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Welcome to Burkina Faso

Material Development & Dissemination| Teacher Education | National Coordination | Program Development & Evaluation

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MÒORÉ

Le language is spoken by 53% of the population (1998), including 15,700 Yana (1991)
Alternate names: MOOSE, MORE, MOLE, MOSSI, MOSHI.
Dialects: SAREMDÉ, TAOLENDÉ, YAADRÉ, OUAPADOUPOU, YAANDE, ZAORE (JOORE), YANA (YANGA, JAAN). Classification: Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, North, Gur, Central, Northern, Oti-Volta, Western, Northwest.

FULFULDE, NORTHEASTERN BURKINA FASO

Northeastern Burkina Faso corner.
Dialects: BARANI (BARAIN, BARANIIRE), GOURMANTCHE, BOGANDÉ, JELGOORE, LIPTAAKOORE, BARKOUNDOUBA, SEEBA-YAGA (YAAGA) OUHIGUYUA, FADA NGURMA.
Classification: Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Atlantic, Northern, Senegambian, Fula-Wolof, Fulani, West Central.

JULA

1,000,000 or more first language users in Burkina Faso, 3,000,000 to 4,000,000 second language users
Alternate names: DYULA, DYOULA, DIULA, DIOULA, DJULA.
Classification: Niger-Congo, Mande, Western, Central-Southwestern, Central, Manding-Jogo, Manding-Vai, Manding-Mokole, Manding, Manding-East, Northeastern Manding, Bamana

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