Bole (bòo pìkkà, also known as Bolanchi, Ampikka, Bopikka, Bolewa, Bolawa) is a West Chadic language spoken in Nigeria. Dialects include Bara and Fika, spoken in the Fika Emirate. It is spoken by around 250,000 people. Bole is written with the Latin alphabet. Bole has two tones, a high tone marked with an acute accent and a low tone marked with a grave accent.

Phonology

Vowels + Vowels Front Central Back Close Mid Open

Consonants + ConsonantsLabialAlveolarPostalveolarPalatalVelarLabial–velarGlottal Plosive Fricative Affricate Nasal Trill Lateral Approximant Prenasal Glottalized

Alphabet + Bole alphabet, p. iv. A B Ɓ C D Ɗ E G H I J K L M N O P R S T U V W Y ʼY Z a b ɓ c d ɗ e g h i j k l m n o p r s t u v w y ʼy z

Notes

Further reading

Alhaji Maina Gimba. 2000. "Bole Verb Morphology," University of California, Los Angeles PhD dissertation. Bole-English-Hausa dictionary English-Bole Wordlist Papers and Other Works on Bole from UCLA OLAC resources in and about the Bole language