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Fulfulde, Borgu

A language of Benin

ISO 639-3: fue

Population	280,000 in Benin (2002 SIL). Population total all countries: 328,200.
Region	Atakora and Borgou provinces, villages, and encampments; Borgou region, Bakuure north of N’Dali; central and south Borgou region, Parakou area, Korakuure; north, Atacora region, Djougoure, from Djougou north to Burkina border. May extend west into north Togo; Tchabankeere in Zou region. Also in Nigeria, Togo.
Language map	Benin, reference number 9
Alternate names	Benin-Togo Fulfulde, Fulbe-Borgu, Peul, Peulh
Dialects	Bakuure, Korakuure, Djougoure (Juguure), Tchabankeere (Caabankeere).
Classification	Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Atlantic, Northern, Senegambian, Fulani-Wolof, Fula, West Central A member of macrolanguage Fulah [ful] (Senegal).
Language development	Literacy rate in L1: 1%. Among Fulfulde-speaking Gando people there are over 2,000 literates.
Writing system	Latin script.
Comments	The Gando people speak Fulfulde, but are ethnically Boko and Baatonum. Fulani live as far south as Save’ and Dassa-Zoume (1998 I. McKinlay). Animal husbandry: dairy products. Muslim, traditional religion, Christian.

Also spoken in:

Nigeria

Language name	Fulfulde, Benin-Togo
Region	South and west of Niger River, where Nigeria, Niger, and Benin meet, south to where a big tributary joins Niger River from the east, along Niger River south to the delta. Southern boundary is east-west line below intersection of rivers to 75 km south in Benin-Nigeria border, to border bend from north-south, to 30 km east.

Togo

Language name	Fulfulde, Borgu
Population	48,200 in Togo (Johnstone 1993).
Region	North.
Alternate names	Benin-Togo Fulfulde, Fulani, Peul, Peulh
Dialects	Atakora Fulfulde.
Comments	Muslim.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

HARRISON, Annette, author. 2003. "Fulfulde language family report."  

HARRISON, Annette, author. 2004. The use of proper nouns as an index of group identity in Fulfulde personal narratives.

REEDER, JeDene; WHITE, Edith L., authors. 2001. Training nationals in literature production: an experience in Northwestern Benin.