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Topic: Dioula language


In the News (Wed 23 Dec 09)

  
  Dioula language resources
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Dioula is a language spoken or understood, by fewer numbers of people, in Burkina Faso,...
Dioula is a language spoken or understood, by fewer numbers of people, in Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, and Gambia.
www.mongabay.com /indigenous_ethnicities/languages/languages/Dioula.html   (1286 words)

  
  Bambara language - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dioula is a language spoken or understood, by fewer numbers of people, in Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, and Gambia.
The Bambara language is primarily spoken by members of the Bambara ethnic group, numbering about 270,000 people, but serves also as an interethnic language of Mali.
Dioula is related to Bambara in a manner similar to the relation between American English and British English.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Dioula_language   (903 words)

  
 Dyula - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Dyula or Dioula are a Mande ethnic group, widespread in West Africa, whose traditions of long-distance trade and traditional abhorrence of war caused them to play a notable part in the peaceful expansion of Islam across much of the area.
The tuntigi, or warrior class, and karamogo, or scholar class, are two classes within Dyula society.
They speak the Dioula language, a dialect of Bambara.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Dioula   (129 words)

  
 Ligbi language - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ligbi (or Ligby) is a Mande language spoken in Ghana in the north-west corner of the Brong-Ahafo region.
It is a geographical outlier to its language family, fairly closely related to Bambara/Jula and to Vai and Kono.
The Ligbi area in Ghana is bordered to the west by Nafaanra, the Senufo language of the Nafana people.
www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ligbi_language   (159 words)

  
 Mali Breakout - Culture
Because Arabic is the language of the Koran (the holy book of Islam), it is still heard in the mosques of Mali and whenever the Koran is read or recited.
The official language of the Republic of Mali is French.
It was during that time that the French language was taught in the schools and became the medium of governmental administration.
mali.pwnet.org /history/history_language.htm   (478 words)

  
 Etymologie, Étymologie, Etymology - BF Burkina Faso, Burkina, Burkina Faso - Sprache, Langue, Language
ethnologue - Bobo Fi - Language of BF (E3)(L1) http://www.ethnologue.com/show_language.asp?code=bbo
ethnologue - Dogon, Tomo Kan - Language of BF (E3)(L1) http://www.ethnologue.com/show_language.asp?code=dtm
ethnologue - Kan - Language of BF (E3)(L1) http://www.ethnologue.com/show_language.asp?code=gna
www.wortherkunft.de /~e/b_/bf-sprach.html   (4448 words)

  
 Ethnologue 14 report for language code:DYU
The following is the entry for this language as it appeared in the 14th edition (2000).
It is a separate language from Bambara and Malinke, and ethnically distinct.
Designated by the government as one of five languages to be developed for literature.
www.ethnologue.com /show_language.asp?code=DYU   (160 words)

  
 Adopt-a-Country: Cote d'Ivoire   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
The official language of Cote d'Ivoire is French, spoken by less than one percent of the population (17,470) according to a 1988 census.
There are 77 distinct living languages in the country; the most widely spoken of these is the Dioula dialect, with 179,000 (1.03%) first language speakers.
Cote d'Ivoire's one extinct language is Esuma, or Essouma.
www.tjhsst.edu /~swise/ic/language.php   (232 words)

  
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Kounyate is the son of ethnic Dioula who came from the north.
In an industrial park about 20 kilometers outside Abidjan, a woman speaking in the Dioula language says that, since the aborted march, security forces have been raiding neighborhoods where foreigners and northerners live.
Sidibe, who also is a Dioula from the north, says northerners living in Abidjan are living in terror.
quickstart.clari.net /voa/art/ca/84F95ECB-8A47-4889-AFB9D1B3215702AC.html   (790 words)

  
 Dioula language resources
Dioula is spoken on a daily basis in: Côte d’Ivoire
Dioula traders began to stay away in January 1886 because they were afraid of being
Languages: French (official), 60 native dialects with Dioula the most widely spoken.
mongabay.com /indigenous_ethnicities/languages/languages/Dioula.html   (481 words)

  
 Dioula
They also have an overview of each language and country information where the language is spoken.
Their links for a language are organized by categories such as general links and on-line resources for dictionaries, translators, phrasebooks, newspapers, magazines, and lessons.
They have one of the most extensive collection of foreign language literature and study books (e.g., language courses, phrasebooks, dictionaries) of any bookstore in the United States.
www.travelscience.com /Framed_Pages/Main_Frame/World_Links/Languages/Dioula.htm   (301 words)

