Bon Gula

proper noun

An Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Chad.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. An Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Chad.

    Not intelligible with Bon Gula or Zan Gula.

    2003, International encyclopedia of linguistics (William Frawley), volume 1, page 30
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    […] Congo, Volta-Congo, North, Adamawa-Ubangi, Adamawa, Mbum-Day, Bua. There is reported to be no intelligibility between Bon Gula and Zan Gula. Speakers may use Arabic as second language. Together with Bon Gula called 'Gula Guera'.

    1992, Ethnologue: languages of the world (Barbara F. Grimes, Richard Saunders Pittman, Joseph Evans Grimes),page 229

    1995: Banana Marba (Mesa) (65%), Bua (80%), Bon Gula (95%), Gkelendeng […] Jurnam (90%).

    2001, World Christian Encyclopedia: The world by segments : religions, peoples, languages, cities, topics (David B. Barrett, George Thomas Kurian, Todd M. Johnson), page 182

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APA

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