Alternate Names: Boso, Tégué, Tie, Tiemaxo, Tiéyakho, Tigemaxo, Tiguémakho, Tyeyaxo
Dialects: None known. Lexical similarity: 53%–76% with Jenaama Bozo , (most similar), 30% with Soninke ,.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 118,000 (1987 census). Population may include Tiemacèwè Bozo , and Kelengaxo Bozo ,.
Language Use: Some ethnic Marka and Somono live among them and speak Tieyaxo as L1. All ages. Also use Bamanankan [bam], Maasina Fulfulde [ffm]. Use of Bambara [bam] or Fulfulde [ffm] depends on region.
Language Development: Taught in primary schools. Bible portions: 2009.
Writing System: Latin
Nation of Origin: Mali
Other Comments: Ethnic autonym: Boso, house of bamboo in Bambara. Muslim.