Alternate Names: ’Abotee, ’Abwetee, Baboute, Bamboute, Boute, Bubure, Bule, Bute, Foute, Luvure, Nbule, Pute, Voute, Voutere, Woute, Wute
Dialects: Bute Bamnyo (Vute de Banyo), Kumbere (Vute de Sangbe), Nduvum (Vute de Tibati), Ngoro (Vute de Ngorro), Nudoo (Vute de Yangba), Nugane (Vute de Doume), Nujum (Vute de Linte), Vute Mbanjo (Vute de Mbandjok).
Genealogy:
Demographics: 20,000 in Cameroon (1997 L. Lode). 300 in Banyo (1995 B. Connell). Population total all countries: 21,000.
Language Use: Vute de Banyo is still used daily, but seems heavily influenced by Fulfulde [fub]. All ages. Also use French [fra].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L2: 15%–25%. NT: 2007.
Writing System: Latin
Nation of Origin: Cameroon
Other Comments: Traditional religion, Christian.