Bullom So

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A language of Sierra Leone

ISO 639-3
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Alternate Names
Bolom, Bulem, Bullin, Bullun, Mandenyi, Mandingi, Mani, Mmani, Northern Bullom
User Population

7,700 in Sierra Leone (2019).

Location

Northern province: Kambia district, Samu region; Guinea border coast to Sierra Leone river.

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Language Status

6b (Threatened).

Classification
Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Atlantic, Southern, Mel, Bullom-Kissi, Bullom, Northern
Dialects

Mmani, Kafu.

Language Use

Some young people, all adults. Also use Themne [tem], with many youth shifting.

Language Development

Grammar. Bible portions: 1816.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Bullom So
Writing

Latin script [Latn].

Other Comments

People intermarried with the Temne and the Susu. Traditional religion.

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