Bomu language

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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]
Dialects
  • Mao
  • Dwemu
  • Dahanmu
Language codes
ISO 639-3 bmq
Glottolog bomu1247
PersonBo
PeopleBwa
LanguageBomu

The Bo language of West Africa, Bomu (Boomu), also identified as Western Bobo Wule, is a Gur language of Burkina Faso and Mali.

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.

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References

  1. 1 2 Bo at Ethnologue (26th ed., 2023) Closed Access logo transparent.svg