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VIG ISO 639-3

Viemo

A language of Burkina Faso

ISO 639
vig
Alternate Names
Vige, Vigué, Vigye
Population
8,000 (1995 SIL).
Location:
Cascades region: Comoé province; Hauts-Bassins region: Houet province, Karankasso Vigué department, southeast of Bobo Dioulasso; Sud-Ouest region: Bougouriba province.
Language Status
6a (Vigorous).
Classification
Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, North, Gur, Viemo
Typology
Tonal.
Language Use
Vigorous. Home, village. Used by all. Also use French [fra]. Also use Jula [dyu].
Language Development
Literacy rate in L2: 5% in Jula [dyu], 1% in French [fra].
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Viemo
Writing
Unwritten [Qaax].
Other Comments
Traditional religion, Muslim.

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Location: Cascades region: Comoé province; Hauts-Bassins region: Houet province, Karankasso Vigué department, southeast of Bobo Dioulasso; Sud-Ouest region: Bougouriba province.