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The ethnic classification of Upper Volta is done at a middle level of inclusion and abstraction. It follows the schema used by the government of Upper Volta, who state their main criterion as follows (our translation): “The classification given here is primarily based on cultural characteristics which are likely to have an influence on demographic traits.” The Mossi, Fulani, Gurma, and Busansi are identity groups. Large migrations to Ivory Coast to work, while generally temporary, leave the de facto population at some variance from the figure in Table 38.1.
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Morrison, D.G., Mitchell, R.C., Paden, J.N. (1989). Burkina Faso (Upper Volta). In: Black Africa. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-11023-0_51
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