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.
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Bwamu Bobo Wule | |
Ethnicity | Bwa |
Geographic distribution | Burkina Faso, Mali |
Linguistic classification | Niger–Congo?
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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.
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