| Bom | |
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| Bom–Krim | |
| Native to | Sierra Leone |
Native speakers | Krim: less than 15 (2014)[1] "a few hundreds" (no date)[1] |
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| ISO 639-3 | bmf |
| Glottolog | bomk1234 |
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The Bom language (alternates: Bome; Bomo)[2] is an endangered languageofSierra Leone. It belongs to the Mel branch of the Niger–Congo language family and is particularly closely related to the Bullom So language. Most speakers are bilingualinMende. Use of the Bom language is declining among members of the ethnic group.[3]
The number of speakers range from 15[1] to 1669 (Census 2015)[4] for Krim and 20[5] to a few hundred for Bom.[1]
Bom is a Northern Bullom language. The Krim dialect (also known as Dilan Hassan)[2] is considered by speakers to be distinct, as speakers have separate ethnic identities.[6]
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