Language

Bulu

Anaphoric markers

NameDescriptionAnswerset
1pronoun-MIENBuluSections: Marker_shape(15), Structural_context(25), Readings(4)

2RCMreciprocal verbal affixBuluSections: Marker_shape(6), Structural_context(16), Readings(3)

3RCM + Pronoun-MIENBuluSections: Marker_shape(4), Structural_context(2), Readings(1)

4RFMReflexive Verb MarkerBuluSections: Marker_shape(3), Readings(2), Pronominal_properties(1)

5Verb.an RFL or RCL readingBuluSections: Marker_shape(2), Readings(4)

Example Sentences

There are 357 example sentences.

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Language Properties

Some syntactic properties of the language

Word order
Consistently SVO

General information about the language

ISO code (ISO 639-3), aka Ethnologue code
bum
Language name
Bulu
Dialect/variety reported
Sangmelima, Ebolowa, Kribi (South Cameroon)
Genetic classification (Ethnologue)
Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Narrow Bantu, Northwest, A, Ewondo-Fang (A.74)
Language group (Ethnologue top level)
Niger-Congo

Language consultant information

Consultant name
Cyrille Christal Ondoua Engon
Gender of consultant
male
Occupation
Ph.D Candidate
Language biography
French, English
Learned language at age
Since Birth
Familiarity with the language
native speaker
Formal knowledge of the grammar
specialized knowledge, e.g., as language teacher or linguist
Who participated in the elicitation?
Cyrille Christal Ondoua Engon and Ken Safir using the Anaphora Questionnaire.

Status of data in database

Is the information for the sentences entered complete?
Data for entered sentences is complete
CommentsSome small changes might be necessary in the future but the data entered so far should remain largely unchanged.
Is the data for markers in this language complete?
Data for markers incomplete
CommentsAdditional work remains to be done.
Is the sentence data likely to change soon?
No new sentence data will be entered in the near future