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ISO 639-3 · bmvbmv
Niger–Congo family

Bum

Bum is a language of the Bantu branch (Niger–Congo), spoken in Cameroon. Wikidata describes it as “Bantu language of Cameroon”.

5 · Developing
Wikidata recordGlottolog
At a glance
ISO 639-3
bmv
Glottocode
bumm1238
Wikipedia
8 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
—scripts
7levels in the tree
5EGIDS level

Facts

NameBum
Also calledBum language

Vitality

EGIDS 5 Developing5

Stable. Spoken by all generations at home, with or without schooling — EGIDS 5 and 6a.

Other languages at this level
family tree

From Niger–Congo to Bum

The branches above Bum, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.

1142Niger–Congofamily1061Atlantic–Congobranch910Volta–Congobranch695Benue–Congobranch549Bantoidbranch534Southern Bantoidbranch458BantubranchbmvBumlanguage
where it is spoken

Countries

Cameroon243 languages in the index

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 CommunicationbumBuluNiger–Congo · 860,0003 · Wider CommunicationfanFangNiger–Congo · 858,0003 · Wider CommunicationewoEwondoNiger–Congo · 578,0003 · Wider Communication