Sénoufo, Cebaara

A language of CÃ´te dâ€™Ivoire

ISO 639: sef
Alternate Names: Senadi, Senari, Syenere, Sénoufo-Sénanri, Tiebaara, Tyebala
Population: 862,000 (1993 SIL).
Location:: Denguélé and Woroba districts; Savanes district: Korhogo city area and west; Vallée du Bandama district: west of Bandama Blanc river.
Language Status: 5* (Developing).
Classification: Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, North, Gur, Senufo, Senari
Dialects: Kafire, Kasara, Kufuru, Tagbari (Mbengui-Niellé), Patara, Pogara, Tyebara, Tagara, Tenere, Takpasyeeri (Messeni), Southwest Senari, Kandere (Tengrela), Papara, Fodara, Kulere, Nafara. Korhogo dialect is central. The Kulele speak Kulere dialect scattered throughout the Senoufo area.
Language Use: The Tyelibele (Tyeliri) are leather workers scattered throughout the Senoufo area, speaking as L1 the various Senoufo languages where they live. Also use Jula [dyu].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: 1%–5%. Literacy rate in L2: 5%–15%. Bible: 2010.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Sénoufo, Cebaara
Writing: Latin script [Latn].
Other Comments: Traditional religion, Muslim.

Location: Denguélé and Woroba districts; Savanes district: Korhogo city area and west; Vallée du Bandama district: west of Bandama Blanc river.