Alternate Names: Bom
Dialects: None known. Lexical similarity: 71% with Kom ,.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 21,400 (2001 SIL), increasing.
Language Use: Bum and Cameroon Pidgin [wes] used in health centers and with outsiders. Almost all domains. All ages. Positive attitudes. Bum and Cameroon Pidgin [wes] used in health centres and with outsiders. Also use Kom [bkm]. Used as L2 by Kom [bkm].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: 15%. Literacy rate in L2: 30%. Most women and children learn to read and write. L1 used informally in education. English medium of education. Poetry. Radio programs. Bible portions: 2008.
Writing System: Latin
Nation of Origin: Cameroon
Other Comments: Christian, Muslim, traditional religion.