Toura

NEB

developing

Alternate Names: Tura, Ween

Dialects: Boo, Guse, Gwéò, Naò, Wáádú, Yiligele. Probably most similar to Dan ,. Reportedly also similar to Guro ,, Gban ,, and Mano , (in Liberia).

Genealogy:

Niger-Congo
Mande
Eastern
Southeastern
Guro-Tura
Tura-Dan-Mano
Tura-Dan

Demographics: 50,000 (2005 V. Vydrin).

Language Use: Also use Dan [dnj], French [fra], Jula [dyu], Wè Northern [wob].

Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: Below 1%. Literacy rate in L2: 5%–15%. Grammar. NT: 1986–2005.

Writing System: Latin

Nation of Origin: Côte d’Ivoire

Other Comments: Traditional religion, Christian.