Bozo (Bambara: Boso meaning house of straw) is a Mande language spoken by the Bozo people of the Inner Niger Delta in Mali. For Fishing, many Bozo are also found in other West African countries where there are Rivers and Dams, such as Nigeria, Burkina Faso and the Ivory Coast. According to the 2000 census, the Bozo people number about 132,100. Bozo is considered a dialect cluster, but there is a quite a bit of diversity. Ethnologue recognises four languages on the basis of requirements for literacy materials. Bozo is part of the northwestern branch of the Mande languages; the closest linguistic relative is Soninke, a major language spoken in the northwestern section of southern Mali, in eastern Senegal, and in southern Mauritania. The Bozo often speak one or more regional languages such as Bambara, Fula, or Western Songhay. The language is tonal, with three lexical tones.
Tiéyaxo (Tieyaxo, Tigemaxo) (a few thousand speakers), spoken in Mali and Burkina Faso[4][3]
Sorogaama (Jenaama, Sorogama, Sorko) (200,000 speakers in 2005), spoken in Mali, Nigeria and Ivory Coast[citation needed]
Hainyaxo (Kelengaxo), spoken by the Hain (sg. Xan), is the most western dialect, spoken in two spots along the Niger River. It is closely related to Tieyaxo (Tigemaxo), its eastern neighbour which is spoken around Diafarabé. The central and most widely spoken Bozo language is Jenaama (Sorogama), which actually consists of four dialects, Pondori (south of Mopti), Kotya, Korondugu (north of Mopti) and Debo (around Lake Debo). Tiemacewe (Tièma Cièwè) is the northeasternmostern Bozo dialect, spoken in the vicinity of Lake Debo.
In Nigeria, the Jenaama/Sorogama dialect of the Bozo language is usually referred to as Sorko. It is spoken in the Nigerian States of Niger, Kebbi, and Kwara (Lake Kainji).
A long vowel is indicated by doubling the letter: ⟨aa, ee, ɛɛ, ii, oo, ɔɔ, uu⟩; nasalization is indicated by following the letter with an n: ⟨an, en, ɛn, in, on, ɔn, un⟩.[5]
Notes
^Hainyaxo at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required) Tiemacèwè at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required) Tiéyaxo at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required) Jenaama at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
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^ abEthnologue (15th edition) reports identical speaker counts for both Hainyaho and Tigemaxo: 117,696, from the 1987 census. In the fourteenth edition, this number was noted to be the number of 'all mother tongue Boso speakers'. In the light of the 200,000 reported speakers of Sorogama, by far the most widely spoken Bozo variety, speaker numbers for Hainyaho and Tigemaxo are put at 'a few thousand' here.
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Daget, Jacques & Konipo, M. & Sanakoua, M. (1953) 'La langue bozo' (Études soudaniennes, 1). Koulouba: Institut français d'Afrique noire, Gouvernement du Soudan, Centre IFAN.
Blecke, Thomas (1998) Lexikalische Strukturen und grammatische Kategorien im Tigemaxo (Bozo, Mande). Köln: Rüdiger Köppe Verlag. ISBN3-89645-070-0
République du Mali, Direction nationale de l’alphabétisation fonctionnelle et de la linguistique appliquée (1993). Alphabets et règles d'orthographe des langues nationales. Bamako: DNAFLA.
