The Bullom languages are a small group of
Mel languages
The Mel languages are a branch of Niger–Congo languages spoken in Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Sierra Leone, and Liberia. The most populous is Temne, with about two million speakers; Kissi is next, with half a million.
Languages
Mel has traditi ...
spoken in
Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone,)]. officially the Republic of Sierra Leone, is a country on the southwest coast of West Africa. It is bordered by Liberia to the southeast and Guinea surrounds the northern half of the nation. Covering a total area of , Sierra ...
, including along the
Bullom Shore Bullom Shore is geographical area in Sierra Leone facing the Atlantic Ocean and the estuary of Sierra Leone River. Its name is derived from the Bullom people who traditionally speak the Bullom language. It is the location of the Kaffu Bullom Ch ...
.
They were historically sometimes referred to as one language or dialect continuum, divided into Southern Bullom (Krim and Sherbro) and Northern Bullom (Bullom So).
[''African Language Review'' (1966), volume 5, page 140] The languages are:
Bullom
''Glottolog''.
: Bom ( Krim), Bullom So (Mmani), Sherbro.
They are closely related to Kissi.
References
Languages of Sierra Leone
Mel languages
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