Baoulé language

Baoulé language

Baoule is a language spoken in Côte d'Ivoire.

Infobox Language
name=Baoule
nativename= Baoulé
region=flagcountry|Côte d'Ivoire
speakers=2,130,000
familycolor=Niger-Congo
fam2=Atlantic-Congo
fam3=Kwa
fam4=Potou-Tano
fam5=Tano
fam6=Central
fam7=Bia
fam8=Northern
iso3=bci

Example phrase: "Nyanmien Kpli lafiman" meaning "God the Greatest never sleeps.".

The Baoule are of the Akan group and are from the central region (including Baouké, Yamoussoukro, Bouaflé, Béoumi, Sakassou, Toumodi, Dimbokro, M'Bahiakro, Tiassalé) of the Cote d'Ivoire.

See also

*Akan language
*Anyin language

External references

* [http://www.ethnologue.com/show_language.asp?code=bci "Ethnologue" report on Baoulé]
* [http://www.panafril10n.org/wikidoc/pmwiki.php/PanAfrLoc/AnyiBaule PanAfriL10n page on Anyi & Baule]


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