Bwa languages
Branch of the Gur languages
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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.
Geographic
distributionBurkina Faso, Mali
distributionBurkina Faso, Mali
EthnicityBwa
Linguistic classificationNiger–Congo?
- Atlantic–Congo
- Gur
- Northern Gur
- Bwa
- Northern Gur
- Gur
Subdivisions
- Bwamu (Ouarkoye)
- Láá Láá Bwamu
- Cwi Bwamu (Bwamu Twi)
- Bomu
| Bwa | |
|---|---|
| Bwamu Bobo Wule | |
| Geographic distribution | Burkina Faso, Mali |
| Ethnicity | Bwa |
| Linguistic classification | Niger–Congo?
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| 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
