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KFZ ISO 639-3

Koromfé

Koromba Autonym

A language of Burkina Faso

ISO 639
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Alternate Names
Fula, Fulse, Kouroumba, Kuruma, Kurumba, Kurumfe
Autonym
Koromba
Population
196,000 in Burkina Faso (Johnstone and Mandryk 2001). Total users in all countries: 202,000.
Location:
Centre-Nord region: Bam and Sanmatenga provinces; Nord region: Loroum province; Yatenga province: Titao subdistrict; Sahel region: Soum province, Djibo-Aribinda subdistrict.
Language Status
5* (Developing).
Classification
Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, North, Gur, Central, Northern, Kurumfe
Dialects
Koromba, Fulse.
Language Use
Also use Mòoré [mos]. Also use Western Niger Fulfulde [fuh].
Language Development
Literacy program in progress. Literature. Dictionary. Grammar. Texts. NT: 2017.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Koromfé
Writing
Latin script [Latn].
Other Comments
Muslim.

Also Spoken in

Language Name
Koromfé
User Population
6,000 in Mali (2011 SIL).
Location
Mopti region: Koro circle, 11 villages on Burkina Faso border.
Dialects
Eastern Koromfe, Western Koromfe.
Language Status
5 (Developing)
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Map

Location: Centre-Nord region: Bam and Sanmatenga provinces; Nord region: Loroum province; Yatenga province: Titao subdistrict; Sahel region: Soum province, Djibo-Aribinda subdistrict.