| Bwa | |
|---|---|
| Bwamu, Bobo Wule | |
| Spoken in | Burkina Faso, Mali |
| Ethnicity | Bwa |
| Native speakers | unknown (340,000 in Burkina (1991–2000) 100,000 in Mali cited 1976 census) |
| Language family |
Niger–Congo
|
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | variously: box – Bwamu (Ouarkoye Bwamu) bwj – Láá Láá Bwamu bwy – Cwi Bwamu (Bwamu Twi) bmq – Bomu (Boomu) |
| person | Bwa |
| people | Bwaba |
| language | Bwamu |
The Bwa languages (Bwamu, Bomu) are a branch of the Gur languages spoken by over half a million Bwa people of Burkina Faso and Mali.
The Bwa people, and their languages, are one of several called Bobo (Bobo Wule/Oule = Red Bobo) in Bambara. The languages are not mutually intelligible; Ethnologue calculates that the intelligibility of the Ouarkoye and Cwi is 30%, though other varieties are closer.