ISO 639-3 · bmfbmf
Niger–Congo family
Bom
Bom is a language of the Mel branch (Niger–Congo), spoken in Sierra Leone.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
bmf- Glottocode
bomm1240- Family
- Niger–Congo
- EGIDS
- 8b Nearly Extinct
- UNESCO
- Severely endangered
- Wikipedia
- 8 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
—scripts
4levels in the tree
8bEGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Bom |
|---|---|
| Also called | Bomo, Bom language, Bome, Bom-Kim |
Vitality
EGIDS 8b Nearly Extinct8b
Endangered. Children are no longer learning it everywhere, or only grandparents speak it — EGIDS 6b to 8b.
Other languages at this levelUNESCO: Severely endangered
Languages at this levelfamily tree
From Niger–Congo to Bom
The branches above Bom, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.
where it is spoken
Countries
Also spoken in Sierra Leone
engEnglishIndo-European · 1.13 bn0 · InternationalmyqManinkaNiger–Congo · 3.3 msusSusuNiger–Congo · 2.4 m4 · EducationalmnkMandinkaNiger–Congo · 1.4 m5 · DevelopingkriKriounclassified · 692,0003 · Wider CommunicationbsqBassaNiger–Congo · 420,0005 · DevelopingmenMendeNiger–Congo2 · ProvincialvaiVaiNiger–Congo5 · DevelopingyalYalunkaNiger–Congo5 · DevelopinggolGolaNiger–Congo5 · Developing