Bille

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A language of Nigeria

ISO 639-3
bil
Alternate Names
Bile, Bili, Billanchi, Kun-Ɓíilé, ɓa Ɓíilé
User Population

38,000 (2012 M. Rueck, Z. Yoder, and K. Hannelová). Elderly are monolingual. Ethnic population: 42,000.

Location

Adamawa state: Demsa LGA, along Bille river.

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Language Status

7 (Shifting).

Classification
Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Jarawan, Nigerian
Dialects

None known. Bile [bil], Mbula-Bwazza [mbu], and Kulung [bbu] mutually unintelligible (less than 25%). Lexical similarity: 48% with Mbula-Bwazza [mbu], 33% with Kulung [bbu].

Language Use

Home, with Hausa [hau]. Adults only. Positive attitudes. Shifting to Hausa [hau]. Also use Nigerian Fulfulde [fuv].

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Bille
Other Comments

Traditional religion, Christian.