Baoule language

Baoulé
Region	Ivory Coast
Ethnicity	Baoulé people
Native speakers	2.1 million (1993)
Language family	Niger–Congo Atlantic–Congo Kwa Potou–Tano Tano Central Tano (Akan) Bia North Baoulé
Language codes
ISO 639-3
Glottolog	baou1238

Baoulé, also called Baule or Bawule, is a Central Tano language spoken in Ivory Coast.

The Baoulé are an Akan people living in the central region of Ivory Coast. Baoulé-speaking areas include Bouaké, Yamoussoukro, Bouaflé, Béoumi, Sakassou, Toumodi, Dimbokro, M'Bahiakro, and Tiassalé.

As an example of the language, the phrase "Nyanmien Kpli lafiman" means "God the Greatest never sleeps."

In 1946, portions of the Bible translated into Baoulé were first published; the full New Testament followed in 1953. The complete Bible was published first in 1998, by the Bible Society in Abidjan.

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