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Ethnologue > Web version > Country index > Africa > Côte d’Ivoire > Senoufo, Palaka

Senoufo, Palaka

A language of Côte d’Ivoire

ISO 639-3plr

Population  8,000 (1995 SIL).
Region  Central Department, Sikolo area, north of Djimini.
Language map  Côte d’Ivoire, reference number 52
Alternate names   Kpalagha, Palaka, Palara, Pallakha, Pilara
Dialects  Lexical similarity: 65%–70% with other Senufo languages and dialects.
Classification  Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, North, Gur, Senufo, Kpalaga
Language development  Literacy rate in L1: Below 1%. Literacy rate in L2: 5%–15%.
Comments  Muslim, traditional religion.