Bikya–English Word List
Bikya
Bikya became widely known when a single elderly speaker was recorded in 1986. No later fluent speaker has been confirmed.
- Family
- Niger-Congo, Southern Bantoid (Furu)
- Countries
- Cameroon
- Region
- Furu-Awa area, North-West Cameroon
- Speakers
- One fluent speaker identified in 1986; likely none today
- Status
- Critically endangered or extinct
- Livelihood
- Forest smallholder farming
- Entries
- 0
- Edition
- First digital edition, 2026
How to use this list
Entries are ordered by their English meaning. Each entry gives the Bikya headword, pronunciation where recorded, part of speech, the English sense, and an example sentence when a speaker supplied one. Words marked community contribution were submitted through the public archive and approved by Discussion Dictionary editors before publication.
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Acknowledgements
This edition draws on published linguistic description and editorial research. Compiled and edited by the Discussion Dictionary editorial team.
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