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Khisa

A language of Côte d’Ivoire

ISO 639-3: kqm

Population  5,000 in Côte d’Ivoire (Vanderaa 1991). Population total all countries: 8,000.
Region  Also in Burkina Faso.
Language map  Côte d’Ivoire, reference number 34
Alternate names   Khi Khipa, Komono, Kumwenu
Dialects  Speakers say they can understand Kaansa [gna] given time. Also reportedly Senoufo. Lexical similarity: 82% with Dogosé [dos], 72% with Kpatogo dialect of Kaansa, 71% with Kaansa, 16% with Dogoso [dgs], 13% with Khe [kqg].
Classification  Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, North, Gur, Central, Southern, Gan-Dogose
Comments  Muslim.

Also spoken in:

Burkina Faso

Language name   Khisa
Population  3,000 in Burkina Faso (1991 SIL).
Region  Southwest, near Côte d’Ivoire border, Comoé Province, Mangodara Prefecture. 25 villages.
Language map  Burkina Faso, reference number 23
Alternate names  Khi, Khi Khipa, Komono, Kumwenu
Language use  The people in Dabokiri village have shifted to Jula. Also use Jula [dyu].
Comments  ‘Komono’ is the Jula name. Agriculturalists: millet, maize, yams. Muslim.
 

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

SHOWALTER, Stuart D., author. 2001. The Same but Different: Language Use and Attitudes in Four Communities of Burkina Faso.  Available for purchase