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Sociolinguistic survey report for the Blé language

Carol Berthelette and John Berthelette. 2001. "Sociolinguistic Survey Report For the Blé Language." 23. SIL International. Online: http://www.sil.org/silesr/2001/001/Ble.pdf.

Threatened
80 percent certain, based on the evidence available
About Vitality Level
~500
Native Speakers Worldwide
Domains of Use

Domain Of Use 2

Used in some non-official domains along with other languages, and remains the primary language used in the home for many community members.

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Transmission

Transmission 1

Most adults in the community, and some children, are speakers.

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Speakers
Native or fluent speakers:
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Semi-speakers or rememberers
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Children:
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Young adults
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Older adults
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Elders
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Ethnic or community population
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Year information was gathered
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Comments on speakers
"Many of the Blé young people enroll in the school, and as a result, a number of teenage and older Blé are literate in Jula. Those enrolled in the CFJA [local school] are also taught very basic French... Jula is the language used at the market and with many neighbors... The Blé assert that some people of other ethnic groups learn Blé, and that the Blé learn other neighboring languages, in particular Natioro and Noumou. They also mentioned that some Blé speak Tyurama, Senoufo, and Cerma. However, they state that they prefer to communicate with their neighbors in Jula... Blé youth in particular (ages 12–25) show a level in Jula comparable to that of mother tongue speakers... The attitude of the Blé towards their language seems to be two-sided. On the one hand,
Blé adults are proud of their language and do not want to see it die out... On the other hand... they seem proud of the fact that everyone under age 40 is literate in Jula."

Location and Context
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Burkina Faso
Location Description

"The Blé are located in the province of Leraba and in the department of Loumana, an area approximately 50 km west of Banfora (see figure 1.2.1). Most of the Blé live in Blédougou and Sobara, though the Blé of Sobara shifted to using Senoufo as their language. According to their traditions, their land area is quite large, extending southwest to the Côte d'Ivoire border. They report Blé living in the villages between Blédougou and the border, although we have not confirmed this."

Government Support
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Institutional Support
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Speakers' Attitude
Positive
Other Languages Used By The Community
Jula, French, Natioro, Noumou, Tyurama, Senoufo, Cerma
Number of Other Language Speakers:
Everyone under 40
Domains of Other Languages:
School, market, government, with neighboring ethnic groups

Writing Systems
Standard orthography:
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