Jeri language

Jeri
Spoken in Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso
Ethnicity 20,000
Native speakers 2,000  (date missing)
Language family
Niger–Congo ?
  • Mande
    • Western
      • Central
        • Manding–Jɔgɔ
          • Jɔgɔ–Jeri
            • Jeri
Dialects
Jeri Kuo
Jalkunan
Language codes
ISO 639-3 either:
jek – Jeri Kuo
bxl – Jalkunan

Jeri is a Mande language of Ivory Coast and Burkina Faso. The dialect in Burkina is Jalkunan (Blé, Dyala, Dyalanu, Jalanu), and that of Ivory Coast Jeri Kuo (Celle, Jeli Kuo). The language is endangered, with 90% of ethnic Jeri having shifted to regionally dominant languages.