Kpeego

A language of Burkina Faso

ISO 639: cpo
Alternate Names: Noumou, Noumoukan, Numu
Population: 2,000 (2012 SIL).
Location:: Cascades region: Leraba province, Kankalaba department, Noumousoba and Tourny villages; southwest.
Language Status: 6b (Threatened).
Classification: Niger-Congo, Mande, Western, Northwestern
Language Use: Highly bilingual in local languages and trade languages. Some young people, all adults. Children do not always grow up speaking Kpeego (2012 S. Showalter).
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Kpeego
Writing: Unwritten [Qaax].
Other Comments: Kpeego speakers are blacksmiths.

Location: Cascades region: Leraba province, Kankalaba department, Noumousoba and Tourny villages; southwest.