Bom language
The Bom language (alternates: Bome; Bomo) is an endangered language of Sierra Leone. It belongs to the Mel branch of the Niger–Congo language family and is particularly closely related to the Bullom So language. Most speakers are bilingual in Mende. Use of the Bom language is declining among members of the ethnic group.
| Bom | |
|---|---|
| Bom–Krim | |
| Native to | Sierra Leone |
Native speakers | Krim: less than 15 (2014) "a few hundreds" (no date) |
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | bmf |
| Glottolog | bomk1234 |
| ELP | |
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