Senufo; Senoufo

Japanese: セヌフォ族 - セヌフォぞく（英語表記）Senufo; Senoufo

Indigenous people of northern Côte d'Ivoire and southeastern Mali in West Africa. Their population is estimated at over 2 million. Their language belongs to the Guru group of the Niger-Congo language family, and is divided into at least four dialects. They are divided into many regional groups, each with its own name for itself and for their language. The name Senufo was given to them by outsiders. They are agricultural people who grow corn and sorghum as their main crops, and their fields are located around their settlements. The family structure is an extended family, with a head of the household, sons, their wives, and children. Polygamy is common, and inheritance is passed on to brothers from the same mother or to members of the mother's family. Initiation rites in adolescence are the first step towards adult responsibilities. They are also skilled in music, and their marimba and drum ensembles are famous.

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Japanese:

西アフリカのコートジボアール北部とマリ南東部の先住民。人口は 200万をこえると推定される。言語はニジェール＝コンゴ語派のグル諸語に属し，少くとも4つの方言に細分される。多数の地域集団に分れ，それぞれ自称や言語に対する独自の呼び名をもつ。セヌフォという名前は部外者がつけたものである。とうもろこしやもろこしを主穀物として栽培する農耕民で，畑は集落のまわりにある。家族組織は拡大家族で，家長，息子とその妻たちと子供がいる。一夫多妻が一般的で，相続は同一の母の兄弟または母の家族のだれかに継承される。青年期のイニシエーション儀礼は成人の責務への第一歩である。また音楽にすぐれ，マリンバと太鼓の合奏が有名である。

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