Bwa languages

Not to be confused with Bwa language, Bwa languages (Bantu), or Kho-Bwa languages.

The Bwa languages (Bwamu, Bomu) are a branch of the Gur languages spoken by over half a million Bwa people of Burkina Faso and Mali.

Bwa
Bwamu Bobo Wule
Geographic distribution	Burkina Faso, Mali
Ethnicity	Bwa
Linguistic classification	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Gur Northern Gur Bwa
Subdivisions	Bwamu (Ouarkoye) Láá Láá Bwamu Cwi Bwamu (Bwamu Twi) Bomu
Language codes
Glottolog	bwam1247

The Bwa people, and their languages, are one of several called Bobo in Bambara. The Bwa are distinguished as the Bobo Wule/Oule "Red Bobo". The Bwa languages are not mutually intelligible; Ethnologue calculates that the intelligibility of the Ouarkoye and Cwi is 30%, though other varieties are closer.

Languages

• Bwamu (Ouarkoye)
• Láá Láá Bwamu
• Cwi Bwamu (Bwamu Twi)
• Bomu