{{Short description|Gur language spoken in Burkina Faso}} {{Infobox language |name=Viemo |nativename= |states=Burkina Faso |region= |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. Vigué is the term for the ethniciity while Viemo is the name of the language. It may be related at a higher level to the Gur language family, but its exact affiliation within Niger–Congo languages is not yet established .<ref name="Guldemann">{{Cite book|title=The Languages and Linguistics of Africa|last=Güldemann|first=Tom|editor-last=Güldemann|editor-first=Tom|publisher=De Gruyter Mouton|chapter=Historical linguistics and genealogical language classification in Africa|year=2018|isbn=978-3-11-042606-9|doi=10.1515/9783110421668-002|location=Berlin|pages=58–444|series=The World of Linguistics series|volume=11}}</ref> It is spoken in Karangasso-Vigué Department and in neighbouring provinces.<ref name="e22">{{Cite web|url=https://www.ethnologue.com/country/BF/languages|title=Burkina Faso|work=Ethnologue, 22nd edition|access-date=2019-09-25}}</ref>
The central village, said to be the origin of other villages, is Karangasso-Vigué, which is distinct from Karangasso-Sembla, an important village of Sembla people (speakers of Seenku language) west of Bobo Dioulasso. Other important ethnic Vigué villages are Klesso, Dérégouan, and Dan. Speakers are called ''Vigué'' by Dyula speakers.<ref>Berthelette, John. 2002. [https://www.sil.org/resources/publications/entry/9122 Sociolinguistic survey report for the Vigué (Viemo) language]. SIL Electronic Survey Reports 2002-009. [https://www.sil.org/system/files/reapdata/12/73/18/127318319990375352170214440069962194815/SILESR2002_009.pdf PDF],</ref> ==Phonology== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+Consonants<ref name=prost79>{{Cite journal |last=Prost |first=André |date=1979 |title=Le Viemo: langue des Vievɔ dits Viguié |journal=Documents Linguistiques |publisher=Publications de Département de Linguistique Générale et Linguistique Africaine de la Faculté des Lettres et Sciences Humaine de l'Université de Dakar |issue=23}}</ref> ! !Labial !Alveolar !Palatal !Velar !Labiovelar |- !Plosive |{{IPA link|p}} {{IPA link|b}} |{{IPA link|t}} {{IPA link|d}} |{{IPA link|c}} {{IPA link|ɟ}} |{{IPA link|k}} |{{IPA link|kp}} {{IPA link|gb}} |- !Fricative |{{IPA link|f}} {{IPA link|v}} |{{IPA link|s}} | |{{IPA link|x}} | |- !Nasal |{{IPA link|m}} |{{IPA link|n}} |{{IPA link|ɲ}} |{{IPA link|ŋʷ}} | |- !Approximant |{{IPA link|w}} |{{IPA link|l}} |{{IPA link|j}} | | |}
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Viemo also has three tones;<ref name=prost79/> high, mid, and low. ==References== {{Reflist}}
{{Gur languages}} {{Niger-Congo branches}}
Category:Gur languages Category:Languages of Burkina Faso
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