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Niger–Congo family
Bwamu
Bwamu is a language of the Bwa branch (Niger–Congo), spoken in Burkina Faso. Wikidata describes it as “Gur language of Burkina Faso”.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
box- Glottocode
buam1238- Family
- Niger–Congo
- EGIDS
- 5 Developing
- Wikipedia
- 10 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
—scripts
5levels in the tree
5EGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Bwamu |
|---|---|
| Also called | Buamu language, Bwamu language |
Vitality
EGIDS 5 Developing5
Stable. Spoken by all generations at home, with or without schooling — EGIDS 5 and 6a.
Other languages at this levelfamily tree
From Niger–Congo to Bwamu
The branches above Bwamu, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.
where it is spoken
Countries
Also spoken in Burkina Faso
fraFrenchIndo-European · 285.4 m0 · InternationalhauHausaAfroasiatic · 43.9 m2 · ProvincialmosMooréNiger–Congo · 7.6 m3 · Wider CommunicationdyuDyulaNiger–Congo · 2.7 m3 · Wider CommunicationmnkMandinkaNiger–Congo · 1.4 m5 · DevelopingtmhTuaregAfroasiatic · 1.2 mVulnerabledgaDagaareNiger–Congo · 1.1 m4 · EducationalgurFrafraNiger–Congo · 820,0004 · EducationaltaqTamasheqAfroasiatic · 500,0005 · DevelopinglobLobiNiger–Congo · 440,0005 · Developing