Alternate Names: Boumba, Ndowe
Dialects: None known. Related to Batanga ,.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 3,900 in Equatorial Guinea (2011 S. Smith), decreasing. 400 on Corisco Island. Population total all countries: 5,000. 0 monolinguals.
Language Use: On Corisco, all domains. Away from Corisco island used more by older generation, fewer youth. Positive attitudes. Also use French [fra] due to trade with Gabon. Almost all also use Spanish [spa].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: Only a few dozen read Benga (Scripture). All Ndowe groups use Benga hymnal. Literacy rate in L2: Almost 100%. Poetry. Grammar. NT: 1895.
Writing System: Latin
Nation of Origin: Equatorial Guinea
Other Comments: Together with Batanga , they are called Boumba; Ndowe with Iyassa ,, One ,, Mari ,, Bueko ,, and Kombe ,. A ‘Ndowe’, coastal people. 80% moved to Libreville, Gabon or Bata. Christian, traditional religion.