KST ISO 639-3
Winyé
Winɩ́ɛ Autonym
A language of Burkina Faso
- ISO 639
- kst
- Alternate Names
- Kols, Kolsi, Kõ
- Autonym
- Winɩ́ɛ
- Population
- 20,000 (1999 SIL). Most are monolingual.
- Location:
- Boucle du Mouhoun region: Bale province, Boromo subdistrict, Boromo area, halfway between Bobo-Dioulosso and Ouagadougou, 17 to 18 villages; Centre-Ouest region: Sanguie province.
- Language Status
- 6a* (Vigorous).
- Classification
- Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, North, Gur, Central, Southern, Grusi, Western
- Dialects
- None known. Reportedly similar to Sissala [sld].
- Language Development
- Bible portions: 1994–2010.
- Language Resources
- OLAC resources in and about Winyé
- Writing
- Latin script [Latn].
- Other Comments
- Traditional religion, Christian.
Also Spoken in
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Location: Boucle du Mouhoun region: Bale province, Boromo subdistrict, Boromo area, halfway between Bobo-Dioulosso and Ouagadougou, 17 to 18 villages; Centre-Ouest region: Sanguie province.
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