Boon

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A language of Somalia

ISO 639-3
bnl
Alternate Names
Af-Boon
User Population

59 (2000).

Location

Jubbada Dhexe region: Jilib district, bush settlements.

Language Status

8a (Moribund).

Classification
Afro-Asiatic, Cushitic, East
Dialects

None known. Reportedly similar to Somali [som].

Language Use

Older adults only. Shifted to Maay [ymm].

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Boon
Other Comments

Distinct from Boni [bob]. ‘Boon’, low caste, including Yibir, Midgaan (Midgo, language Af-Midgood), Madiban, Tumal, Yahar, Yihir, and other clans.