Bolon

BOF

threatened

Alternate Names: Bo, Boka, Boon, Boron

Dialects: Black Bolon (Northern Bolon), White Bolon (Southern Bolon). The White Bolon dialect has higher inherent intelligibility with Jula , (81%) than the Black Bolon dialect (52%).

Genealogy:

Niger-Congo
Mande
Western
Central-Southwestern
Central
Manding-Jogo
Manding-Vai
Manding-Mokole
Manding

Demographics: 17,000 in Burkina Faso (1998 SIL). Population total all countries: 22,920.

Language Use: All ages. Also use Jula [dyu].

Nation of Origin: Burkina Faso

Other Comments: Muslim, traditional religion.