Jeri language
Appearance
Jeri | |
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Region | Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso |
Ethnicity | 20,000 (1990)[1] |
Native speakers | (2,000 cited 1990–1995)[1] |
Niger–Congo
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Dialects |
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | Either:jek – Jeri Kuobxl – Jalkunan |
Glottolog | jeri1241 |
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
- ^ a b Jeri Kuo at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
Jalkunan at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)