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Karaboro, Eastern

A language of Burkina Faso

ISO 639-3: xrb

Population	35,000 in Burkina Faso (1995 SIL). Population total all countries: 40,610.
Region	South, Comoé Province, east of main Ferké to Bobo-Dioulosso road and Banfora. Also in Côte d’Ivoire.
Language map	Burkina Faso, reference number 13
Alternate names	Kar, Ker, Kler
Dialects	Kar dialect averages 70% comprehension by Western Karaboro [kza], but the reverse is 30%.
Classification	Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, North, Gur, Senufo, Karaboro
Language use	All ages. Some also use Jula [dyu].
Language development	Dictionary. Grammar. NT: 1994.
Writing system	Latin script.
Comments	Agriculturalists: maize, millet, peanuts. Traditional religion, Muslim, Christian.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

Anonymous. 2009. Guide d'orthographe Karaboro.

BUEHLER, Marlis, author; HUERLIMANN, Arnold, photographer. 2010. Les Karaboro: Origine - Coutumes - Valeurs.

BUEHLER, Marlis; WICHSER, Magdalena, authors. 1979. Description phonologique du karaboro.

BUEHLER, Marlis; WICHSER, Magdalena, compilers. 1994. Dictionnaire Karaboro-Français et Français-Karaboro, livret 2: Français-Karaboro.

BUEHLER, Marlis; WICHSER, Magdalena, compilers. 1994. Dictionnaire Karaboro-Français et Français-Karaboro, livret 1: Karaboro-Français.

Vernacular Publications

-Faalefa ʼkai- ʼkaplãŋ- (Proverbes karaboro). 1980.

Faalefa kai- kaplãŋ 2. 1991.

Guide: Je lis karaboro. 1992.

Kai ngbãy sensye raa. 1997.

Kai– ngbãy. 1992.

Kai yor kal. 2004.

Kãnkai- fla wãyar saba. 1994.

Kãŋwɛ ŋgbãy. 1984.

Kɛ yur yrũhũ. n.d.

Too wo pii toho yan na dohotar wãkã ne. 2005.

Wãtɔr 2 kãnkai- wãtɔr. 1994.

Wãtɔr saba syãŋ wuhu. 1994.

Wãtɔ̃r saba syãŋ wuhu. 2004.

Wlãhãndi kaplãŋ. 1993.

Yãhã wãsey yay. 2009.