The Kpee language, ''Kpeego'', commonly called Numu (''Noumoukan''), is a
Mande language
The Mande languages are a family of languages spoken in several countries in West Africa by the Mandé peoples. They include Maninka (Malinke), Mandinka, Soninke, Bambara, Kpelle, Jula (Dioula), Bozo, Mende, Susu, and Vai. There are aro ...
spoken by blacksmiths (''
numu'') in
Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso is a landlocked country in West Africa, bordered by Mali to the northwest, Niger to the northeast, Benin to the southeast, Togo and Ghana to the south, and Ivory Coast to the southwest. It covers an area of 274,223 km2 (105,87 ...
. It is thought to be similar to
Ligbi in Ghana, but no comparison has been done.
References
Mande languages
Languages of Burkina Faso
Blacksmiths
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