BWY ISO 639-3
Bwamu, Cwi
A language of Burkina Faso
- ISO 639
- bwy
- Alternate Names
- Bwamu Twĩ, Coo, Cwi, Twi
- 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.
- 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.
- Other Comments
- Christian, traditional religion.
Also Spoken in
Map
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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