  
 Map & Graph: Countries by Language: Languages
Three of the most widely dispersed languages in the world are of European origin, a reflection of the influence of colonialism on the spread of language and culture.
An official language is usually the language of law and goverment, however many countries require that important documents be translated into other languages.
A language born of a combination of Dutch, spoken by the first white settlers, and the Malay spoken by imported slaves, Afrikaans was promoted by the apartheid government as the main language of white officialdom.
www.nationmaster.com /graph-T/lan_lan   (3605 words)

  
 My country is Bukina Faso.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Mossé's language is mooré (mossé is the plurial of moaga).
Dioula is the language of Dioula who are at West.
The country was called Upper Volta until August 1984 when the C.N.R : Conseil National of the Revolution which was the leading authority decided change of his name.
barthonline.ifrance.com /pays/country.htm   (219 words)

  
 Bambara language   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Bambara, also known as Bamanankan in the language itself, is a language spoken in Mali by as many six million people.
It is an SVO language and has two tones.
Category:Mande languages Category:Languages of Africa Category:Languages of Mali Category:Languages of Burkina Faso Category:Languages of Côte d'Ivoire Category:Tonal languages
www.omniknow.com /common/wiki.php?in=en&term=Dioula_language   (875 words)

  
 Numerals, Numeration, and Numerical Notation Bibliography
Adkins, Julia E. Historical and analytical study of the tally, the knotted cord, the fingers, and the abacus.
In Language in Ethiopia, M.L. Bender, J.D. Bowen, R.L. Cooper, and C.A. Ferguson, eds., pp.
An Explication of All the Inscriptions in the Palmyrene Language and Character Hitherto Publish'd.
phrontistery.info /nnsbib.html   (8653 words)

  
 Africa_page.html
The official language of RCI is French, which serves as the glue that unifies the country.
Dioula is not only a language spoken by a great number of people, it is also a market language, or langue véhiculaire.
As we progressed in Dioula, it became very enjoyable to use the language "in the street" ­ at the market, on the bus.
home.earthlink.net /~riende9/Africa.html   (1117 words)

  
 Duala language -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Duala (also known by the (The Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France) French spelling Douala) is the (A systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols) language spoken around the (Click link for more info and facts about Duala) Duala.
The language belonges to the (Click link for more info and facts about Bantu language family) Bantu language family.
Editions Klincksieck, (The capital and largest city of France; and international center of culture and commerce) Paris, 1972.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/D/Du/Duala_language.htm   (174 words)

  
 African Languages by Countries   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Native African languages belonging to Sudanic family spoken by 90% of the population.
Lingala and Monokutuba (lingua franca trade languages), many local languages and dialects (of which Kikongo is the most widespread).
Afrikaans common language of most of the population and about 60% of the white population, German 32%, indigenous languages: Oshivambo, Herero, Nama.
www.nationsonline.org /oneworld/african_languages.htm   (553 words)

  
 Islam Online- Health & Science Section   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Shea butter is called Karite in the Dioula language.
In the Sanskrit language it is known as Nimba, a derivative of the term Nimbati Swastyamdadati (to give good health) (Neem Foundation, 1997).
Known as the “tree of 40 cures” neem is called Mwarubaini in the Kiswahili language (Kimathi, H. Neem is an eco-friendly tree since its leaves quickly decompose, forming nourishing mulch for plants that surround it.
www.islamonline.net /English/Science/2003/10/article10.shtml   (1994 words)

  
 Ivory Coast
Superb beaches and delicious seafood can be found in Sassandra, 250 km west of Abidjan.
French is the official language, although Baoule and other local languages are widely used.
The main ethnics groups according a national survey in 1998 are: First Baoulé, Second Senouho, third Dioula, and fourth Agny.
us-africa.tripod.com /ivory.html   (338 words)

  
 The Rosetta Project: Terms of Use Agreement   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
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By entering, you certify that your use of the Archive will be noncommercial in nature and limited to purposes not infringing on Fair Use provisions under copyright law and other intellectual property statutes.
Content derived from copyrighted materials in your submission to the Archive must be acknowledged with proper bibliographic documentation and the excerpting must conform to conventional understandings of Fair Use provisions for copyrighted material.
www.rosettaproject.org:8080 /live/search/showpages?ethnocode=DYU&doctype=ortho&version=0&scale=six   (494 words)

  
 Dioula Encyclopedia Article, Definition, History, Biography   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
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www.karr.net /search/encyclopedia/Dioula   (297 words)

