Alternate Names: Bobo, Bobo Wule, Boomu, Bore, Western Bobo Oule, Western Bwamu, Western Red
Dialects: Dahanmu, Dwemu, Mao. Dwemu subdialects are Terekongo (Terekoungo), Wahu (between Téné and the Bani river), Togo. Dahanmu subvarieties are Koniko, Mandiakuy, Bomborokuy, and Mao (Mahou).
Genealogy:
Demographics: 102,000 in Mali (1976 census). Population total all countries: 158,000.
Language Use: All ages. Used as L2 by Konabéré [bbo].
Language Development: Grammar. Bible: 2005.
Typology: SOV; postpositions; genitives, relatives before noun heads; articles, adjectives, numerals after noun heads; word order distinguishes subjects, objects, indirect objects; V, CV, CVV; tonal.
Writing System: Latin
Nation of Origin: Mali
Other Comments: Traditional religion.