Also Known As:
Nõtre, Bulba, Nootre, Burusa, Boulba
Dialects & Varieties
A sociolinguistic survey of the Boulba (Notre) language area
Boafo, Ebenezer and Angela Kluge. 2010. "A Sociolinguistic Survey of the Boulba (Notre) Language Area." 73. SIL International.
Vulnerable
100 percent certain, based on the evidence available
2,368
Native Speakers Worldwide
Speaker Number Trends
Speaker Number Trend 1
Most members of the community or ethnic group speak the language. Speaker numbers may be decreasing, but very slowly.
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Domains of Use
Domain Of Use 1
Used in most domains except for official ones such as government, mass media, education etc.
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Transmission
Transmission -1
All members of the community, including children, speak the language.
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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
2,368
Year information was gathered
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Comments on speakers
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Location and Context
Countries
Atakora Province, Benin
Location Description
Nanèbou, Bourniéssou, Sépounga, Yarka, Kanafagou, and Koukoulé
Government Support
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Institutional Support
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Speakers' Attitude
Positive
Other Languages Used By The Community
French, Biali, Waama
Number of Other Language Speakers:
83%% (Biali) and 89%% (Waama)
Domains of Other Languages:
Traditional songs and folk stories, official language is French
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
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