Viemo, also known as ''Vige, Vigué, Vigye,'' is a language of
Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso (, ; , ff, 𞤄𞤵𞤪𞤳𞤭𞤲𞤢 𞤊𞤢𞤧𞤮, italic=no) is a landlocked country in West Africa with an area of , bordered by Mali to the northwest, Niger to the northeast, Benin to the southeast, Togo and Ghana to the ...
. It may be a member of the
Gur language
The Gur languages, also known as Central Gur or Mabia, belong to the Niger–Congo languages. They are spoken in the Sahelian and savanna regions of West Africa, namely: in most areas of Burkina Faso, and in south-central Mali, northeastern Iv ...
, but it is of uncertain affiliation within the
Niger-Congo languages.
It is spoken in
Karangasso-Vigué Department
Karangasso-Vigué is a Departments of Burkina Faso, department or commune of Houet Province in south-western Burkina Faso. Its capital lies at the town of Karankasso-Vigue. and in neighbouring provinces.
The largest villages are Klesso, Dérégouan, Dan, and Karangasso-Vigué. Speakers are called ''Vigué'' by
Jula speakers.
[Berthelette, John. 2002]
Sociolinguistic survey report for the Vigué (Viemo) language
SIL Electronic Survey Reports 2002-009
PDF
References
Gur languages
Languages of Burkina Faso
{{gur-lang-stub