Turka language

Turka
Turka
Tyurama
Region	Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast
Native speakers	37,000 (1998)[1]
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Gur Southern Gur Kirma–Tyurama Turka; ; ; ; ;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	tuz
Glottolog	turk1306

Turka (Turuka) or Curama (Cuuramã, Tchourama, Tyurama), is a Gur language which is spoken by the Turka people in southwest Burkina Faso. Its closest linguistic relative is the Cerma language: however, they are not mutually intelligible. Due to economic, religious and educational influence, many Turka people also speak Arabic and Jula.[2]

References

Turka at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
Berthelette, John (2002). "Sociolinguistic survey report for the Tyurama (Turka) language". Journal of Language Survey Reports (8). Retrieved 24 February 2022.

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[e18-1] Turka at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)

[2] Berthelette, John (2002). "Sociolinguistic survey report for the Tyurama (Turka) language". Journal of Language Survey Reports (8). Retrieved 24 February 2022.