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SEP ISO 639-3

Sénoufo, Sìcìté

Sìcijuungé Autonym

A language of Burkina Faso

ISO 639
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Alternate Names
Sucite, Sìcìré, Sìcìté, Sìpììté, Tagba
Autonym
Sìcijuungé
Population
35,000 in Burkina Faso (1999 SIL). All Senoufo languages: 173,000 (2009 UNSD). Total users in all countries: 38,000.
Location:
Cascades region: Leraba province, Oueleni department; Hauts-Bassins region: Kenedougou province, Koloko and Ouelaní prefectures, Tagouara plateau to Mali border.
Language Status
5 (Developing).
Classification
Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, North, Gur, Senufo, Suppire-Mamara
Dialects
None known. Intelligibility low of Nanerige Senoufo [sen].
Typology
SOV; postpositions; genitives before nouns, articles, adjectives, numerals after noun head, question word initial; 1 prefix, 2 suffixes; word order distinguishes subjects, objects, indirect objects; CV, CVV; tonal, 3 tones.
Language Use
Used by all. Also use French [fra]. Also use Jula [dyu].
Language Development
Literacy rate in L1: Low. Literacy rate in L2: 20% Jula or French. Radio. NT: 2017.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Sénoufo, Sìcìté
Writing
Latin script [Latn].
Other Comments
Little intermarriage with others in the southern area. Traditional religion, Muslim.

Also Spoken in

Language Name
Sénoufo, Sìcìté
User Population
3,000 in Mali (2007 SIL).
Location
Sikasso region: Sikasso circle, 4 villages on Burkina Faso border.
Language Status
6a (Vigorous)
Other Comments
Little intermarriage with others in the southern area. Traditional religion, Muslim.
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Location: Cascades region: Leraba province, Oueleni department; Hauts-Bassins region: Kenedougou province, Koloko and Ouelaní prefectures, Tagouara plateau to Mali border.