Viemo

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A language of Burkina Faso

ISO 639-3
vig
Alternate Names
Vige, Vigué, Vigye
User Population

8,000 (1995 SIL).

Location

Cascades region: Comoé province; Hauts-Bassins region: Houet province, Karankasso Vigué department, southeast of Bobo Dioulasso; Sud-Ouest region: Bougouriba province.

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Language Status

6a (Vigorous).

Classification
Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, North, Gur, Viemo
Typology

Tonal.

Language Use

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

Language Development

Literacy rate in L2: 5% in Jula [dyu], 1% in French [fra].

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Viemo
Writing

Unwritten [Qaax].

Other Comments

Traditional religion, Muslim.