Bube language
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bube-language-227-500412
title:
Bube language
text:
Bube, Bohobé or Bube–Benga is a Bantu language spoken by the Bubi, a Bantu people native to, and once the primary inhabitants of Bioko Island in Equatorial Guinea. The language was brought to Bioko from continental Africa more than three thousand years ago when the Bubi began settling on the island. It has around 50,000 speakers, with three variants: North, South and Central-East. It is noted for its tonal character and the divergence of words by gender. The language is also spoken by the Bubi n
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description:
Bantu or Bantoid language of Equatorial Guinea
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bube_language
date created:
2006-09-09T21:03:12Z
date modified:
2024-09-15T04:59:53Z
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