NUV ISO 639-3
Nuni, Northern
A language of Burkina Faso
- ISO 639
- nuv
- Alternate Names
- Nibulu, Nouni, Nounouma, Nuna, Nune, Nunuma, Nuruma
- Population
- 45,000 (1995 SIL). 15,000–25,000 in Northwestern Nuni, 25,000–35,000 in Northeastern Nuni.
- Location:
- Boucle du Mouhoun region: Bale and Mouhoun provinces, near Boromo; Centre-Ouest region: Sanguie province. Dialect dividing line is Mouhoun river.
- Language Status
- 6a (Vigorous).
- Classification
- Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, North, Gur, Central, Southern, Grusi, Northern
- Dialects
- Northwestern Nuni, Northeastern Nuni. Northern Nuni users have no comprehension of Southern Nuni [nnw]. 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 Jula [dyu]. Also use Lyélé [lee].
- Language Development
- Literacy rate in L1: 1%. Literacy rate in L2: 5% in French [fra]. High motivation for literacy. Government coordinated literacy program in Sanguié and Sissili provinces. Grammar. NT: 1999.
- Language Resources
- OLAC resources in and about Nuni, Northern
- Writing
- Latin script [Latn].
- Other Comments
- Traditional religion, Muslim.
Also Spoken in
Map
Location: Boucle du Mouhoun region: Bale and Mouhoun provinces, near Boromo; Centre-Ouest region: Sanguie province. Dialect dividing line is Mouhoun river.
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