Buamu language

Not to be confused with Bwa language.

Bwa
Eastern Bobo Wule
Buamu
Region	Burkina Faso
Ethnicity	Bwa
Native speakers	190,000 (2000)^[1]
Language family	Niger–Congo Atlantic–Congo Gur Northern Gur Bwa Bwa
Dialects	Ouarkoye Bwamu
Language codes
ISO 639-3	`box`
Glottolog	`buam1238`^[2]

Person	Bwa
People	Bwaba
Language	Bwamu

The principal Bwa language, Eastern Bobo Wule (Buamu, Bwamu), is a Gur language of Burkina Faso. It is one of several closely related languages with the name.

References

↑ Bwa at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
↑ Nordhoff, Sebastian; Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2013). "Buamu". Glottolog. Leipzig: Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology.

Languages of Burkina Faso

Official language

French

Regional languages

Indigenous
languages

Mande	Bissa Bobo Dyula Kpee Marka Samo

Gur	Birifor Bomu Buamu Bwa Cerma Cwi Bwamu Dagaare Gourmanché Gurunsi Kasena Láá Láá Bwamu Puguli

Senufo	Karaboro Nanerigé Sucite Syer-Tenyer

Wara–Natyoro	Natioro Paleni Samwe

Other	Fula Hausa Humburi Senni Siamou Tamasheq Western Plains Dogon

Gur languages

Oti–Volta

Eastern	Biali Mbelime Tammari Waama

Western	Birifor Dagaare Dagbani Frafra Hanga Kamara Kantosi Kusaal Mampruli Mõõré Nabit Nootre Safaliba Talni Wali

Gurma	Gourmanchéma Konkomba Miyobe Moba Nateni Ngangam Ntcham

Other	Buli Konni Nawdm Yom

Bwa

Grũsi

Eastern	Bago-Kusuntu Chala Delo Kabiyé Lama Lukpa Tem

Northern	Kalamsé Kasem Lyélé Nuni Pana

Western	Chakali Deg Paasaal Phuie Sisaala Tampulma Vagla Winyé

Waja–Kam

Leko–Nimbari

Leko	Chamba Leko Kolbila Nyong Wom

Duru	Dii Dowayo Dugun Duupa Koma Longto Peere Sewe Vere

Mumuye–Yendang	Bali Kpasam Kugama Kumba Mumuye Pangseng Rang Teme Waka Yendang Yotti

Other	Nimbari

Others

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