Vyemo language
Vyemo (Viemo), a.k.a. Vige, Vigué, Vigye, is a language of Burkina Faso, formerly linked with the Gur languages, that is currently of uncertain affiliation within Niger-Congo.[3] It is spoken in Karankasso-Vigué Department and in neighbouring provinces.[4]
| Vyemo | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Burkina Faso |
Native speakers | (8,000 cited 1995)[1] |
Niger–Congo
| |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | vig |
| Glottolog | viem1243[2] |
The largest villages are Klesso, Dérégouan, Dan, and Karankasso-Vigué. Speakers are called Vigué by Jula speakers.[5]
References
- Vyemo at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
- Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2017). "Viemo". Glottolog 3.0. Jena, Germany: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.
- 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. 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,
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