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Guro language

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Mande language spoken in Ivory Coast
Guro
Kweni
RegionIvory Coast
Native speakers500,000 (2012)
Language familyNiger–Congo
Language codes
ISO 639-3goa
Glottologguro1248

Guro (Gouro), also known as Kweni (Kwéndré) and Lo, is a Southern Mande language spoken by approximately a million people in Ivory Coast, primarily in the areas of Haut-Sassandra and Marahoue, and the Goh.

Writing system

Guro alphabet (2008)
a an b bh c d e ɛ ɛn f g i in ɩ j k kp l m n nw ny o ɔ ɔn p s t u un ʋ w y z

References

  1. Guro at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. Kuznetsova & Kuznetsova 2021.

Works cited

Languages of Ivory Coast
Official language
Indigenous
languages
Kru
Kwa
Mande
Senufo
Gur
Other
Immigrant languages
Mande languages
Southeast Mande
South Mande
East Mande
West Mande
Bobo
Jogo
Manding
Mokole
Samogo
Soninke–Bozo
Soso–Jalonke
Southwest
Vai–Kono


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