Sénoufo, Cebaara
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A language of Côte d’Ivoire
ISO 639-3
Alternate Names
Senadi, Senari, Syenere, Tiebaara, Tyebala
Population
862,000 (1993 SIL).
Location
Denguélé and Woroba districts; Savanes district: Korhogo city area and west; Vallée du Bandama district: west of Bandama Blanc river.
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Language Status
5 (Developing).
Dialects
Kafire, Kasara, Kufuru, Tagbari (Mbengui-Niellé), Patara, Pogara, Tyebara, Tagara, Tenere, Takpasyeeri (Messeni), Southwest Senari, Kandere (Tengrela), Papara, Fodara, Kulere, Nafara. Korhogo dialect is central. The Kulele speak Kulere dialect scattered throughout the Senoufo area.
Language Use
The Tyelibele (Tyeliri) are leather workers scattered throughout the Senoufo area, speaking as L1 the various Senoufo languages where they live. Also use Jula [dyu].
Language Development
Literacy rate in L1: 1%–5%. Literacy rate in L2: 5%–15%. Bible: 2010.
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Writing
Latin script [Latn].
Traditional religion, Muslim.