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Bimoba

A language of Ghana

ISO 639-3: bim

Population	120,000 (2004 SIL). Ethnic population: 200,000.
Region	Northeast, Gambaga District, south of Kusaasi, north of Konkomba.
Language map	Ghana, reference number 12
Alternate names	Moar, Moor
Dialects	Related to Moba [mfq] of Togo.
Classification	Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, North, Gur, Central, Northern, Oti-Volta, Gurma, Moba
Language development	Literacy rate in L1: 10%–30%. Literacy rate in L2: 15%–25%. Grammar. Bible: 2003.
Writing system	Latin script.
Comments	Traditional religion, Muslim, Christian.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

Bendor-Samuel, John T. 1965. "Problems in the analysis of sentences and clauses in Bimoba."

Jacobs, Gillian. 1966. "The structure of the verbal clause in Bimoba."

Jacobs, Gillian. 1970. Bimoba syntax: a syntagmatic analysis.

Pike, Kenneth L. and Gillian Jacobs. 1968. "Matrix permutation as a heuristic device in the analysis of the Bimoba verb."

Snider, Keith L. 1998. "Phonetic realisation of downstep in Bimoba."

Vernacular Publications

Bannu karung. 1975.

Daabir. 1975.

Introductory Bimoba for schools (for English readers): Reading, writing, grammar. 1971.

Karuŋ gbouŋ 1. 1990.

Karuŋ gbouŋ 3. 1990.

Mɔɔb kalounng nan mɔɔb sɔbu. [1966].

Mɔɔr karounng wannu. 1966.

Moab yaja ŋaak kperuk. 1992.

Naamara nan pukit. 1992.

Ŋmee mi wonni. 1986.

Sanpantik laafia binbeng. 1985.

Tarwob-tarwob. 1994.

Tiinii nan koorin. 1992.

Yɔɔkar ban gbaar. 1973.