  
 Revue noire 23 art african contemporary africa art cuisine Delires caviar savanes bouffe met recettes diaspora bier mil ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
In Dioula language it's called a « sétoumou » (literally translatable as « squidgy »).
He is known as Djakoumani (« cat » in Dioula language) and his mouth starts watering at the very mention of his passion : « Nice and spicy cat meat with a glass of wine, wallaï !
Athamôses replies that, in keeping with the alchemist François Bacon he thinks there is no operation of the spirit that is not determined by the operation of matter, and that the same things are eaten on high as down below.
www.revuenoire.com /anglais/S23-6.html   (3619 words)

  
 Winne.com - Report on Guinea, From Rags to Riches
The Fulbes (singular Pullo) also known as Fulanis (in English), Peuls or Peuhls (in French), Fulfuldes, Futankes etc...The Fulbes are part of a large ethnic group of the Fulanis that are scattered through 18 countries in Africa.
Their language is the Maninkakan which is spoken in various forms through the region like the Dioula language in Cote d'Ivoire and the Bambara language in Mali.
The term refers mostly to the language that resulted from melting pot of locals inhabitants and English, French and Portuguese languages.
www.winne.com /guinea2/bf01.html   (988 words)

  
 DAGAARI DIOULA language   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Get further details about this language from The Ethnologue and The Rosetta Project.
See also the alphabetical language list and full country list.
Another reference on countries, languages and people groups is Peoplegroups.org.
globalrecordings.net /language?langno=6432   (70 words)

  
 EMU Events - Chapel-Coercion vs. Censitivity
Donna (Kampen) Entz is a mission worker in Burkina Faso, West Africa, who has served for 23 years with the Commission on Overseas Mission (COM) of the General Conference Mennonite Church and with Africa Inter-Mennonite Mission (AIMM).
Initially she was engaged in evangelism and teaching in the Dioula language in Orodara.
More recently she has joined a cooperative ministry with Wycliffe Translators in the village of Saraba where she serves among the Samogho people, all of whom are Muslim.
www.emu.edu /events/detail.php3?id=3054   (142 words)

  
 Reggae Artists Ismael Isaac Black System African Reggae   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
That, he recalls, was when "reggae became, de facto, a genre of Africa Music", propelled mainly by another son of Treichville, an elder fellow named Seydou Koné, who called himself Alpha Blondy.
Hearing Alpha Blondy sing original reggae songs in the Dioula language (one of the five that Issiaka speaks), he made up his mind to be a reggae singer himself.
Singing in Mandinka, Malenké, Bambara, Dioula, and French, Isaac has written songs that address the citizens of today's teeming African cities, reminding the that traditional values such as community, hospitality and human dignity need not be sacrificed to modernity.
www.reggaemovement.com /artists/ismaelissac.htm   (385 words)

  
 Shea nuts: making trade work for poor women
Shea -- known in the local Dioula language as karité ("life") -- generally grows wild, with little need for any special cultivation or nourishment.
They receive technical training to achieve the standards of quality for shea butter required by foreign buyers, and are able to make marketing contacts through periodic trade fairs.
Fati Bougouma, head of the PNK project, women participating in the shea groups also attend literacy classes, especially in Mooré and Dioula, two of the most widely spoken indigenous languages.
www.un.org /ecosocdev/geninfo/afrec/vol15no4/154shea.htm   (2002 words)

  
 The Unreached Peoples Prayer Profiles   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
They are closely related to several other groups in the area, and their language is a part of the Niger-Congo family.
Burkina Faso consists of an extensive plateau which is slightly inclined towards the south.
In addition, the Jesus film, the Bible, and Christian broadcasts are not yet available in their own language.
www.ksafe.com /profiles/p_code4/1663.html   (828 words)

  
 The World Factbook 2004 -- Field Listing - Languages
This entry provides a rank ordering of languages starting with the largest and sometimes includes the percent of total population speaking that language.
English is the language generally used, Irish (Gaelic) spoken mainly in areas located along the western seaboard
English (widely spoken as a second language, both English and Marshallese are official languages), two major Marshallese dialects from the Malayo-Polynesian family, Japanese
www.brainyatlas.com /fields/2098.html   (1738 words)

  
 math lessons - Alpha Blondy
He is a major star in West Africa.
He studied English at Hunter College in New York, and later in the Columbia University American Language Program.
He sings mainly in Dioula, French and English, but also sometimes in Arabic or Hebrew.
www.mathdaily.com /lessons/Alpha_Blondy   (145 words)

  
 African Holocaust album
The person said the album opens with a chant in Dioula language by Tiken Jah (or something like that..
The Songs: Their new album African Holocaust pairs the hard vocals of David Hinds with a heavy bass attack and a counterpoint of rhythm guitar and organ.
The tune George Jackson is a 1971 Bob Dylan composition lamenting the death of an Attica inmate.
andybrouwer.co.uk /african.html   (5314 words)

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