Nuni, Southern

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A language of Burkina Faso

ISO 639-3
nnw
Alternate Names
Nibulu, Nouni, Nounouma, Nuna, Nune, Nunuma, Nuruma
Population

168,000 (2000).

Location

Sissili Province, Léo area; east Mouhoun Province; south Boulkiemdé and Sanguié provinces; west Nahouri and Kossi provinces. Over 100 villages.

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Language Status

5 (Developing).

Classification
Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, North, Gur, Central, Southern, Grusi, Northern
Dialects

Basinyari (Sundoni), Bwana, Gori, Micari, Sankura, Yatini. Similar to Kasem [xsm] and Lyélé [lee].

Typology

SVO; postpositions; genitives before noun heads; articles, adjectives, numerals, relatives after noun heads; question word initial; 1 prefix, 1 suffix; word order distinguishes subject and object; causatives; comparatives; CV, CVV, CVCV; tonal

Language Use

All ages. Also use Mòoré [mos] or French [fra].

Language Development
Literacy rate in L1: 10%. Literacy rate in L2: 5% in French. NT: 1999.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Nuni, Southern
Writing
Latin script.
Other Comments

Traditional religion, Muslim, Christian.