Boghom | |
States: | Nigeria |
Region: | Plateau State |
Speakers: | 50,000 |
Date: | 1973 |
Ref: | e18 |
Familycolor: | Afro-Asiatic |
Fam2: | Chadic |
Fam3: | West Chadic |
Fam4: | Barawa (B.3) |
Fam5: | Boghom languages |
Iso3: | bux |
Glotto: | bogh1241 |
Glottorefname: | Boghom |
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.
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.[1]