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Budu

A language of Democratic Republic of the Congo

ISO 639-3: buu

Population	180,000 (1991 SIL).
Region	Orientale Province, Wamba Territory, 8 collectivités.
Alternate names	Ebudu, Kibudu, Bodo
Dialects	Ineta (Timoniko), Wadimbisa (Isombi), Makoda, West Bafwangada (Bafanio), East Bafwangada, Bafwakoyi, Malamba, Mahaa. The first four dialects listed are on the Ibambi side of the Nepoko River; the last four on the Wamba side. The Ibambi group and the Wamba group consider themselves to be one people and language. Lexical similarity 92% within dialects, 85% lexical similarity with Ndaka, 78% with Mbo, 74% with Nyali and Vanuma, 30% with Bali, Lika, and Komo, 20% to 25% with Bhele, Kaiku, Bila, and Bera, 14% with Swahili.
Classification	Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Narrow Bantu, Central, D, Bira-Huku (D.30)
Language use	Most speakers also use Swahili.
Comments	Traditional religion, Christian.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

Bamata-Subama and Projet de Traduction de la Bible et d'Alphabétisation en langue Budu. 1997. Manuel d'orthographe Budu.

Koehler, Loren Scott. 1995. An underspecification approach to Budu vowel harmony.

Vernacular Publications

Makwaa kʉ uyi makwaa kɔ uyi 2001. 2000.

Makwaa kʉ uyi makwaa kɔ uyi 2002. 2001.