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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 ...
, but it is of uncertain affiliation within the Niger-Congo languages. It is spoken in
Karangasso-Vigué Department Karangasso-Vigué is a department or commune of Houet Province in south-western Burkina Faso Burkina Faso (, ; , ff, 𞤄𞤵𞤪𞤳𞤭𞤲𞤢 𞤊𞤢𞤧𞤮, italic=no) is a landlocked country in West Africa with an area of , bordere ...
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
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Gur languages Languages of Burkina Faso {{gur-lang-stub