For the purpose of fishing, many Bozo also live in other West African countries where there are rivers and dams, such as Nigeria, Burkina Faso and Ivory Coast.
Bozo is part of the northwestern branch of the Mande languages; the closest linguistic relative is Soninke, a major language spoken in the northwestern section of southern Mali, in eastern Senegal, and in southern Mauritania.
The Bozo often speak one or more regional languages such as Bambara, Fula, or Western Songhay.
The Bozo cluster is divided into the following varieties: Hainyaxo (Kelengaxo), spoken by the Hain (sg.
Tiemacewe (Tièma Cièwè) is the northeasternmostern Bozo dialect, spoken in the vicinity of Lake Debo.