Bobo language
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| Bobo | |
|---|---|
| Bobo | |
| Region | Burkina Faso, Mali |
| Ethnicity | Bobo |
Native speakers | (340,000 cited 1995–2021)[1] |
Niger–Congo?
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | Either:bwq – Southernbbo – Northern |
| Glottolog | bobo1253 |
| ELP | Lua error in Module:Endangered_Languages_Project at line 21: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). |
| File:Languages of Burkina Faso.png Majority areas of Bobo speakers, in medium yellow, on a map of Burkina Faso | |
The Bobo language is a Mande language of Burkina Faso and Mali; the western city of Bobo Dioulasso is named partly for the Bobo people. It consists of Southern and Northern dialect. The Northern dialect is also known as Konabéré. 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 Madaré are used to distinguish them from Bobo Gbe 'White Bobo' and the Bobo Oule 'Red Bobo' of Burkina.
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Southern at Ethnologue (26th ed., 2023) Closed access icon
Northern at Ethnologue (26th ed., 2023) Closed access icon
External links
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