Tiéfo
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A language of Burkina Faso
Alternate Names
Kiefo, Tyefo, Tyeforo
User Population
1,000 (1995 SIL). Ethnic population: 12,000 (1995 SIL).
Location
Cascades region: Comoe province, Dramandougou Tiéfo; Hauts-Bassins region: Houet province.
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Language Status
8a (Moribund).
Dialects
Noumoudara-Koumoudara, Dramandougou-Nyarafo.
Typology
SVO; noun head initial; 23 consonants and 7 vowels; tonal (3 tones: high, mid, low).
Language Use
Noumoudara-Koumoudara dialect is no longer used. Older adults only. Shifted to Jula [dyu].
Language Development
Literacy rate in L2: 1% in French. 90% of respondents state they would prefer to learn to read and write Tiéfo.
Endogamous within the village. Traditional religion.