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Bwa
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294903097
STA
Approved
UPD
2012-03-23
DUT
Bwa
GEB
The Bwa should not be confused with the Bobo! The Bobo-Fing speak a Mande language while the Bobo-Oule (Bwa) speak a Gur language.
IND
6
MIS
LCSH: Bobo; AE: Bwa; Bomu and Bwamu. Bwamu or Eastern Bobo Oule: 'Bwa' is their name for themselves ('Bwaba' is plural) in the Dedougou dialect. 'Bwamu' (Bouamou) is the language. 'Bobo' is the general Bambara name for Bwamu, Bomo, or Bobo Fing, but properly applies only to the Bobo Fing (ethno). Bomu or Western Bobo Oule: The people call themselves 'Bo' (sg.), 'Bwa' (pl.), and their language 'Bomu' or 'Boré' (ethno).
PPN
294903097
UDC
301.185.12Bwa 301.185.12Bwaba
MRF
316.356.4Bwa
BT1
Burkinabe peoples
Malian peoples
UF
Bobo Oule
Bobo Wule
Bwawa
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