The Gurunsi peoples between the Black Volta (Mouhoun) and the Red Volta north of Leo: the Lela round Reo and Koudougou, the Nuna toward Tcheriba (the Nuna of Leo and Sapouy are in Gurunsi), the Winye (Ko) round Boromo.
Farmers in dispersed compounds, without chiefs, led by the custodians of the earth shrines and the elders of their lineages. Their country further south (Leo, Po and into the later Ghana) is written by the gui researcher.
Who holds it
- Title
- earth priests and lineage heads
- Since
- not applicable
- Confidence
- low
How things stand that morning
Self-governing. No outside power is attested.
Customs and assemblies
Earth priests, lineage elders, ward and village councils.
What the year holds
What happened next, if nothing in play changes it. Each event carries what it depends on and what would stop it.
- 1200No dated event is recorded.
Where the sources disagree
Evidence: Later ethnography only.
On the map: The southern limit follows the gui researcher's Gurunsi and upper Black Volta provinces (Gurunsi, which also takes in the southern Lela, and Upper Black Volta).
Sources and studies
Last revised 4 November 2026. Published 4 November 2026. Suggest a correction on the OMNIA Discord.