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Tiéfo

A language of Burkina Faso

ISO 639-3: tiq

Population  1,000 (1995 SIL). Ethnic population: 12,000 to 15,000 (1995 SIL).
Region  Comoé Province, east of Toussiana, Dramandougou Tiéfo, 1 village. Ethnic Tiéfo in about 20 villages, into Houet Province.
Language map  Burkina Faso, reference number 58
Alternate names   Kiefo, Tyefo, Tyeforo
Dialects  Noumoudara-Koumoudara, Dramandougou-Nyarafo.
Classification  Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, North, Gur, Tiefo
Language use  Noumoudara-Koumoudara dialect is extinct. All domains. All ages. Positive attitude. Speak Jula [dyu] as L1.
Language development  Literacy rate in L2: 1% in French. 90% of respondents state they would prefer to learn to read and write Tiéfo.
Comments  They are endogamous within the village. Tonal. Peasant agriculturalists. Traditional religion.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

BERTHELETTE, Carol; BERTHELETTE, John, authors. 2002. "Sociolinguistic survey report for the Tiéfo language."  Available online

SHOWALTER, Stuart D., author. 2008. "Un profil du bilinguisme en dioula au sud-ouest du Burkina Faso."  Available online