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Cerma

A language of Burkina Faso

ISO 639-3: cme

Population	61,400 in Burkina Faso (1991). Population total all countries: 63,100.
Region	Comoé Province, north of Ouagadougou along main road to Banfora. Also in Côte d’Ivoire.
Language map	Burkina Faso, reference number 6
Alternate names	Gouin, Gwe, Gwen, Kirma
Dialects	Banfora-Sienena, Niangoloko-Diarabakoko, Soubakanedougou, Gouindougouba. The Gouindougouba dialect is spoken in 1 or 2 villages. Turka is the most similar language, but not inherently intelligible.
Classification	Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, North, Gur, Central, Southern, Kirma-Tyurama
Language use	All ages. Most also use Jula [dyu] or French.
Language development	Literacy rate in L1: 12%. Literacy rate in L2: 15% Jula or French. Literacy program run by language committee. Taught in primary schools. Radio programs. Dictionary. Bible portions: 1995.
Writing system	Latin script.
Comments	The people are called ‘Gouin’ or ‘Ciramba’. SVO; postpositions, articles, numerals, relatives after noun heads; question word final; no more than one affix per word; word order distinguishes objects and indirect objects; verb changes with tense and aspect; causatives by sentence order; comparatives; CV, CVC, CVV, VV, V; tonal. Peasant agriculturalists. Traditional religion, Muslim, Christian.

Also spoken in:

Côte d’Ivoire

Language name	Cerma
Population	1,700 in Côte d’Ivoire (1991).
Region	Ouangolodougo area, north of Ferkessedougou. 5 villages.
Language map	Côte d’Ivoire, reference number 20
Alternate names	Gouin, Guin, Gwe, Gwen, Kirma
Comments	Traditional religion.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

DUN, Laura; HUERLIMANN, Ruth, compilers. 1988. Lexique Cerma - Français.

HUERLIMANN, Ruth; PIKE, Eunice V., authors. 1985. "A note on tone and stress in Cerman."

SOUS-COMMISSION de la langue cerma, author; HEMA, Sabirba, illustrator. 2009. Guide d'orthographe cerma.

Vernacular Publications

Baŋ ceŋ jɔ̃ŋkɔ̃ɛŋo-i dumaa baa hãalãtaamba-i. 2009.

Binŋcuɔŋ-nelmaŋ-sɛbɛ. 1994.

Binŋ-nelmaŋcuɔŋ-sɛbɛ. 2001.

Ciraaŋ-kãmma: hãalãtieŋ-sɛbɛ. 2009.

Ciraaŋ-kanŋmaŋ-sɛbɛ, 2. 1997.

Ciraaŋ-nyɛgɛnbieŋa. 2002.

Ciraŋ-kanŋma haanlantieŋ-sɛbɛ. 1994.

Gbãnɛiniŋ-sɛbɛ (3). 2009.

Gbannɛini siɛ. 1987.

Gbannɛiniŋ-sɛbɛ (1). 1999.

Gbannɛiniŋ-sebe (2) = Livre de contes (2). 1999.

Gbannɛiniŋ-sɛbɛ (2, 3). 1994.

Gbannɛiniŋ-sɛbɛ (3) = Livres de contes (3) cerma (gouin). 1999.

Gbannɛiniŋ-sɛbɛ (4) = Livre de contes (4). 2000.

Hĩhĩlma yaa yuŋgu. 2009.

Hinhinlma yaa yuŋgu. 1999.

I kalaŋ cerma. 2009.

I kalaŋ cerma: pigantieŋ-sebe. 1992.

Igaŋga bilosɛnnɛŋo niwuoni-i niwuoniŋ-jarma. 1998.

Kuɔnhelle. 1999.

Kunlleŋ saaya di ce dumaa. 1999.

Kuòlòŋó baä cùmɛ́nlé. 1980.

Mi ciɛ biloŋtieŋ muɔ. 1995.

Mi ciɛ biloŋtieŋ muɔ. 1999.

Neltieraŋmaŋ-sɛbɛ (Agenda cerma 1999). 1998.

Nuɔŋba-i hiere baŋ saaya ba suɔ kumaŋ horre hielnuŋma-na. 1999.

Nuɔŋba-i hiere baŋ saaya ba suɔ kumaŋ kakataangu-na baa senniɛŋgu-na. 1999.

Nuɔŋba-i hiere baŋ saaya ba suɔ kumaŋ SIDA-i-na. 2001.

Nuɔŋba-i hiere baŋ saaya ba suɔ kumaŋ sumaya. 1999.

Nuɔŋba-i hiere baŋ saaya ba suɔ kumaŋ sumaya-i-na. 2001.

Nuɔŋba-i hiere baŋ saaya ba suɔ kumaŋ suoluo-i-na. 1999.

Nuɔŋba-i hiere baŋ saaya ba suɔ kumaŋ suoluo-i-na. 2001.

Nuɔŋba-i hiere baŋ saaya ba suɔ kumaŋ welewelesinŋni-na. 1999.