Bwa languages
Not to be confused with Bwa language, Bwa languages (Bantu), or Kho-Bwa languages.
| Bwa | |
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Bwamu Bobo Wule | |
| Ethnicity: | Bwa |
| Geographic distribution: | Burkina Faso, Mali |
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| Glottolog: | bwam1247[1] |
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 in Bambara. The Bwa are distinguished as the Bobo Wule/Oule "Red Bobo". The Bwa languages are not mutually intelligible; Ethnologue calculates that the intelligibility of the Ouarkoye and Cwi is 30%, though other varieties are closer.