Bomu language
Gur language spoken in Mali and Burkina Faso / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Not to be confused with Bo language or Boo language.
This article is about the West African language. For the variety of Dogon sometimes known as "Bobo Tegu", see Escarpment Dogon.
The Bo language of West Africa, Bomu (Boomu), also identified as Western Bobo Wule, is a Gur language of Burkina Faso and Mali.
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Bomu | |
Region | Burkina Faso, Mali |
Ethnicity | Bwa |
Native speakers | 320,000 in Mali (2022)[1] 60,000 in Burkina Faso (1991)[1] |
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | bmq |
Glottolog | bomu1247 |
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Quick Facts Person, People ...
Person | Bo |
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People | Bwa |
Language | Bomu |
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Bomu is spoken by two groups of Bwa people, the Red Bobo, Bobo Wule (also spelled Bobo Oule), and the White Bobo, Bobo Gbe, also known as Kyan (also spelled Kian, Tian, Tyan, Can, Chan) or Tyanse.