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Bullom languages

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Group of languages spoken in Sierra Leone
Bullom
Geographic
distribution
coastal Guinea
Linguistic classification Niger–Congo?
Subdivisions
Language codes
Glottolog bull1246

The Bullom languages are a small group of Mel languages spoken in Sierra Leone, including along the Bullom Shore.[1] They were historically sometimes referred to as one language or dialect continuum, divided into Southern Bullom (Krim and Sherbro[2] ) and Northern Bullom (Bullom So[3] ).[1] The languages are:[4]

Bom (Krim), Bullom So (Mmani), Sherbro.

They are closely related to Kissi.

References

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  1. ^ a b African Language Review (1966), volume 5, page 140
  2. ^ Micah Corum, Substrate and Adstrate (2015), page 60
  3. ^ G. Tucker Childs, A Grammar of Mani (2011), page 5
  4. ^ Bullom. Glottolog.


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