Fulfulde, Borgu
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A language of Benin
ISO 639-3
Alternate Names
Benin-Togo Fulfulde, Fulbe-Borgu, Peul, Peulh
Autonym
Fulfulde
Population
604,000 (2016). Most monolinguals are in Borgou Department, Nikki Commune. Total users in all countries: 652,200.
Location
Alibori department: Segbama commune; Borgou department: Nikki commune; scattered communities in Atacora, Collines, Donga, and Zou departments. Borgou, north of N’Dali (Bakuure dialect); central and south Borgou, Parakou area (Korakuure dialect); Donga-Atacora area from Djougou north to Burkina border (Djougoure dialect); Zou department (Tchabankeere dialect).
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Language Status
5 (Developing).
Classification
Dialects
Bakuure, Korakuure, Djougoure (Juguure), Tchabankeere (Caabankeere). A member of macrolanguage Fulah [ful].
Language Use
Language Development
Literacy rate in L1: 1%. Among Fulfulde-speaking Gando people there are over 2,000 literates. Taught in primary schools in small-scale multilingual education program since 2014. Literature. Radio. NT: 2010.
Language Resources
Writing
Latin script [Latn].
Muslim, traditional religion.