Boghom (also known as Bogghom, Bohom, Burom, Burum, Burrum; the Hausa people calls it Burmawa, Borrom, Boghorom, Bokiyim) is an
Afro-Asiatic
The Afroasiatic languages (or Afro-Asiatic), also known as Hamito-Semitic, or Semito-Hamitic, and sometimes also as Afrasian, Erythraean or Lisramic, are a language family of about 300 languages that are spoken predominantly in the geographic su ...
language spoken by the majority of people in
Kanam & Wase local government of
Plateau State
Plateau State is the twelfth-largest Nigerian state. It is in the centre of the country includes a range of hills surrounding the Jos Plateau, its capital, and the entire plateau itself.
Plateau State is described as "The Home of Peace and To ...
,
Nigeria
Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf o ...
.
The Boghom people are mostly farmers, though some of them engage in rearing animals. Historically, hunting was a major occupation of the people as well.
Boghom is one of eight languages featured in Ronald Cosper's ''Barawa Lexicon'': Jimi, Zul, Geji, Polci, Dott, Sayanci, Buli and Boghom. Joshua Project has it that the population of Bogghom speakers is 162,000.
Notes
External links
OLAC resources in and about the Boghom languageSouth Bauchi word lists in Wiktionary Appendix
West Chadic languages
Languages of Nigeria
{{Nigeria-stub