Turka language
| Turka | |
|---|---|
| Tyurama | |
| Region | Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast |
Native speakers | (37,000 cited 1998) |
Niger–Congo?
| |
| 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.