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Viemo
Native toBurkina Faso
Native speakers
(8,000 cited 1995)[1]
Language family
Niger–Congo?
  • Atlantic–Congo?
    • Savannas?
      • Gur?
        • Viemo
Language codes
ISO 639-3vig
Glottologviem1243

Viemo, also known as Vige, Vigué, Vigye, is a language of Burkina Faso. It may be a member of the Gur language, but it is of uncertain affiliation within the Niger-Congo languages.[2] It is spoken in Karangasso-Vigué Department and in neighbouring provinces.[3]

The largest villages are Klesso, Dérégouan, Dan, and Karangasso-Vigué. Speakers are called Vigué by Jula speakers.[4]

  1. ^ Viemo at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. ^ Güldemann, Tom (2018). "Historical linguistics and genealogical language classification in Africa". In Güldemann, Tom (ed.). The Languages and Linguistics of Africa. The World of Linguistics series. Vol. 11. Berlin: De Gruyter Mouton. pp. 58–444. doi:10.1515/9783110421668-002. ISBN 978-3-11-042606-9.
  3. ^ "Burkina Faso". Ethnologue, 22nd edition. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
  4. ^ Berthelette, John. 2002. Sociolinguistic survey report for the Vigué (Viemo) language. SIL Electronic Survey Reports 2002-009. PDF,

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