Alternate Names: Adeeyah, Adija, Bobe, Boobe, Boombe, Bubi, Ediya, Fernandian
Dialects: North Bobe, Southeast Bobe, Southwest Bobe.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 51,000 (2011 S. Smith), decreasing. Few monolinguals.
Language Use: Some young people, all adults. Also use Equatorial Guinean Pidgin [fpe], especially youth. Almost all also use Spanish [spa]. Also use Fang [fan]. Used as L2 by Equatorial Guinean Pidgin [fpe].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: Almost none. Literacy rate in L2: 80% in Spanish. Poetry. Grammar. NT: 2006.
Writing System: Latin
Nation of Origin: Equatorial Guinea
Other Comments: The Adiya names are historical (1800s). Christian (Roman Catholic), traditional religion.