Viemo | |
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Native to | Burkina Faso |
Native speakers | (8,000 cited 1995) [1] |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 |
vig |
Glottolog |
viem1243 |
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 Dyula speakers. [4]
Labial | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Labiovelar | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Plosive | p b | t d | c ɟ | k | kp gb |
Fricative | f v | s | x | ||
Nasal | m | n | ɲ | ŋʷ | |
Approximant | w | l | j |
Front | Central | Back | |
---|---|---|---|
High | i iː ĩ ĩː | u uː ũ ũː | |
Mid-high | e eː | o oː | |
Mid-low | ɛ ɛː ɛ̃ ɛ̃ː | ɔ ɔː ɔ̃ ɔ̃ː | |
Low | a aː ã ãː |
Viemo also has two tones; [5] high, and low.
Viemo | |
---|---|
Native to | Burkina Faso |
Native speakers | (8,000 cited 1995) [1] |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 |
vig |
Glottolog |
viem1243 |
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 Dyula speakers. [4]
Labial | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Labiovelar | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Plosive | p b | t d | c ɟ | k | kp gb |
Fricative | f v | s | x | ||
Nasal | m | n | ɲ | ŋʷ | |
Approximant | w | l | j |
Front | Central | Back | |
---|---|---|---|
High | i iː ĩ ĩː | u uː ũ ũː | |
Mid-high | e eː | o oː | |
Mid-low | ɛ ɛː ɛ̃ ɛ̃ː | ɔ ɔː ɔ̃ ɔ̃ː | |
Low | a aː ã ãː |
Viemo also has two tones; [5] high, and low.