Also Known As:
Bobe, Bobea, Wovea, Bota, Ewota
Dialects & Varieties
Bubia/Isubu
Atindogbé, Gratien, Doris Richter genannt Kemmermann, Nancy Nyindem and Anne Storch. 2006. "Bubia/Isubu." Online: http://www.mpi.nl/DOBES/projects/bubia_isubu/.
Severely Endangered
40 percent certain, based on the evidence available
600
Native Speakers Worldwide
Domains of Use
Domain Of Use 4
Used mainly only in the home and/or with family, and may not be the primary language even in these domains for many community members.
4
Speakers
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Year information was gathered
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Comments on speakers
"Taken as a whole, the attitudes of the community members towards Bubia and Isubu are negative. However, adults are very sad about the situation and would have loved it to be different. Consequently, they are open to solutions that will remedy the situation and offer collaboration to any attempt to safeguard their linguistic patrimony. Obviously, they attach considerable value to their cultural heritage, but the trend is too strong and they feel that they cannot resist the influence of Kamtok, Mokpe and the two official languages: to succeed in the metropolises, one needs French and English."
Location and Context
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Speakers' Attitude
Mixed
Other Languages Used By The Community
English, Cameroonian Pidgin English
Number of Other Language Speakers:
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Domains of Other Languages:
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Writing Systems
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