Bozo, Tiemacèwè

BOO

vigorous

Alternate Names: Boso, Tié, Tiema Ciewe, Tièma Cièwè, Tiemacewe, Tièmacèwè

Dialects: None known. Lexical similarity: 60%–79% with Tieyaxo Bozo ,.

Genealogy:

Niger-Congo
Mande
Western
Northwestern
Soninke-Bobo
Soninke-Boso
Boso
Eastern

Demographics: 2,500 (1991).

Language Use: All ages. Also use Koyra Chiini Songhay [khq], Maasina Fulfulde [ffm].

Nation of Origin: Mali

Other Comments: The Bambara term Boso refers to the entire ethnic group. Muslim.