Buli

A language of Ghana

Builsa, Bulisa, Bulsa, Guresha, Kanjaga

Buli

168,000 (2013 UNSD), increasing.

Upper East region; Northern region: White Volta river area.

5 (Developing).

None known. Reportedly most similar to Konni [kma]. Lexical similarity: 77% with Mampruli [maw].

Vigorous. All domains. Used by all. Also use English [eng]. Used as L2 by Kantosi [xkt].

Literacy rate in L1: Around 10%. Literacy rate in L2: 5%–15%. Literature. Dictionary. Grammar. Texts. NT: 1996.

Latin script [Latn], used since 1985.

Traditional religion, Christian.