Senufo

a people living in the northern Ivory Coast, southeastern Mali, and border areas of Upper Volta. The Senufo number about 1.3 million (1970, estimate). The Senufo language belongs to the Gur, or Central Bantoid, group. Most of the Senufo maintain the traditional religious beliefs, but some are Muslims. The chief occupations are the cultivation of yams, cassava, and millet and livestock breeding.