Wara
A language of Burkina Faso
| Population | 4,500 (Johnstone 1993). |
| Region | Comoé Province, west of Banfora, Sindou town area. Main village is Néguéni. |
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Burkina Faso, reference number 62 |
| Alternate names | Ouala, Ouara, Samoe |
| Dialects | Negueni-Klani, Ouatourou-Niasogoni, Soulani, Faniagara. The Negueni dialect has over 95% intelligibility with the Niansogoni dialect, but Niansogoni below 80% with Negueni. No intelligibility of Natioro [nti]. |
| Classification | Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, North, Gur, Wara-Natioro |
| Language use | All ages. Positive attitude. Also use Jula [dyu]. |
| Comments | Traditional religion, Muslim, Christian. |
Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:
Academic Publications
SAWADOGO, Tasséré, author. 2003. "Rapport d’enquête sur le natioro."
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