Viemo
Native toBurkina Faso
Native speakers
(8,000 cited 1995)[1]
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]

References

  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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