Map showing the approximate distribution of Senufo peoples and some neighbouring peoples in Mali, Côte d'Ivoire, Burkina Faso and Ghana.

The Senufo (the francophone spelling Senoufo is commonly used) are an ethnolinguistic group composed of diverse subgroups living in an area spanning from southern Mali and the extreme western corner of Burkina Faso to Katiola in Côte d'Ivoire. The adjective francophone (alternately Francophone) means French -speaking typically as primary language whether referring to individuals groups or places Mali, officially the Republic of Mali (République du Mali is a Landlocked nation in Western Africa. Burkina Faso (bɚˌkiːnəˈfɑːsoʊ burr-KEE-na FAH-soh) also known by its short-form name Burkina, is a Landlocked nation in West Africa Katiola is one of the fifty-eight departments of Côte d'Ivoire, and is the chief city of that department Côte d'Ivoire (ˌkoʊt divˈwɑː(r ' in English, kot diˈvwaʀ in French) or Ivory Coast, officially the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, is a One group, the Nafana, is found in eastern Ghana. The Nafana are a Senufo people living in the north-west of Ghana and the north-east of Côte d'Ivoire, in the area east of Bonduku. The Republic of Ghana is a country in West Africa. It borders Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast to the west Burkina Faso to the north Togo to the The Senufo number somewhere between 1. 5 and 2. 7 million^[1] and speak the various Senufo languages. The Senufo languages ( Senoufo in Francophone usage comprise ca Korhogo, an ancient town in northern Côte d'Ivoire dating from the 13th century, is the capital of the Senufo people. Korhogo is a Town and department in the Mountainous north-central region of Côte d'Ivoire. The Senufo are predominantly an agricultural people cultivating millet, yams, peanut, and rice.

Notes and bibliography

Notes

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.