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ALSO KNOWN AS		Basa, Tshummbuli, Chombulon, Tchombolo
CLASSIFICATION		Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Kwa
CODE AUTHORITY		ISO 639-3
LANGUAGE CODE		bqa
VARIANTS & DIALECTS		Cobecha Tchumbuli
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Information from: “Endangered Languages in West Africa” (140-162 ch. 7) . Roger Blench (2007) , Matthias Brenzinger · Mouton de Gruyter

Severely endangered

80 percent certain, based on the evidence available
1,838
Native speakers worldwide

SPEAKER NUMBER TRENDS
TRANSMISSION
OTHER LANGUAGES USED BY THE COMMUNITY
LANGUAGE CONTEXT COMMENTS: "In Okounfo village, the switch to Cabe has occurred, with pervasive bilingualism and Tchumbuli known only to the older generation. In Edaningbe, Maxi is replacing Tchumbuli although a more complex ethnic mixture in the village means that the process of replacement is less straightforward. In Gbede, Tchumbuli remains widely spoken although Cabe is used to communicate with outsiders and appears to be spreading among younger children."

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: "Spoken in three villages in the Departement de Collines between Savé and Ouessé. These villages are Okounfo, Gbede and Edaningbe."

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
2,500
Native speakers worldwide

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
2,500
Native speakers worldwide
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
Data for the number of native speakers comes from SIL (2000).

PLACES: Benin;

PLACES: Zou, Benin

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: "Il est parlé dans la province du Zou, dans les villages de lakoko (district de Savɛ) okɔŋfo et gbeede, tous dans le district de wɛsɛ.

				World Oral Literature Project							http://www.oralliterature.org		"World Oral Literature Project." Online: http://www.oralliterature.org.		2,500	1000-9999					Threatened (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)
	Atlas et Études Sociolinguistique des Êtats du Conseil de l'Entente (ASOL)		1983	Atlas Sociolinguistique de Bénin				Côte d'Ivoire: Agence de Coopération Culturelle et Technique/Institut de Linguistique Appliquée, Abidjan				Commission Nationale de Linguistique du Bénin (C.N.L.B)	Commission Nationale De Linguistique Du Bénin (C.n.l.b). 1983. "Atlas Sociolinguistique De Bénin." Côte d'Ivoire: Agence de Coopération Culturelle et Technique/Institut de Linguistique Appliquée, Abidjan.	HHOLD										Zou, Benin	"Il est parlé dans la province du Zou, dans les villages de lakoko (district de Savɛ) okɔŋfo et gbeede, tous dans le district de wɛsɛ.
9783110170498	Trends in Linguistics, Studies and Monographs		2007	Endangered Languages in West Africa	Language Diversity Endangered	140-162	Matthias Brenzinger	Mouton de Gruyter	Berlin	7		Roger Blench	Blench, R. (2007). Endangered Languages in West Africa. In M. Brenzinger (Ed.), Language Diversity Endangered, 140-162. Mouton de Gruyter.		1,838	1000-9999		Maxi; Cabe;	"In Okounfo village, the switch to Cabe has occurred, with pervasive bilingualism and Tchumbuli known only to the older generation. In Edaningbe, Maxi is replacing Tchumbuli although a more complex ethnic mixture in the village means that the process of replacement is less straightforward. In Gbede, Tchumbuli remains widely spoken although Cabe is used to communicate with outsiders and appears to be spreading among younger children."	Most	Severely Endangered (80 percent certain, based on the evidence available)	14	13		"Spoken in three villages in the Departement de Collines between Savé and Ouessé. These villages are Okounfo, Gbede and Edaningbe."
		16	2009	Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 16th Edition (2009)			M. Paul Lewis	SIL International	Dallas, TX		http://www.ethnologue.com/		Lewis, M. Paul (ed.). 2009. Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 16 edn. http://www.ethnologue.com/home.asp. (15 February, 2011.)	ll_pub	2,500	1000-9999	Data for the number of native speakers comes from SIL (2000).				Threatened (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)			Benin;

Tchumbuli

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Severely endangered

80 percent certain, based on the evidence available

1,838

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

2,500

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

2,500

Discussion

Tchumbuli

Language metadata

Language information by source

Severely endangered

80 percent certain, based on the evidence available

1,838

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

2,500

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

2,500

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