Viemo language
Gur language spoken in Burkina Faso
| Viemo | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Burkina Faso |
Native speakers | (8,000 cited 1995)[1] |
Language family | Niger–Congo?
|
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | vig |
| Glottolog | viem1243 |
Viemo, also known as Vige, Vigué, Vigye, is a language of Burkina Faso. It may be a member of the Gur language, but it is of uncertain affiliation within the Niger-Congo languages.[2] It is spoken in Karangasso-Vigué Department and in neighbouring provinces.[3]
The largest villages are Klesso, Dérégouan, Dan, and Karangasso-Vigué. Speakers are called Vigué by Jula speakers.[4]
References
- ^ Viemo at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ Güldemann, Tom (2018). "Historical linguistics and genealogical language classification in Africa". In Güldemann, Tom (ed.). The Languages and Linguistics of Africa. The World of Linguistics series. Vol. 11. Berlin: De Gruyter Mouton. pp. 58–444. doi:10.1515/9783110421668-002. ISBN 978-3-11-042606-9.
- ^ "Burkina Faso". Ethnologue, 22nd edition. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
- ^ Berthelette, John. 2002. Sociolinguistic survey report for the Vigué (Viemo) language. SIL Electronic Survey Reports 2002-009. PDF,
- v
- t
- e
Gur languages
| Oti–Volta |
| ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bwa | |||||||||
| Gurunsi |
| ||||||||
| Others |
| Northern | |
|---|---|
| Central | |
| Southern |
 | This article about Gur languages is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
- v
- t
- e
