ISO 639-3 · bumbum
Niger–Congo family
Bulu
Bulu is a language of the Northwest Bantu branch (Niger–Congo), spoken in Cameroon. Wikidata counts 860,000 first-language speakers (2007). Wikidata describes it as “Bantu language spoken in Cameroon”.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
bum- Glottocode
bulu1251- Family
- Niger–Congo
- Wikipedia
- 16 language editions
860,000first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
1scripts
8levels in the tree
3EGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Bulu |
|---|---|
| Also called | Bulu language |
| L1 speakers | 860,000 (2007) |
| Written in | Latin script |
Vitality
EGIDS 3 Wider Communication3
Institutional. Used in government, education and media — EGIDS 0 to 4.
Other languages at this levelfamily tree
From Niger–Congo to Bulu
The branches above Bulu, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.
where it is spoken
Countries
Also spoken in Cameroon
engEnglishIndo-European · 1.13 bn0 · InternationalfraFrenchIndo-European · 285.4 m0 · InternationalhauHausaAfroasiatic · 43.9 m2 · ProvincialkauKanuriNilo-Saharan · 15 mkncCentral KanuriNilo-Saharan · 9.3 m3 · Wider CommunicationshuChadian Arabicunclassified · 2.6 m3 · Wider CommunicationwesCameroon Pidginunclassified · 2 m3 · Wider CommunicationbasBasaaNiger–Congo · 230,0005 · DevelopingetuEkoiNiger–Congo · 116,7005 · DevelopingjgoNgombaNiger–Congo · 63,0005 · Developing