Alternate Names: Boudouma, Yedima, Yedina, Yidana, Yidena
Dialects: Northern Buduma, Southern Buduma. 90% inherent intelligibility between dialects.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 51,600 in Chad (1993 census). Population total all countries: 54,800.
Language Use: Vigorous. Most domains. About 50% use Kanuri [knc]. 33,000 also use Kanembu [kbl]. Including those living near Bol. Also use Chadian Spoken Arabic [shu].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: Below 1%. Literacy rate in L2: Below 5%. Grammar.
Writing System: Latin
Nation of Origin: Chad
Other Comments: Muslim, traditional religion.