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NNW ISO 639-3

Nuni, Southern

Nʋnɩ Autonym

A language of Burkina Faso

ISO 639
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Alternate Names
Nibulu, Nouni, Nounouma, Nuna, Nune, Nuni, Nunuma, Nuruma
Autonym
Nʋnɩ
Population
147,000 (2009 UNSD). Census figure (2009) is for all Nuni.
Location:
Boucle du Mouhoun region: Bale province, east Mouhoun province; Centre-Ouest region: Sanguie, Sissili and Zuri provinces; Centre-Sud region: west Narhouri. Over 100 villages.
Language Status
5 (Developing).
Classification
Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, North, Gur, Central, Southern, Grusi, Northern
Dialects
Micari, Basinyari (Sundoni), Yatini, Gori, Bwana, Sankura. Reportedly similar to Kasem [xsm] and Lyélé [lee].
Typology
SVO; postpositions; genitives before noun heads; articles, adjectives, numerals, relatives after noun heads; question word initial; 1 prefix, 1 suffix; word order distinguishes subject and object; causatives; comparatives; CV, CVV, CVCV; tonal.
Language Use
Used by all. Also use French [fra]. Also use Mòoré [mos].
Language Development
Literacy rate in L1: 10%. Literacy rate in L2: 5% in French [fra]. Literature. NT: 1999.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Nuni, Southern
Writing
Latin script [Latn].
Other Comments
Traditional religion, Christian, Muslim.

Also Spoken in

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Location: Boucle du Mouhoun region: Bale province, east Mouhoun province; Centre-Ouest region: Sanguie, Sissili and Zuri provinces; Centre-Sud region: west Narhouri. Over 100 villages.