LOB ISO 639-3
Lobi
’Lobiire Autonym
A language of Burkina Faso
- ISO 639
- lob
- Alternate Names
- ’Lobiir, Lobiri, Miwa
- Autonym
- ’Lobiire
- Population
- 220,000 in Burkina Faso (2009 UNSD). Total users in all countries: 490,000.
- Location:
- Cascades region: Comoe province; Sud-Ouest region: Bougouriba and Noumbiel provinces; Poni province, Gaoua southwest border area.
- Language Status
- 5 (Developing).
- Classification
- Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, North, Gur, Lobi
- Dialects
- Gongon Lobi.
- Language Use
- Used by all. Also use French [fra]. Also use Jula [dyu]. Used as L2 by Kaansa [gna], Malba Birifor [bfo], Téén [lor].
- Language Development
- Used in adult literacy classes (2021 SIL). NT: 1965–1985.
- Language Resources
- OLAC resources in and about Lobi
- Writing
- Latin script [Latn].
- Other Comments
- Traditional religion, Christian.
Also Spoken in
- Location
- Zanzan district: north strip.
- Language Status
- 5 (Developing)
- Other Comments
- Traditional religion, Christian. View other languages of Côte d’Ivoire
Language Name
Lobi
User Population
270,000 in Côte d’Ivoire (Leclerc 2017c).
Map
Location: Cascades region: Comoe province; Sud-Ouest region: Bougouriba and Noumbiel provinces; Poni province, Gaoua southwest border area.
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