Konabéré

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Boucle du Mouhoun region: Banwa province, Tansilla area; Kossi province.

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Mali

Language NameKonabéré

User Population

25,000 in Mali (2007 SIL). Few monolinguals.

Location

Sikasso region: east Yorosso circle, on Burkina Faso border; some in Ségou region.

Alternate Names

Black Bobo, Bobo, Bobo Da, Bobo Fi, Boboda, Konakuma, Kʋnabɩrɩ, “Bobo Fing” (pej.)

Dialects

San, Yaba, Tankire.

Language Status

6a (Vigorous).

Language Use

Used by all. Positive attitudes. Also use Bamanankan [bam]. Also use Bomu [bmq]. Also use Jula [dyu].

Language Development

Literacy rate in L2: 10% in Bambara [bam].

Other Comments

Traditional religion, Christian, Muslim.