- Bube language
language
name=Bube
states=Equatorial Guinea
speakers=40,000
familycolor=Niger-Congo
fam2=Atlantic-Congo
fam3=Volta-Congo
fam4=Benue-Congo
fam5=Bantoid
fam6=Southern Bantoid
fam7=Narrow Bantu
fam8=Northwest A
fam9=Bube-Benga
iso1=|iso3=bvb:"See also Bubi", a language spoken in
Gabon ."Bube is a Bantu language spoken by the
Bubi , a Bantu stock ethnic tribe native to, and once the majority ofBioko Island ,Equatorial Guinea Alternative names for the Bube Language
*Bubé
*eVoové
*eBubée
*Bhubhi
*Bubi
*Ibubi
*Ibhubhi
*Pove
*EviiaAffiliated languages
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Adeeyah
*Adija
*Bobe
*Boobe
*Boombe
*Fernandian Bube Words and Translations
* "be achoanera Ncholómba" - old proverbial saying used to describe the end of a friendship. Translation: "They separated in the Ncholó Marsh".
* "bojiammó" or "mohiamorimó" - tribal prophet
* "bapotó" - foreigner
* "botuku" - host
* "buala" - festival of celebration and thanks
* "keka" - a toy doll
* "jopa" - interesting place
* "lobende" - minuature canoe
* "malanga" - a root vegetable
* "mapaho" - torches
* mocaponda- enormous cooking kettle
* "mochuku" - chief
* "noko noko", "noco noco", or "nokonoko" - monster, spirit or evil spirit
* "rea" - yam
* "rijata" or "ritaka" - public meeting house
* "ucce" - hurrah!Bibliography
* Biddulph, Joseph, Fernandian (1988) "The Bubi Bantu language of Bioco/Fernando Po". Pontypridd, Wales: Languages Information Centre, WorldCat no. 17838738.External links
* [http://www.ethnologue.com/show_language.asp?code=bvb Bube language] at [http://www.ethnologue.com/ Ethnologue]
* [http://www.bisila.com/cursob.htm Take a Bubi Course] - in Spanish
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