A short video story on Tucker Childs and Hannah Sarvasy's work to document Kim.
Also Known As:
Kim, Kittim, Kirim, Kimi
Dialects & Varieties
"Documenting the Krim and Bom Languages of Sierre Leone (DKB)" HRELP Abstract
Childs, Tucker. 2007. ""Documenting the Krim and Bom Languages of Sierre Leone (DKB)" HRELP Abstract." Online: http://www.hrelp.org/grants/projects/index.php?projid=190.
Severely Endangered
20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
A few dozen
Native Speakers Worldwide
Speakers
Native or fluent speakers:
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Second-language speakers and learners
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Semi-speakers or rememberers
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Children:
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Young adults
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Older adults
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Elders
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Ethnic or community population
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Year information was gathered
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Comments on speakers
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Location and Context
Countries
southeastern Sierra Leone
Location Description
"Coastal tidelands of south-eastern Sierra Leone... tiny fishing villages along a remote tidal estuary."
Government Support
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Institutional Support
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Speakers' Attitude
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Other Languages Used By The Community
Mende
Number of Other Language Speakers:
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Domains of Other Languages:
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Writing Systems
Standard orthography:
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Writing system:
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Other writing systems used:
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Comments on writing systems:
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Recent Resources
Map of towns where speakers of Kim/Bom were found in surveys by Dr. Tucker Childs, 2006-2009.