Bom language

Not to be confused with Anjam language.

"Krim language" redirects here. For the language used in Crimea which is also known as Krim, see Crimean Tatar language.

"KRM" redirects here. For other uses, see KRM (disambiguation).

The Bom language (alternates: Bome; Bomo)^[2] is an endangered language of Sierra Leone. It belongs to the Mel branch of the Niger–Congo language family and is particularly closely related to the Bullom So language. Most speakers are bilingual in Mende. Use of the Bom language is declining among members of the ethnic group.^[3]

Bom
Bom–Krim
Native to	Sierra Leone
Native speakers	Krim: less than 15 (2014)[1] "a few hundreds" (no date)[1]
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Mel Bullom–Kissi Bullom Northern Bom
Dialects	Bom Krim
Language codes
ISO 639-3	bmf
Glottolog	bomk1234
ELP	Bom Krim

Speakers

The number of speakers range from 15^[1] to 1669 (Census 2015)^[4] for Krim and 20^[5] to a few hundred for Bom.^[1]

Classification

Bom is a Northern Bullom language. The Krim dialect (also known as Dilan Hassan)^[2] is considered by speakers to be distinct, as speakers have separate ethnic identities.^[6]