Guro

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A language of Côte d’Ivoire

ISO 639-3
goa
Alternate Names
Baba, Dalo, Dipa, Gouro, Ku, Kweni, Kwéndré, Lo
Autonym
Golo
User Population

500,000 (2012 V. Vydrin).

Location

Mainly Sassandra-Marahoué and Gôh-Djiboua districts: Bouaflé, Gouitafla, Oumé, Sinfra, Vavoua, and Zuénoula subprefectures; smaller areas in Lacs, Vallée du Bandama, and Woroba districts.

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Language Status

5* (Developing).

Classification
Niger-Congo, Mande, Eastern, Southeastern, Guro-Tura, Guro-Yaoure
Language Use

Also use French [fra]. Used as L2 by Gban [ggu], Kouya [kyf], Mwan [moa], Yaouré [yre].

Language Development

Literacy rate in L2: 25%. Radio. Dictionary. Grammar. Bible: 1979.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Guro
Writing

Latin script [Latn].

Other Comments

Traditional religion, Muslim.