Ethnicity: Bwa Glottolog: bwam1247 | Geographic
distribution: Burkina Faso, Mali | |
Linguistic classification: Niger–Congo
Atlantic–Congo
Gur
Northern Gur
Bwa Subdivisions: Bwamu (Ouarkoye)
Láá Láá Bwamu
Cwi Bwamu (Bwamu Twi)
Bomu | ||
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.
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.
References
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