Jeri language

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Jeri
RegionIvory Coast, Burkina Faso
Ethnicity20,000 (1990)[1]
Native speakers
(2,000 cited 1990–1995)[1]
Niger–Congo
  • Mande
    • Western
      • Central
        • Manding–Jɔgɔ
          • Jɔgɔ–Jeri
            • Jeri
Dialects
  • Jeri Kuo
  • Jalkunan
Language codes
ISO 639-3Either:
jek – Jeri Kuo
bxl – Jalkunan
Glottologjeri1241

Jeri is a Mande language of Ivory Coast and Burkina Faso. The dialect in Burkina is Jalkunan (Blé, Dyala, Dyalanu, Jalanu), and that of Ivory Coast Jeri Kuo (Celle, Jeli Kuo). The language is endangered, with 90% of ethnic Jeri having shifted to regionally dominant languages.

References

  1. ^ a b Jeri Kuo at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
    Jalkunan at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)