Alternate Names: Nibulu, Nouni, Nounouma, Nuna, Nune, Nunuma, Nuruma
Dialects: Northeastern Nuni, Northwestern Nuni. Northern Nuni users have no comprehension of Southern Nuni ,. Reportedly similar to Kasem , and Lyélé ,.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 45,000 (1995 SIL). 15,000–25,000 in Northwestern Nuni, 25,000–35,000 in Northeastern Nuni.
Language Use: All ages. Also use French [fra], Jula [dyu], Lyélé [lee].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: 1%. Literacy rate in L2: 5% in French. High motivation for literacy. Government coordinated literacy program in Sanguié and Sissili provinces. NT: 1999.
Typology: SVO; postpositions; genitives before noun heads; articles, adjectives, numerals, relatives after noun heads; question word initial; 1 prefix, 1 suffix; word order distinguishes subject and object; causatives; comparatives; CV, CVV, CVCV; tonal.
Writing System: Latin
Nation of Origin: Burkina Faso
Other Comments: Traditional religion, Muslim.