GOA ISO 639-3
Guro
Golo Autonym
A language of Côte d’Ivoire
- ISO 639
- goa
- Alternate Names
- Baba, Dalo, Dipa, Gouro, Ku, Kweni, Kwéndré, Lo
- Autonym
- Golo
- Population
- 500,000 (2012 V. Vydrin).
- Location:
- Mainly Sassandra-Marahoué and Gôh-Djiboua districts: Bouaflé, Gouitafla, Oumé, Sinfra, Vavoua, and Zuénoula subprefectures; smaller areas in Lacs, Vallée du Bandama, and Woroba districts.
- Language Status
- 5* (Developing).
- Classification
- Niger-Congo, Mande, Eastern, Southeastern, Guro-Tura, Guro-Yaoure
- Language Use
- Also use French [fra]. Used as L2 by Gban [ggu], Kouya [kyf], Mwan [moa], Yaouré [yre].
- Language Development
- Literacy rate in L2: 25%. Radio. Dictionary. Grammar. Bible: 1979.
- Language Resources
- OLAC resources in and about Guro
- Writing
- Latin script [Latn].
- Other Comments
- Traditional religion, Muslim.
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Location: Mainly Sassandra-Marahoué and Gôh-Djiboua districts: Bouaflé, Gouitafla, Oumé, Sinfra, Vavoua, and Zuénoula subprefectures; smaller areas in Lacs, Vallée du Bandama, and Woroba districts.
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