Bomu language

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.

Bo
Western Bobo Wule
Bomu
Region	Burkina Faso, Mali
Ethnicity	Bwa
Native speakers	320,000 in Mali (2022)[1] 60,000 in Burkina Faso (1991)[1]
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Gur Northern Gur Bwa Bo
Dialects	Mao Dwemu Dahanmu
Language codes
ISO 639-3	bmq
Glottolog	bomu1247

Person	Bo
People	Bwa
Language	Bomu

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.