Koromfé

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A language of Burkina Faso

ISO 639-3
kfz
Alternate Names
Fula, Fulse, Kouroumba, Kuruma, Kurumba, Kurumfe
Autonym
Koromba
User Population

196,000 in Burkina Faso (Johnstone and Mandryk 2001). Total users in all countries: 202,000.

Location

Centre-Nord region: Bam and Sanmatenga provinces; Nord region: Loroum province; Yatenga province: Titao subdistrict; Sahel region: Soum province, Djibo-Aribinda subdistrict.

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Language Status

5* (Developing).

Classification
Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, North, Gur, Central, Northern, Kurumfe
Dialects

Koromba, Fulse.

Language Use

Also use Mòoré [mos]. Also use Western Niger Fulfulde [fuh].

Language Development

Literacy program in progress. Literature. Dictionary. Grammar. Texts. NT: 2017.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Koromfé
Writing

Latin script [Latn].

Other Comments

Muslim.

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