Bozo, Jenaama | Ethnologue

A language of Mali

ISO 639: bze
Alternate Names: Boso, Corogaama, Djenaama, Nononke, Sarkanci, Sarkawa, Sorko, Sorogaama, Sorogoye
Autonym: Sorogama
Population: 197,000 in Mali (2003 SIL), increasing.
Location:: Mopti region: Djenné and Mopti circles on Niger river, Tenenkou and Youwarou circles; Ségou region: Niger river, upstream from Mopti.
Language Status: 5 (Developing).
Classification: Niger-Congo, Mande, Western, Northwestern, Soninke-Bobo, Soninke-Boso, Boso, Jenaama
Dialects: Pondori, Kotya (Kotyaxo), Korondougou, Débo. Lexical similarity: 53%–76% with Tieyaxo Bozo [boz] (most similar).
Language Use: Nononke and Somono who live in the same area speak Jenaama as L1. Used by all. Positive attitudes. Also use Bamanankan [bam], particularly northern-dialect speakers with some proficiency in a Songai or Fulfulde variety and southern-dialect speakers in a Bambara variety. Used as L2 by Bangime [dba].
Language Development: Grammar. Texts. Bible portions: 2008.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Bozo, Jenaama
Writing: Arabic script, Naskh variant [Arab], in development. Latin script [Latn].
Other Comments: Muslim.

Nigeria

Location: Kebbi, Kwara, and Niger states, Lake Kainji.
Language Status: 6a (Vigorous)
Other Comments: Non-indigenous. New Sorko speaking groups migrating downriver into Nigeria. Muslim.

Location: Mopti region: Djenné and Mopti circles on Niger river, Tenenkou and Youwarou circles; Ségou region: Niger river, upstream from Mopti.