Viemo language explained

Viemo
States:Burkina Faso
Speakers:8,000
Date:1995
Ref:e18
Familycolor:Niger-Congo
Fam2:Atlantic–Congo?
Fam3:Savannas?
Fam4:Gur?
Iso3:vig
Glotto:viem1243
Glottorefname:Viemo

Viemo, also known as Vige, Vigué, Vigye, is a language of Burkina Faso. It may be a member of the Gur language, but it is of uncertain affiliation within the Niger–Congo languages.[1] It is spoken in Karangasso-Vigué Department and in neighbouring provinces.[2]

The largest villages are Klesso, Dérégouan, Dan, and Karangasso-Vigué. Speakers are called Vigué by Dyula speakers.[3]

Phonology

Consonants[4] !!Labial!Alveolar!Palatal!Velar!Labiovelar
Plosivepronounced as /link/ pronounced as /link/pronounced as /link/ pronounced as /link/pronounced as /link/ pronounced as /link/pronounced as /link/pronounced as /link/ pronounced as /link/
Fricativepronounced as /link/ pronounced as /link/pronounced as /link/pronounced as /link/
Nasalpronounced as /link/pronounced as /link/pronounced as /link/pronounced as /link/
Approximantpronounced as /link/pronounced as /link/pronounced as /link/
Vowels!!Front!Central!Back
Highpronounced as /link/ pronounced as /link/ pronounced as /link/ pronounced as /link/pronounced as /link/ pronounced as /link/ pronounced as /link/ pronounced as /link/
Mid-highpronounced as /link/ pronounced as /link/pronounced as /link/ pronounced as /link/
Mid-lowpronounced as /link/ pronounced as /link/ pronounced as /link/ pronounced as /link/pronounced as /link/ pronounced as /link/ pronounced as /link/ pronounced as /link/
Lowpronounced as /link/ pronounced as /link/ pronounced as /link/ pronounced as /link/

Viemo also has two tones;[4] high, and low.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Güldemann, Tom. The Languages and Linguistics of Africa. Güldemann. Tom. De Gruyter Mouton. Historical linguistics and genealogical language classification in Africa. 2018. 978-3-11-042606-9. 10.1515/9783110421668-002. Berlin. 58–444. The World of Linguistics series. 11.
  2. Web site: Burkina Faso. Ethnologue, 22nd edition. 2019-09-25.
  3. Berthelette, John. 2002. Sociolinguistic survey report for the Vigué (Viemo) language. SIL Electronic Survey Reports 2002-009. PDF,
  4. Prost . André . 1979 . Le Viemo: langue des Vievɔ dits Viguié . Documents Linguistiques . Publications de Département de Linguistique Générale et Linguistique Africaine de la Faculté des Lettres et Sciences Humaine de l'Université de Dakar . 23.