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Guro language

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.

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Guro
Kweni
RegionIvory Coast
Native speakers
500,000 (2012)1
Niger–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)2
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

References

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

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