NKU ISO 639-3
Kulango, Bouna
Bouna Kulango Autonym
A language of Côte d’Ivoire
- ISO 639
- nku
- Alternate Names
- Koulango, Kulange, Nkuraeng, Nkurange
- Autonym
- Bouna Kulango
- Population
- 14,400 in Côte d’Ivoire (1998). All Kulango: 372,000 (Leclerc 2017c). Total users in all countries: 29,900.
- Location:
- Zanzan district: Nassian subprefecture.
- Language Status
- 6a* (Vigorous).
- Classification
- Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, North, Gur, Kulango
- Dialects
- Nabanj. Bouna dialect speakers understand Bondoukou [kzc], but not the reverse. Lexical similarity: 45% with Téén [lor].
- Language Use
- Also use French [fra].
- Language Development
- Literacy rate in L2: 15%–25%.
- Language Resources
- OLAC resources in and about Kulango, Bouna
- Writing
- Latin script [Latn].
- Other Comments
- Traditional religion.
Also Spoken in
- Location
- Northern region: Bole district border area.
- Dialects
- Sekwa, Nabanj.
- Language Status
- 6a (Vigorous)
- Other Comments
- Non-indigenous. Traditional religion. View other languages of Ghana
Language Name
Kulango, Bouna
User Population
15,500 in Ghana (1991).
Map
Location: Zanzan district: Nassian subprefecture.
Size and Vitality
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