Bishuo language

Bishuo
Native toCameroon
EthnicityBiyam, Furu-Turuwa, Furu-Sambari
Extinctby 2002, with the death of Irissa Ntjieka
Language codes
ISO 639-3bwh
Glottologbish1246
ELPBishuo

Bishuo (Bishùo) is an extinct southern Bantoid language of Cameroon.: 174 : 76 

The Bishuo language was originally spoken by three of the constituent groups of the Furu people, an ethnic group now speaking Jukunoid languages. As of 1986, only one man, Irissa Ntjieka, spoke Bishuo, although his son, Peter Alom, had been raised speaking it.

Classification

Bishuo only shares 11% of its vocabulary with neighbouring Bikya. However, it has 17% of its vocabulary in common with Noni.

References

  1. 1 2 3 Breton, Roland J.L. (1993). "Is there a Furu language group?". Journal of West African languages. 23 (2): 97–118.
  2. 1 2 Kouega, Jean-Paul (2008). "The Language Situation in Cameroon". Current Issues in Language Planning. 8 (1). Taylor & Francis: 3–93. Retrieved 1 April 2026.
  3. 1 2 Breton, Roland (1995). "Les Furu et leurs Voisins: Découverte et essai de classification d'un groupe de langues en voie d'extinction au Cameroun" (PDF). Cahiers des Sciences Humaines. 31 (1): 17–48.
  4. ↑ Connell, Bruce (31 December 2008). "Endangered Languages in Central Africa". Language Diversity Endangered. DE GRUYTER. pp. 163–178. doi:10.1515/9783110905694-010. ISBN 978-3-11-017050-4. Retrieved 1 April 2026.