Bubia
Bobe; Bobea; Wovea; Bota; Ewota;
Niger-Congo; Atlantic-Congo; Benue-Congo; Southern Bantoid
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"These figures are not even actual and do not reflect the present reality. They were advanced in 1977 by Voegelin and Voegelin, and in 1982 by SIL respectively. Obviously, 31 years after, the demographic situation might have changed drastically."
2006
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"Taken as a whole, the attitudes of the community members towards Bubia and Isubu are negative. However, adults are very sad about the situation and would have loved it to be different. Consequently, they are open to solutions that will remedy the situation and offer collaboration to any attempt to safeguard their linguistic patrimony. Obviously, they attach considerable value to their cultural heritage, but the trend is too strong and they feel that they cannot resist the influence of Kamtok, Mokpe and the two official languages: to succeed in the metropolises, one needs French and English."
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1992
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"'The Wovea occupy the largest island of the small Pirate group in Ambas Bay ("Bota Island") and the village on the opposite coas ("Bota Land"). The village of Mɔndɔli (Mondole) on the coast of Bimbia promontory is also related to them. Formerly the Wovea also occupied the two large islands in Ambas Bay...' (Ardener (1956: 12))"
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"'The Wovea occupy the largest island of the small Pirate group in Ambas Bay ("Bota Island") and the village on the opposite coas ("Bota Land"). The village of Mɔndɔli (Mondole) on the coast of Bimbia promontory is also related to them. Formerly the Wovea also occupied the two large islands in Ambas Bay...' (Ardener (1956: 12))"
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2010
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- Endangered Languages Catalogue Project. Compiled by research teams at University of Hawai'i Mānoa and Institute for Language Information and Technology (LINGUIST List) at Eastern Michigan University2012. "Endangered Languages Catalogue Project. Compiled By Research Teams At University of Hawai'i Mānoa and Institute For Language Information and Technology (LINGUIST List) At Eastern Michigan University."
- Bubia/IsubuAtindogbé, Gratien, Doris Richter genannt Kemmermann, Nancy Nyindem and Anne Storch. 2006. "Bubia/Isubu." Online: http://www.mpi.nl/DOBES/projects/bubia_isubu/.http://www.mpi.nl/DOBES/projects/bubia_isubu/
- Atlas of the World’s Languages in DangerMoseley, Christopher (ed.). 2010. Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger, 3rd edn. http://www.unesco.org/culture/en/endangeredlanguages/atlas. (03 June, 2011.)http://www.unesco.org/culture/en/endangeredlanguages/atlas
- Coastal Bantu of the Cameroons: the Kpe-Mboko, Duala-Limba and Tanga-Yasa groups of the British and French trusteeship territories of the CameroonsArdener, Edwin W. 1956. "Coastal Bantu of the Cameroons: the Kpe-Mboko, Duala-Limba and Tanga-Yasa Groups of the British and French Trusteeship Territories of the Cameroons." viii, 116. International African Inst. (IAI).
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