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 tradition ...
spoken in
Sierra Leone, including along the
Bullom Shore.
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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