Bubia

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A language of Cameroon

Alternate Names
Bobe, Bobea, Bota, Ewota, Wovea, Woweta, Wuvia
User Population

600 (Voegelin and Voegelin 1977).

Location

South West region: Fako division, Limbé subdivision, Wovea village.

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Language Status

6b (Threatened).

Dialects

None known. Closely related to Bube [bvb].

Typology

10 noun classes; 21 consonant and 7 vowel phonemes; tonal.

Language Use

Some young people, all adults. Negative attitudes. Also use Cameroon Pidgin [wes]. Also use Duala [dua].