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Senoufo, Cebaara

A language of Côte d’Ivoire

ISO 639-3: sef

Population  862,000 (1993 SIL).
Region  North, around Korhogo.
Language map  Côte d’Ivoire, reference number 19
Alternate names   Senadi, Senari, Syenere, Tiebaara, Tyebala
Dialects  Kafire, Kasara, Kufuru, Tagbari (Mbengui-Niellé), Patara, Pogara, Tyebara, Tagara, Tenere, Takpasyeeri (Messeni), Southwest Senari, Kandere (Tengrela), Papara, Fodara, Kulere, Nafara. Korhogo dialect is central. The Kulele speak the Kulere dialect scattered throughout the Senoufo area.
Classification  Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, North, Gur, Senufo, Senari
Language use  The Tyelibele (Tyeliri) are leather workers scattered throughout the Senoufo area, speaking as L1 the various Senoufo languages where they live. Also use Jula.
Language development  Literacy rate in L1: 1%–5%. Literacy rate in L2: 5%–15%. NT: 1982–1995.
Writing system  Latin script.
Comments  Tyeliri: leather workers, Kulere: woodcarvers. Traditional religion, Muslim, Christian.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

MILLS, Elizabeth, author. 1984. Senoufo phonology, discourse to syllable (a prosodic approach).  Available online