Gurunsi languages
E917987
Gurunsi languages are a subgroup of Gur languages spoken primarily in Burkina Faso and Ghana, known for their linguistic diversity and complex tonal systems.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dagaare-Birifor languages | 1 |
| Gurunsi languages canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Gur languages subgroup
ⓘ
language family ⓘ |
| arealGroup | Volta–Congo area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsToMacroFamily | Niger–Congo language family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnologueFamily | Gurunsi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| glottologClassification | Gurunsi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLinguisticFeature |
SVO word order
ⓘ
agglutinative morphology ⓘ complex tonal system ⓘ noun class system ⓘ tonal language ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Kabiyé language
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kasem language NERFINISHED ⓘ Kisena language NERFINISHED ⓘ Lelemi language NERFINISHED ⓘ Lyele language NERFINISHED ⓘ Nuni language NERFINISHED ⓘ Pana language NERFINISHED ⓘ Phuie language NERFINISHED ⓘ Sisaala language NERFINISHED ⓘ Tampulma language NERFINISHED ⓘ Winyé language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasProperty |
high internal diversity
ⓘ
mutual intelligibility varies ⓘ |
| hasStatus |
minority languages
ⓘ
mostly unwritten ⓘ |
| languageBranchOf | Gur languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| neighboringLanguageGroup |
Grusi languages
ⓘ
Kwa languages ⓘ Mole–Dagbani languages ⓘ |
| region | West Africa ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Burkina Faso
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ghana ⓘ Togo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subclassOf |
Atlantic–Congo languages
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gur languages NERFINISHED ⓘ Niger–Congo languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typologicalFeature |
rich verbal morphology
ⓘ
tone used for grammatical contrast ⓘ tone used for lexical contrast ⓘ |
| usedBy | Gurunsi peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
daily communication
ⓘ
local trade ⓘ oral tradition ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin alphabet
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
|
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Dagaare-Birifor languages