Jeri Kuo

JEK

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Alternate Names: Celle, Jeli Kuo

Dialects: None known. Related to Ligbi , of Ghana and Tongon, an extinct blacksmith argot of the Djimini Senoufo.

Genealogy:

Niger-Congo
Mande
Western
Central-Southwestern
Central
Manding-Jogo
Jogo-Jeri

Demographics: 1,500 (1990 R. Kastenholz). Ethnic population: 20,000 (1990 R. Kastenholz).

Nation of Origin: Côte d’Ivoire