Nuni, Northern
A language of Burkina Faso
| Population | 50,000 (1995 SIL). 15,000 to 25,000 in Northwestern Nuni, 25,000 to 35,000 in Northeastern Nuni. |
| Region | Sissili and Sanguié provinces, near Boromo. Dialect dividing line is Mouhoun River. |
| Language map |
Burkina Faso, reference number 42 |
| Alternate names | Nibulu, Nouni, Nounouma, Nuna, Nune, Nunuma, Nuruma |
| Dialects | Northwestern Nuni, Northeastern Nuni. Northern Nuni users have no comprehension of Southern Nuni [nnw]. Similar to Kasem [xsm], Lyélé [lee]. |
| Classification | Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, North, Gur, Central, Southern, Grusi, Northern |
| Language use | All ages. Some also use Jula [dyu]; Lyélé, or French. |
| Language development | Literacy rate in L1: 1%. Literacy rate in L2: 5% in French. High motivation for literacy. Government coordinated literacy program in Sanguié and Sissili provinces. |
| Writing system | Latin script. |
| Comments | The people are called ‘Nuna’. 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. Peasant agriculturalists. Traditional religion, Muslim, Christian. |
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