Ethnicity 20,000 (1990) | Dialects Jeri KuoJalkunan | |
Native speakers (2,000 cited 1990–1995) Language family Niger–CongoMandeWesternCentralManding–JɔgɔJɔgɔ–JeriJeri ISO 639-3 Either:jek – Jeri Kuobxl – Jalkunan | ||
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.
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