Bobo (Bobo; also known as Bobo Fi, Bobo Fign, Bobo Fing, Bobo Mandaré, Black Bobo) is a major Mande language of Burkina Faso; the western city of Bobo Dioulasso is named partly for the Bobo people. Bobo consists of:

• Southern dialects: Syabéré (Sya), Benge, Sogokiré, Voré, Zara (Bobo Dioula/Jula)
• Northern a.k.a.Bobo de familia

Bobo
Bobo Fing
Region	Burkina Faso, Mali
Ethnicity	Bobo
Native speakers	(220,000 cited 1995–2007)[1]
Language family	Niger–Congo? Mande Western Mande Northwestern Soninke–Bobo Bobo
Language codes
ISO 639-3	Either: bwq – Southern bbo – Konabéré
Glottolog	bobo1253
Majority areas of Bobo speakers, in medium yellow, on a map of Burkina Faso

Northern and Southern Bobo share only 20%–30% intelligibility according to Ethnologue, and by that standard are considered separate languages.

The terms Bobo Fing 'Black Bobo' and Bobo Mandaré are used to distinguish them from Bobo Gbe 'White Bobo' and the Bobo Oule 'Red Bobo' of Burkina.

References

External links

• Bobo basic lexicon at the Global Lexicostatistical Database

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