Senufo
- proper noun
- The Senufo languages are part of a linguistic group that includes several related dialects.
- Senufo helmet
- Northern Senufo
- Southern Senufo
Examples
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In many villages, the Senufo language is still spoken fluently among the elders.
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Tagwa art appears to be a combination of those from the southern and central Senufo and of Mand-speaking peoples.
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Over the course of history, the arts of the Senufo have been exposed to various influences, which have all left their marks.
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Nevertheless, his work is interesting for the ideological data it gives on the Senufo.
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The first French researchers to write about Senufo cosmology emphasized the importance of the Poro society and its attendant arts.
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Delafosse (1909) was the first writer to publish a broad study on the Senufo as a whole.
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The first medium comes from the Senufo farmers who constitute the majority of the population in northern Côte d'Ivoire.
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For a number of West African peoples, such as the Bamana (Fig. 7), Fon, Hausa, and Senufo, twins figure prominently in origin myths.
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Holas stayed in the Senufo region in Côte d'Ivoire, Burkina, and Mali from 1946 to 1955.
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The Senufo people are known for their rich cultural heritage, including traditional art and music.
Surface Forms
Etymology
Senufo is the name used for the languages of a West African group and it comes from the group's own name. So when you see Senufo as a language name it means a language spoken by the Senufo people in places like Ivory Coast and Mali.