Boghom language

Afro-Asiatic language of Nigeria
Boghom
Native toNigeria
RegionPlateau State
Native speakers
(50,000 cited 1973)[1]
Language family
Afro-Asiatic
  • Chadic
    • West Chadic
      • Barawa (B.3)
        • Boghom languages
          • Boghom
Language codes
ISO 639-3bux
Glottologbogh1241

Boghom (also known as Bogghom, Bohom, Burom, Burum, Burrum; the Hausa people calls it Burmawa, Borrom, Boghorom, Bokiyim) is an Afro-Asiatic language spoken by the majority of people in Kanam & Wase local government of Plateau State, Nigeria.

The Boghom people are mostly farmers, though some of them engage in rearing animals. Historically, hunting was a major occupation of the people as well.

Boghom is one of eight languages featured in Ronald Cosper's Barawa Lexicon: Jimi, Zul, Geji, Polci, Dott, Sayanci, Buli and Boghom.[2]

Notes

  1. ^ Boghom at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. ^ Caron, Bernard (2002). "Review of "Ɓarawa lexicon: a wordlist of eight South Bauchi (West Chadic) languages: Boghom, Buli, Dott, Geji, Sayanci and Zul" by Ronald Cosper, Munich: LINCOM EUROPA, 1999". Chadic Newsletter. 23: 46–80.

External links

  • OLAC resources in and about the Boghom language
  • South Bauchi word lists in Wiktionary Appendix
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