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Bole language

Bole language

9.9
A language people speak in northern Nigeria like Hausa, with dialects Bara and Fika
  • noun
translation icon : idioma bole
  • Linguists have been studying the dialects of the Bole language to better understand its relationship with Hausa.

Examples

  • The Bole language belongs to the West Chadic branch of the Afro-Asiatic language family.

  • There are ongoing efforts to preserve the Bole language due to its cultural and historical significance in northern Nigeria.

  • Linguists have been studying the dialects of the Bole language to better understand its relationship with Hausa.

  • The Bole language is spoken by many communities in Nigeria.

  • In northern Nigeria, the Bole language thrives among its speakers.

  • There are ongoing efforts to preserve the Bole language due to its cultural and historical significance in northern Nigeria.

  • The Bole language belongs to the West Chadic branch of the Afro-Asiatic language family.

Synonyms

Bole
vsBole language
9.9

A language spoken in northern Nigeria that is similar to Hausa

is the full name that explicitly includes the word language
Bolanci language
vsBole language
9.9

A language spoken in northern Nigeria, closely related to Hausa, with dialects like Bara and Fika

is the full name rather than this variant form of the name

Surface Forms

Bole language singular
Bole languages plural

Morphology

Bole + language

The phrase is simply the noun 'Bole' (a named language) combined with the generic noun 'language', so its meaning — the language called Bole — is directly derivable from the constituents. This is a straightforward naming pattern found across languages, so a B1 learner who knows both words would readily understand it.

Etymology

The name Bole language may come from the Bole people or a town called Bole in northern Nigeria, where this speech began. So Bole language means 'the language spoken by the Bole people' today.