Bolon
A language of Burkina Faso
| Population | 17,000 (1998 SIL). |
| Region | Kénédougou and Houet provinces, N’Dorola and Samorogouan areas. 12 villages. |
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Burkina Faso, reference number 3 |
| Alternate names | Bo, Boka |
| Dialects | Black Bolon (Northern Bolon), White Bolon (Southern Bolon). The White Bolon dialect has higher inherent intelligibility with Jula [dyu] (81%) than the Black Bolon dialect (52%). |
| Classification | Niger-Congo, Mande, Western, Central-Southwestern, Central, Manding-Jogo, Manding-Vai, Manding-Mokole, Manding |
| Language use | All ages. Also use Jula [dyu]. |
| Comments | Muslim, traditional religion. |
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