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Bozo Bambara Boso meaning house of straw is a Mande language spoken by the Bozo people of the Inner Niger Delta in Mali For Fishing many Bozo are also found in other West African countries where there are Rivers and Dams such as Nigeria Burkina Faso and the Ivory Coast According to the 2000 census the Bozo people number about 132 100 Bozo is considered a dialect cluster but there is a quite a bit of diversity Ethnologue recognises four languages on the basis of requirements for literacy materials Bozo is part of the northwestern branch of the Mande languages the closest linguistic relative is Soninke a major language spoken in the northwestern section of southern Mali in eastern Senegal and in southern Mauritania The Bozo often speak one or more regional languages such as Bambara Fula or Western Songhay The language is tonal with three lexical tones BozoRegionMali Nigeria Burkina Faso Ivory CoastEthnicityBozo peopleNative speakers230 000 apart from Tieyaxo in Mali 2003 2009 1 Language familyMande Western MandeNorthwesternSoninke BoboSoninke BozoBozoLanguage codesISO 639 3Variously a href https iso639 3 sil org code bzx class extiw title iso639 3 bzx bzx a Hainyaxo a href https iso639 3 sil org code boo class extiw title iso639 3 boo boo a Tiemacewe a href https iso639 3 sil org code boz class extiw title iso639 3 boz boz a Tieyaxo a href https iso639 3 sil org code bze class extiw title iso639 3 bze bze a JenaamaGlottologbozo1252The Bozo cluster is divided into the following varieties Hainyaxo Hainyaho Kelengaxo Kɛlɛngaxo a few thousand speakers spoken in Mali 2 3 Tiɛma Cɛwɛ Tiema ciewe Tiema ciewe Tiema ciewe Tiema cewe Tiemacewe Tiemacewe Tiema 2 500 speakers in 1991 spoken in Mali citation needed Tieyaxo Tieyaxo Tigemaxo a few thousand speakers spoken in Mali and Burkina Faso 4 3 Sorogaama Jenaama Sorogama Sorko 200 000 speakers in 2005 spoken in Mali Nigeria and Ivory Coast citation needed Hainyaxo Kelengaxo spoken by the Hain sg Xan is the most western dialect spoken in two spots along the Niger River It is closely related to Tieyaxo Tigemaxo its eastern neighbour which is spoken around Diafarabe The central and most widely spoken Bozo language is Jenaama Sorogama which actually consists of four dialects Pondori south of Mopti Kotya Korondugu north of Mopti and Debo around Lake Debo Tiemacewe Tiema Ciewe is the northeasternmostern Bozo dialect spoken in the vicinity of Lake Debo Contents 1 Nigeria 2 Writing system 3 Notes 4 References 5 External linksNigeria EditIn Nigeria the Jenaama Sorogama dialect of the Bozo language is usually referred to as Sorko It is spoken in the Nigerian States of Niger Kebbi and Kwara Lake Kainji Writing system EditBozo alphabet of DNAFLA 5 A B C D E Ɛ F G H I J K L M N Ɲ Ŋ O Ɔ P R S T U W X Ya b c d e ɛ f g h i j k l m n ɲ ŋ o ɔ p r s t u w x yA long vowel is indicated by doubling the letter aa ee ɛɛ ii oo ɔɔ uu nasalization is indicated by following the letter with an n an en ɛn in on ɔn un 5 Notes Edit Hainyaxo at Ethnologue 18th ed 2015 subscription required Tiemacewe at Ethnologue 18th ed 2015 subscription required Tieyaxo at Ethnologue 18th ed 2015 subscription required Jenaama at Ethnologue 18th ed 2015 subscription required Welcome to ethologue com Archived from the original on 2007 09 30 Retrieved 2006 11 27 permanent dead link a b Ethnologue 15th edition reports identical speaker counts for both Hainyaho and Tigemaxo 117 696 from the 1987 census In the fourteenth edition this number was noted to be the number of all mother tongue Boso speakers In the light of the 200 000 reported speakers of Sorogama by far the most widely spoken Bozo variety speaker numbers for Hainyaho and Tigemaxo are put at a few thousand here Ethnologue 14 report for language code BOZ Archived from the original on 2006 05 14 Retrieved 2005 09 15 permanent dead link a b DNAFLA 1993 References EditDaget Jacques amp Konipo M amp Sanakoua M 1953 La langue bozo Etudes soudaniennes 1 Koulouba Institut francais d Afrique noire Gouvernement du Soudan Centre IFAN Blecke Thomas 1998 Lexikalische Strukturen und grammatische Kategorien im Tigemaxo Bozo Mande Koln Rudiger Koppe Verlag ISBN 3 89645 070 0 Republique du Mali Direction nationale de l alphabetisation fonctionnelle et de la linguistique appliquee 1993 Alphabets et regles d orthographe des langues nationales Bamako DNAFLA External links EditEthnolinguistic map of the Bozo languages SIL La langue Bozo Resources in Bozo Tieyaxo Archived 2012 06 05 at the Wayback Machine from SIL Mali Archived 2014 11 17 at the Wayback Machine Resources in Bozo Jenaama Archived 2012 06 05 at the Wayback Machine from SIL Mali Archived 2014 11 17 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bozo language amp oldid 1127940460, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
