Baoulé language

Baoulé
Baoulé
Region	Ivory Coast
Ethnicity	Baoulé people
Native speakers	5.3 million (2021)
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Volta-Congo Kwa Potou–Tano Tano Central Tano Bia North Bia Baoulé; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ;
Writing system	Latin
Language codes
ISO 639-3	bci
Glottolog	baou1238

Baoulé, also known as Baule or Bawule, is a language spoken in central and southern Ivory Coast, including in the regions of Lacs, Lagunes, Gôh-Djiboua, Sassandra-Marahoué, Vallée du Bandama, Woroba, and Yamoussoukro, by approximately 5.3 million people. It is a Kwa language of the Central Tano branch, forming a dialect continuum with Anyin and closely related to Nzema and Sehwi. It is the common language of the Baoulé people, the largest ethnic group in Ivory Coast.

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