Kasanga language
E917995
Kasanga is a lesser-known Southern Gur language spoken in parts of West Africa, likely characterized by tonal distinctions and noun class systems typical of the Gur language family.
Statements (28)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Gur language
ⓘ
Southern Gur language ⓘ language ⓘ |
| hasFeatureTypicalOf |
Gur noun class systems
ⓘ
Gur tonal systems ⓘ Southern Gur languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLinguisticFeature |
grammatical gender-like noun classes
ⓘ
noun class system ⓘ tonal language ⓘ tone used for grammatical distinctions ⓘ tone used for lexical contrast ⓘ |
| hasMorphology |
prefixal noun class marking
ⓘ
rich verbal inflection ⓘ |
| hasPhonology |
contrastive consonant distinctions typical of Gur
ⓘ
contrastive vowel length (typical for Gur languages) ⓘ |
| hasTypology |
SVO basic word order
ⓘ
agglutinative morphology ⓘ |
| isEndangered | true ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Gur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languagePhylum | Niger–Congo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| macroArea | Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | West Africa ⓘ |
| status |
lesser-known
ⓘ
underdescribed ⓘ |
| subclassOf |
Atlantic–Congo languages
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gur languages NERFINISHED ⓘ Niger–Congo languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin alphabet
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
|
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.