Natioro language

Gur language of Burkina Faso

Natyoro

Koo’ra
Region| Burkina Faso

Native speakers

| (2,400 cited 1991)[1]

Language family

Niger–Congo?

* Atlantic–Congo?
* Gur?
* Wara–Natyoro
* Natyoro

Language codes
ISO 639-3| `nti`
Glottolog| `nati1243`
ELP| Natioro

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

## Geographical distribution

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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

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Sample basic vocabulary of Natioro dialects:[2]

Dialect | eye | ear | nose | tooth | tongue | mouth | blood | bone | tree | water | eat | name

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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

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* Natioro word lists (Wiktionary)

## References

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1. ^ a b Natyoro at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)
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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Kulango|

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Wara–Natyoro|

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Gur|

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