Viemo language
| 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. Vigué is the term for the ethniciity while Viemo is the name of the language. It may be related at a higher level to the Gur language family, but its exact affiliation within Niger–Congo languages is not yet established .[2] It is spoken in Karangasso-Vigué Department and in neighbouring provinces.[3]
The central village, said to be the origin of other villages, is Karangasso-Vigué, which is distinct from Karangasso-Sembla, an important village of Sembla people (speakers of Seenku language) west of Bobo Dioulasso. Other important ethnic Vigué villages are Klesso, Dérégouan, and Dan. Speakers are called Vigué by Dyula speakers.[4]
Phonology
[edit]| 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 three tones;[5] high, mid, and low.
References
[edit]- ^ Viemo at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Burkina Faso". Ethnologue, 22nd edition. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
- ^ Berthelette, John. 2002. Sociolinguistic survey report for the Vigué (Viemo) language. SIL Electronic Survey Reports 2002-009. PDF,
- ^ a b c Prost, André (1979). "Le Viemo: langue des Vievɔ dits Viguié". Documents Linguistiques (23). Publications de Département de Linguistique Générale et Linguistique Africaine de la Faculté des Lettres et Sciences Humaine de l'Université de Dakar.
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