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Boghom (also known as Bogghom, Bohom, Burom, Burum, Burrum; the Hausa people calls it Burmawa, Borrom, Boghorom, Bokiyim) is an Afro-Asiatic language spoken by the majority of people in Kanam & Wase local government of Plateau State, Nigeria.

Boghom
Native to	Nigeria
Region	Plateau State
Native speakers	(50,000 cited 1973)[1]
Language family	Afro-Asiatic Chadic West Chadic Barawa (B.3) Boghom languages Boghom
Language codes
ISO 639-3	bux
Glottolog	bogh1241

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.[2] Joshua Project has it that the population of Bogghom speakers is 162,000.[3]

Notes

External links

• OLAC resources in and about the Boghom language

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