Tiéfo

A language of Burkina Faso

ISO 639: tiq
Alternate Names: Kiefo, Tyefo, Tyeforo
Population: 1,000 (1995 SIL). Ethnic population: 12,000 (1995 SIL).
Location:: Cascades region: Comoe province, Dramandougou Tiéfo; Hauts-Bassins region: Houet province.
Language Status: 8a (Moribund).
Classification: Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, North, Gur, Tiefo
Dialects: Noumoudara-Koumoudara, Dramandougou-Nyarafo.
Typology: SVO; noun head initial; 23 consonants and 7 vowels; tonal (3 tones: high, mid, low).
Language Use: Noumoudara-Koumoudara dialect is no longer used. Older adults only. Shifted to Jula [dyu].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L2: 1% in French. 90% of respondents state they would prefer to learn to read and write Tiéfo.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Tiéfo
Writing: Unwritten [Qaax].
Other Comments: Endogamous within the village. Traditional religion.

Location: Cascades region: Comoe province, Dramandougou Tiéfo; Hauts-Bassins region: Houet province.