Central Gur
E916942
Central Gur is a subgroup of the Gur branch of the Niger-Congo language family, comprising closely related languages spoken primarily in parts of West Africa.
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Gur language subgroup
ⓘ
language subgroup ⓘ |
| belongsToMacroArea | Atlantic–Congo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| branch | Gur ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
closely related member languages
ⓘ
primarily spoken in savanna zone of West Africa ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Buli language
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dagaare language NERFINISHED ⓘ Dagbani language NERFINISHED ⓘ Farefare language NERFINISHED ⓘ Frafra language NERFINISHED ⓘ Gurenɛ language NERFINISHED ⓘ Kassena language NERFINISHED ⓘ Konkomba language NERFINISHED ⓘ Kusaal language NERFINISHED ⓘ Mampruli language NERFINISHED ⓘ Moore language NERFINISHED ⓘ Mossi language NERFINISHED ⓘ Nankani language NERFINISHED ⓘ Nawdm language NERFINISHED ⓘ Safaliba language NERFINISHED ⓘ Talni language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Niger–Congo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorLanguage |
Dagaare language
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dagbani language NERFINISHED ⓘ Kusaal language ⓘ Mossi language ⓘ |
| partOf |
Gur branch
ⓘ
Niger–Congo language family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | West Africa ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Benin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Burkina Faso NERFINISHED ⓘ Ghana ⓘ Ivory Coast NERFINISHED ⓘ Mali NERFINISHED ⓘ Togo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subgroupOf | Gur languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typologicalFeature |
mostly SVO word order
ⓘ
tone languages ⓘ |
| usedFor |
interethnic communication in parts of Burkina Faso
ⓘ
interethnic communication in parts of northern Ghana ⓘ |
| writingSystemsUsed | Latin script ⓘ |
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