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Senufo people
 Senufo people | |
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| c. 3 million (2013); 0.8 million in Mali | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Northeastern Côte d'Ivoire, southeastern Mali and southwestern Burkina Faso, and one subgroup in western Ghana | |
| Languages | |
| Senufo languages, French | |
| Religion | |
| Predominantly animist; some Muslim |
The Senufo people, also known as Siena, Senefo, Sene, Senoufo, and Syénambélé, are a West African ethnolinguistic group. They consist of diverse subgroups living in a region spanning the northern Ivory Coast, the southeastern Mali and the western Burkina Faso.[1][2][3] One sub-group, the Nafana, is found in north-western Ghana.[4]
The Senufo people are predominantly animists,[3] with some who are Muslims.[5] They are regionally famous for their handicrafts, many of which feature their cultural themes and religious beliefs.[6]
- ^ James Stuart Olson (1996). The Peoples of Africa: An Ethnohistorical Dictionary. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 515. ISBN 978-0-313-27918-8.
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- ^ Richter, Dolores (1980). "Further considerations of caste in West Africa: The Senufo". Africa. 50 (1). Cambridge University Press: 37–54. doi:10.2307/1158641. JSTOR 1158641. S2CID 146454269.
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