Konabéré | Ethnologue

A language of Burkina Faso

ISO 639: bbo
Alternate Names: Black Bobo, Bobo, Bobo Fi, Bobo Madaré, Boboda, Northern Bobo Madaré, “Bobo Fing” (pej.)
Autonym: Kʋnabɩrɩ
Population: 35,000 in Burkina Faso (1995 SIL). Total users in all countries: 60,000.
Location:: Boucle du Mouhoun region: Banwa province, Tansilla area; Kossi province.
Language Status: 6a* (Vigorous).
Classification: Niger-Congo, Mande, Western, Northwestern, Soninke-Bobo, Bobo
Dialects: Yaba, Sankuma (Sarokama), Jèrè, Tankri, Kure, Kukoma (Koma). Northern Bobo Madaré has 20%–30% intelligibility of Southern Bobo Madaré. All dialects of Northern understand Yaba, centered in Tansilla. Separate literature may be needed for the Mali dialect. Some linguists treat Bobo as a separate major branch of Mande.
Typology: CV, CVC, CVV, CCV; tonal.
Language Use: Home. Also use French [fra], especially the educated. Also use Jula [dyu], especially most men with good proficiency and some women for common topics, government, and trade.
Language Development: Literacy rate in L2: 5% or below. Dictionary. Grammar.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Konabéré
Writing: Latin script [Latn].
Other Comments: Traditional religion, Christian, Muslim.

Mali

Location: Sikasso region: east Yorosso circle, on Burkina Faso border; some in Ségou region.
Dialects: San, Yaba, Tankire.
Language Status: 6a (Vigorous)
Other Comments: Traditional religion, Christian, Muslim.

Location: Boucle du Mouhoun region: Banwa province, Tansilla area; Kossi province.