The Senufo (the francophone spelling Senoufo is commonly used) are an ethnolinguistic group composed of diverse subgroups of Gur-speaking people living in an area spanning from southern Mali and the extreme western corner of Burkina Faso to Katiola in Côte d'Ivoire. One group, the Nafana, is found in north-western Ghana. The Senufo number somewhere between 1.5 and 2.7 million[1] and speak the various Senufo languages. Korhogo, an ancient town in northern Côte d'Ivoire dating from the 13th century, is the capital of the Senufo people. The Senufo are predominantly an agricultural people cultivating millet, yams, peanut, and rice.
Notes and bibliography
Notes
- ^ Garber (1987) estimates the total number of Senufos at some 1.5 million; the Ethnologue (15th edition), based on various population estimates, counts 2.7 million.
Bibliography
- Holas, Bohumil (1957) Les Sénoufo (y compris les Minianka) (preface by Geneviève Calame-Griaule). Paris: Presses Universitaires de France.
- Spindel, Carol (1989). In the Shadow of the Sacred Grove. Vintage. ISBN 0679722149. ISBN 9780679722144.
External links
- The Senufo people at Art&Life in Africa.
- 'About the Senoufo People', Masabo Culture Company.
- Senoufo, Supyire of Mali Ethnic People Page at The Joshua Project.
- The Sejen bird figures of the Senufo People, Ivory Coast
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