Region Ivory Coast Native speakers 2.1 million (1993) Glottolog baou1238 | Ethnicity Baoulé people ISO 639-3 bci | |
Language family Niger–Congo
Atlantic–Congo
Kwa
Potou–Tano
Tano
Central Tano (Akan)
Bia
North
Baoulé | ||
Baoulé, also called Baule or Bawule, is a Central Tano language spoken in Ivory Coast.
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The Baoulé are an Akan people living in the central region of Ivory Coast. Baoulé-speaking areas include Bouaké, Yamoussoukro, Bouaflé, Béoumi, Sakassou, Toumodi, Dimbokro, M'Bahiakro, and Tiassalé.
As an example of the language, the phrase "Nyanmien Kpli lafiman" means "God the Greatest never sleeps."
Translations of the Bible
In 1946, portions of the Bible translated into Baoulé were first published; the full New Testament followed in 1953. The complete Bible was published first in 1998, by the Bible Society in Abidjan.
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Baoulé language Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA