Kulango, Bouna

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A language of Côte d’Ivoire

ISO 639-3
nku
Alternate Names
Koulango, Kulange, Nkuraeng, Nkurange
Autonym
Bouna Kulango
User Population

14,400 in Côte d’Ivoire (1998). All Kulango: 372,000 (Leclerc 2017c). Total users in all countries: 29,900.

Location

Zanzan district: Nassian subprefecture.

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Language Status

6a* (Vigorous).

Classification
Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, North, Gur, Kulango
Dialects

Nabanj. Bouna dialect speakers understand Bondoukou [kzc], but not the reverse. Lexical similarity: 45% with Téén [lor].

Language Use

Also use French [fra].

Language Development

Literacy rate in L2: 15%–25%.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Kulango, Bouna
Writing

Latin script [Latn].

Other Comments

Traditional religion.

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