Natyoro
Koo’ra
RegionBurkina Faso
Native speakers
(2,400 cited 1991)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3nti
Glottolognati1243
ELPNatioro

Natioro (Natyoro), or Koo’ra, is a Gur language of Burkina Faso[1] spoken by a caste of blacksmiths.[citation needed]

Geographical distribution

Natioro is spoken in four main villages to the west of Banfora, in Léraba Province. These four villages are Kawara and Timba, which are west of Sindou, and Sindoukoroni and Dinaoro, which are north of Sindou.[2]

Sample vocabulary

Sample basic vocabulary of Natioro dialects:[2]

Dialect eye ear nose tooth tongue mouth blood bone tree water eat name
Dinaoro ɲã́ːpjá ɲã̀ŋwɛ̀ː mṹnṹpwã́ː ɲĩ́nã́wã́ nã́mã́sáː pɛ́lɛ́ sjã̀ːmɪ̃́ kàːkwɛ̀ː sṹmbèː lǔ àwɔ́lɪ́ː ɲĩ́nã́
Timba ɲǎːpéjá ɲàŋwà mṹnṹpwã́ ɲĩ́nã́ŋɟɛ̄ nɛ̃́mɛ̃́sáː pɛ́lːɛ̄ sjã́ːmĩ́ kàːkwà súmwà lwā àʔɔ́lɪ̄ ɲĩ́nã́
Kawara ɲã̀pjá ɲã́wà mũ̀nūpwã́ ɲĩ̀nāwã́ nɛ̀mɛ̄sá pɛ̀lɛ́ ʃã̀mí kàkwá súmwà lwá ǎwɔ́ljàbú ɲĩ̀ná
Niansogoni ɲĩ́kúpjé jɪ̀pã̌ mṹnũ̀kũ̌ ɲínːáː lámːjáː nã́ tə́mǎ nã́ŋkwáː ʃjɛ̂ nṹmṹː ìwɔ́nːã́ ínːã́
Negeni ɲĩ́kúpjéː ĩ̀pã̌ ɲũ̀nĩ̀kǐ hĩ̀ná ɲĩ́míjáː nã́ː tĩ́mã́ː nã́mkwáː sjě ɲĩ́mĩ́ː íwã̀nĩ̀ ʔĩ́nːã́ː
Sourani jùgpjé jìpá múrkà jìrwɛ́ nã̀mjá mùná tàgwá nàmákùrá ʃjé nũ̀má kpìsíwōbòrá mìrwá
Faniagara ɲã́pʊ̀ːnã́ ífwã̀nã́ ʔṹnṹfã̀nã́ ĩ́ndáːnã̀ nĩ́ŋsáːnã̄ nã́ːnã̀ tímĩ́nĩ́ kʊ́kánã̄ síːkénã́ nĩ́mĩ́nĩ̀ ɛ̀wòlòjɛ́ ínã́ːnã̄

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Natyoro at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) Closed access icon
  2. ^ a b Sawadogo, Tasséré. 2002. Rapport d'enquête sur le natioro. SIL Electronic Survey Reports (SILESR), 2003-005. SIL International.
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