Winyé

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A language of Burkina Faso

ISO 639-3
kst
Alternate Names
Kols, Kolsi, Kõ
Autonym
Winɩ́ɛ
User Population

20,000 (1999 SIL). Most are monolingual.

Location

Boucle du Mouhoun region: Bale province, Boromo subdistrict, Boromo area, halfway between Bobo-Dioulosso and Ouagadougou, 17 to 18 villages; Centre-Ouest region: Sanguie province.

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Language Status

6a* (Vigorous).

Classification
Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, North, Gur, Central, Southern, Grusi, Western
Dialects

None known. Reportedly similar to Sissala [sld].

Language Development

Bible portions: 1994–2010.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Winyé
Writing

Latin script [Latn].

Other Comments

Traditional religion, Christian.