DYI ISO 639-3
Sénoufo, Djimini
Jinmiire Autonym
A language of Côte d’Ivoire
- ISO 639
- dyi
- Alternate Names
- Djimini, Dyimini, Jinmini
- Autonym
- Jinmiire
- Population
- 95,500 (1993 SIL).
- Location:
- Lacs district: northwest of Kouandkro; Savanes district: Ferkessedougou department; Vallée du Bandama district: Dabakala department, northeast corner.
- Language Status
- 5* (Developing).
- Classification
- Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, North, Gur, Senufo, Tagwana-Djimini
- Dialects
- Diamala (Djamala, Dyamala), Djafolo, Dofana, Foolo, Singala. Prestige dialect in Dabakala is Singala. Lexical similarity: 76%–81% with Tagwana Senoufo [tgw].
- Language Use
- Also use Jula [dyu]. Used as L2 by Tonjon [tjn].
- Language Development
- Literacy rate in L2: 5%–15%. Dictionary. Grammar. Texts. Bible: 2015.
- Language Resources
- OLAC resources in and about Sénoufo, Djimini
- Writing
- Latin script [Latn].
- Other Comments
- Muslim, Christian, traditional religion.
Also Spoken in
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Location: Lacs district: northwest of Kouandkro; Savanes district: Ferkessedougou department; Vallée du Bandama district: Dabakala department, northeast corner.
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