Proto-Gur
E916968
Proto-Gur is the reconstructed common ancestor of the Gur languages of West Africa, inferred through comparative linguistic analysis.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
linguistic reconstruction
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proto-language ⓘ reconstructed language ⓘ |
| ancestorOf |
Central Gur languages
NERFINISHED
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Gur languages NERFINISHED ⓘ Northern Gur languages NERFINISHED ⓘ Southern Gur languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| comparedWith |
Proto-Niger-Congo
NERFINISHED
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Proto-Volta-Congo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasApproximateRegion |
Sahel
NERFINISHED
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Volta basin NERFINISHED ⓘ West Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDescendantLanguage |
Buli
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dagaare NERFINISHED ⓘ Dagbani NERFINISHED ⓘ Frafra NERFINISHED ⓘ Gonja NERFINISHED ⓘ Grusi languages NERFINISHED ⓘ Gurenɛ (Farefare) NERFINISHED ⓘ Gurma languages NERFINISHED ⓘ Kabiye NERFINISHED ⓘ Kasem NERFINISHED ⓘ Kusaal NERFINISHED ⓘ Mooré NERFINISHED ⓘ Oti-Volta languages NERFINISHED ⓘ Sisaala NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEvidenceType |
cognate comparison
ⓘ
morphological comparison ⓘ sound correspondences ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
agglutinative morphology (reconstructed)
ⓘ
noun class system (reconstructed) ⓘ rich verbal derivation (reconstructed) ⓘ tone (reconstructed) ⓘ |
| hasRelation |
ancestor of modern Gur basic vocabulary
ⓘ
ancestor of modern Gur nominal morphology ⓘ ancestor of modern Gur phonological systems ⓘ |
| hasStatus |
hypothetical
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not directly attested ⓘ |
| partOf | Niger-Congo language family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reconstructedByMethod | comparative method ⓘ |
| studiedInField |
African linguistics
ⓘ
historical linguistics ⓘ |
| timeDepth | prehistory of West Africa ⓘ |
| usedFor |
classifying Gur subgroups
ⓘ
reconstructing Gur language history ⓘ reconstructing prehistoric migrations in West Africa ⓘ |
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