Mampruli language
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Mampruli is a Gur language spoken primarily by the Mamprusi people in northern Ghana and parts of neighboring West African countries.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mampruli language canonical | 3 |
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Gur language
ⓘ
Niger–Congo language ⓘ natural language ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Mamprusi
ⓘ
surface form:
Mamprugu traditional area
|
| belongsToBranch |
Southern Gur languages
ⓘ
surface form:
Central Gur languages
|
| closelyRelatedTo |
Dagbani language
ⓘ
Kusaal language ⓘ Moore language ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Mamprusi ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Mampruli
ⓘ
surface form:
Mamprule
Mampruli ⓘ |
| hasDialects | regional varieties in Mamprugu area ⓘ |
| hasGlottocode | mamp1243 ⓘ |
| hasISO639-3Code | maw ⓘ |
| hasLinguisticFeature |
SVO word order
ⓘ
noun class system ⓘ tone language ⓘ |
| hasStatus | regional language in northern Ghana ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Gur languages
ⓘ
Niger–Congo languages ⓘ |
| neighboringLanguages |
Bimoba language
ⓘ
Dagbani language ⓘ Frafra language ⓘ Kusaal language ⓘ |
| primaryCountry | Ghana ⓘ |
| region |
North East Region of Ghana
ⓘ
Northern Region of Ghana ⓘ |
| spokenBy |
Dagomba people
ⓘ
surface form:
Mamprusi people
|
| spokenIn |
Burkina Faso
ⓘ
Ghana ⓘ Northern Region of Ghana ⓘ
surface form:
Northern Ghana
Togo ⓘ West Africa ⓘ |
| subfamilyOf |
Oti–Volta language
ⓘ
Oti–Volta languages ⓘ
surface form:
Western Oti–Volta language
|
| usedFor |
daily communication
ⓘ
local trade ⓘ oral tradition ⓘ |
| usedIn |
local radio broadcasting in northern Ghana
ⓘ
traditional chieftaincy affairs of Mamprusi ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin alphabet
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
|
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.