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Senoufo, Supyire

A language of Mali

ISO 639-3: spp

Population	350,000 (2007 SIL). 100,000 monolinguals. Ethnic population: 500,000.
Region	At Sikasso.
Language map	Mali, Enlarged Area
Alternate names	Sup’ide, Suppire, Supyire
Dialects	Kampwo, Kadi, Nyana nyuni, Fanywohoshin.
Classification	Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, North, Gur, Senufo, Suppire-Mamara
Language use	Positive attitude.
Language development	Literacy rate in L1: Less than 1%. Literacy rate in L2: 20%. Taught in primary schools. Grammar. Bible portions: 1979–1998.
Writing system	Latin script.
Comments	Traditional religion, Muslim.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

CARLSON, Joyce, author. 1987. Marriage customs among the Supyire.

CARLSON, Joyce, author. 1987. The Supyire pantheon: a comparison with the Central Senufo pantheon.

CARLSON, Robert, author. 1983. "Downstep in Supyire."

CARLSON, Robert, author. 1987. "Narrative connectives in Sùpyìré."

CARLSON, Robert, author. 1990. A grammar of Supyire: Kampwo dialect.

CARLSON, Robert, author. 1992. "Narrative, subjunctive, and finiteness."

CARLSON, Robert, author. 1994. A grammar of Supyire.

CARLSON, Robert, author. 1998. Wuu Supyire semɛ (Ecrivons le supyiré: Orthographe et grammaire pratiques du supyiré de Kampolondougou).

CARLSON, Robert, author. 1999. External causation in Supyire culture.

JEMPHREY, Michael, author. 2000. Through the shedding of blood: a comparison of the Levitical and the Supyire concepts of sacrifice.

JEMPHREY, Michael, author. 2007. "Translating the Levitical sacrifices."  

JEMPHREY, Miranda, author. 1997. "Knives to razors: female circumcision among the Supyire of Southern Mali."  

JEMPHREY, Miranda, author. 1997. Knives to razors: Female circumcision among the Supyire of southern Mali.

TRUDELL, Barbara, author. 2007. "Local community perspectives and language of education in sub-Saharan African communities."

Vernacular Publications

1999 yyeeni canmpyaagii tɔrɔŋkani. 1999.

2000 yyeeni canmpyaagii tɔrɔŋkanni. 2000.

Jofoo u a ja jo na yɛ?. 1998.

ɲwɔkanbwuunni: Supyire - tubabushɛɛnre, Tubabushɛɛnre - Supyire (Lexique de l'orthographe Supyire; Supyire - Français, Français - Supyire. 2003.

Supyire ŋwɔhɔyi 1. 1998.

Yii mɛɛ nivɔnnɔ cêe kafooŋi á. 2009.