Viemo

A language of Burkina Faso

ISO 639-3

Alternate Names

Vige, Vigué, Vigye

Population

8,000 (1995 SIL).

Location

Houet Province, Karankasso Vigué department, 40 km southeast of Bobo Dioulasso.

Language Status

6a (Vigorous).

Classification

Typology

Tonal

Language Use

Vigorous. Home, village. All ages. Also use Jula [dyu] or French [fra].

Language Development

Literacy rate in L2: 5% in Jula, 1% in French.

Language Resources

Other Comments

Traditional religion, Muslim.