Bullom So
Bullom So is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Guinea and Sierra Leone. Glottolog rates it moribund.
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The Bullom So language, also called Mmani, Mani, or Mandingi, is an endangered language currently spoken in a few villages in Samu region of Sierra Leone's Kambia District, near the border of Guinea. It belongs to the Mel branch of the Niger–Congo language family and is particularly closely related to the Bom language. Intermarriage between Bullom So speakers and speakers of Temne and Susu is common. As the few remaining speakers of Bullom So are all over 60, the language is considered moribund.
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Words in Bullom So
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| woman | nɔ̀làkán | |
| name | leli* | |
| eye | fol* | |
| ear | nui* | |
| nose | min* | |
| tooth | Can* | |
| tongue | fo* | |
| hand | pa* | |
| blood | kon* | |
| bone | pak* | |
| skin | kor* | |
| knee | donk* | |
| breast | mo* | |
| liver | gbol* | |
| water | mɛ́n | |
| fire | yom* | |
| sun | pal* | |
| star | le* | |
| stone | pe* | |
| mountain | kik* | |
| dog | tumE* | |
| fish | yu* | |
| one | bul* | |
| two | C3n* | |
| you | mo* | |
| drink | kul* | |
| see | ke* | |
| hear | te* | |
| die | wu* | |
| come | hun* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- SherbroAtlantic-Congo64% alike
- Bom-KimAtlantic-Congo46% alike
- Northern KissiAtlantic-Congo26% alike
- Southern KisiAtlantic-Congo20% alike
- MumuyeAtlantic-Congo15% alike
- LasgerdiIndo-European13% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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