buduma
Yedina
hasAutonym Yedina
hasEthnologueEntry Ethnologue: Buduma
linked to: Ethnologue
hasEthnonym Buduma
hasLinguisticClassification Afro-Asiatic > Chadic > Biu–Mandara (often classified)
hasSpeakerCommunity Buduma ethnic group
linked to: Buduma people
hasSpeakersIn Borno region
linked to: Borno State

Far North Region of Cameroon
isMinorityLanguageIn Cameroon
Chad
iso639-3Code bdm
languageFamily Afro-Asiatic
linguisticArea Lake Chad Basin
linked to: Lake Chad basin
primaryCountry Chad
region Central Africa
relatedTo other Chadic languages
secondaryCountry Cameroon
spokenAround Lake Chad
spokenBy Buduma people
Yedina people
spokenIn Cameroon
Chad
spokenNear Lake Chad islands
Lake Chad shores
linked to: Lake Chad basin
subfamily Chadic
usedIn daily communication among Buduma people
traditional cultural practices of Buduma people
writingSystem Latin script
linked to: Latin alphabet

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Kotoko traditionalLanguage Buduma language
Buduma language Buduma language
Buduma people language Buduma language
Lagwan language neighboringLanguage Buduma language