Buduma

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Hadjer-Lamis region: Lake Chad islands and north shore; Lac region: Mamdi department, Bol subprefecture.

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Cameroon

Language NameBuduma

User Population

200 in Cameroon.

Location

Far North region: Logone-and-Chari division, islands of Lake Chad.

Alternate Names

Boudouma, Yadena, Yedima, Yedina, Yedǝnami

Language Status

6b* (Threatened).

Language Use

Also use Chadian Spoken Arabic [shu].

Other Comments

Muslim, traditional religion.

Nigeria

Language NameYedina

User Population

3,000 in Nigeria.

Location

Borno state: islands in Lake Chad.

Alternate Names

Boudouma, Buduma, Yedana, Yedima, Yedǝnami, Yidana

Dialects

Buduma, Kuri (Kakaa, Kouri).

Language Status

6b* (Threatened).

Other Comments

Seminomadic. Muslim, traditional religion.