Language
Bulu
Anaphoric markers
| Name | Description | Answerset | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | pronoun-MIEN | Bulu | Sections: Marker_shape(15),
Structural_context(25),
Readings(4)
| |
| 2 | RCM | reciprocal verbal affix | Bulu | Sections: Marker_shape(6),
Structural_context(16),
Readings(3)
|
| 3 | RCM + Pronoun-MIEN | Bulu | Sections: Marker_shape(4),
Structural_context(2),
Readings(1)
| |
| 4 | RFM | Reflexive Verb Marker | Bulu | Sections: Marker_shape(3),
Readings(2),
Pronominal_properties(1)
|
| 5 | Verb.an | RFL or RCL reading | Bulu | Sections: Marker_shape(2),
Readings(4)
|
Example Sentences
There are 357 example sentences.
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 | |
| Comments | Some 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 | |
| Comments | Additional work remains to be done. |
Is the sentence data likely to change soon?
| No new sentence data will be entered in the near future |