Nankani dialect
E916954
The Nankani dialect is a regional variety of the Gur-language cluster spoken in northern Ghana and southern Burkina Faso, associated with the Nankani people.
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Gur language variety
ⓘ
dialect ⓘ |
| associatedEthnicity | Nankani people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
Burkina Faso
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ghana ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Nankane
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nankani language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPhonologicalFeature |
noun class-like gender distinctions
ⓘ
tone ⓘ |
| hasWritingSystem |
Latin alphabet
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
|
| isPartOf | Gur-language cluster ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Gur languages ⓘ |
| linguisticArea | Northern Ghana Gur area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| neighboringVarieties |
Buli language
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Frafra language NERFINISHED ⓘ Kasem language NERFINISHED ⓘ Talni language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Upper East Region of Ghana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Mabia languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenBy | Nankani people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
northern Ghana
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
southern Burkina Faso ⓘ |
| status | regional language ⓘ |
| subgroupOf | Oti–Volta languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| transmission | primarily oral ⓘ |
| usedFor |
everyday communication
ⓘ
local cultural practices ⓘ oral tradition ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Nankani traditional religion
ⓘ
local markets and trade ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.