Natioro language


Natioro, or Koo’ra, is a Niger–Congo language of Burkina Faso spoken by a caste of blacksmiths.

Geographical distribution

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.

Sample vocabulary

Sample basic vocabulary of Natioro dialects:
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Dinaoroɲã́ːpjáɲã̀ŋwɛ̀ːmṹnṹpwã́ːɲĩ́nã́wã́nã́mã́sáːpɛ́lɛ́sjã̀ːmɪ̃́kàːkwɛ̀ːsṹmbèːlǔàwɔ́lɪ́ːɲĩ́nã́
Timbaɲǎːpéjáɲàŋwàmṹnṹpwã́ɲĩ́nã́ŋɟɛ̄nɛ̃́mɛ̃́sáːpɛ́lːɛ̄sjã́ːmĩ́kàːkwàsúmwàlwāàʔɔ́lɪ̄ɲĩ́nã́
Kawaraɲã̀pjáɲã́wàmũ̀nūpwã́ɲĩ̀nāwã́nɛ̀mɛ̄sápɛ̀lɛ́ʃã̀míkàkwásúmwàlwáǎwɔ́ljàbúɲĩ̀ná
Niansogoniɲĩ́kúpjéjɪ̀pã̌mṹnũ̀kũ̌ɲínːáːlámːjáːnã́tə́mǎnã́ŋkwáːʃjɛ̂nṹmṹːìwɔ́nːã́ínːã́
Negeniɲĩ́kúpjéːĩ̀pã̌ɲũ̀nĩ̀kǐhĩ̀náɲĩ́míjáːnã́ːtĩ́mã́ːnã́mkwáːsjěɲĩ́mĩ́ːíwã̀nĩ̀ʔĩ́nːã́ː
Souranijùgpjéjìpámúrkàjìrwɛ́nã̀mjámùnátàgwánàmákùráʃjénũ̀mákpìsíwōbòrámìrwá
Faniagaraɲã́pʊ̀ːnã́ífwã̀nã́ʔṹnṹfã̀nã́ĩ́ndáːnã̀nĩ́ŋsáːnã̄nã́ːnã̀tímĩ́nĩ́kʊ́kánã̄síːkénã́nĩ́mĩ́nĩ̀ɛ̀wòlòjɛ́ínã́ːnã̄