Bwamu, Cwi

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A language of Burkina Faso

ISO 639-3
bwy
Alternate Names
Bwamu Twĩ, Coo, Cwi, Twi
User Population

24,000 (1999 SIL).

Location

Boucle du Mouhoun region: Bale province, Kabourou area; Est region; Hauts-Bassin region: Tuy province, Founzan; Sud-Ouest region: Ioba province.

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Language Status

6a (Vigorous).

Classification
Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, North, Gur, Central, Northern, Bwamu
Dialects

None known. Intelligibility within Cwi area is over 90%, 50%–70% with Láá Láá Bwamu [bwj], 30% with Ouarkoye Buamu [box], and 65%–70% with Dakwi Bwamu.

Typology

Tonal.

Language Use

Home. Used by all. Also use French [fra]. Also use Jula [dyu].

Language Development

Literacy rate in L2: 3% in Jula [dyu]. Unable to use other Bwamu literature. Motivation for literacy is high.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Bwamu, Cwi
Other Comments

Christian, traditional religion.