Phuie language

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The Phuie language is a lesser-known Gur language spoken by an ethnic community in West Africa, likely in Burkina Faso or a neighboring region.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Gur language
Niger-Congo language
language
continent Africa
endangermentStatus lesser-known language
ethnicGroup Phuie people NERFINISHED
hasAncestor Proto-Gur NERFINISHED
Proto-Niger-Congo NERFINISHED
hasConsonantSystem rich consonant inventory (typical of Gur languages)
hasNounClassSystem yes
languageFamily Gur languages
lexicalSimilarity other Gur languages
linguisticTypology tone language
morphologyType agglutinative language
partOfLanguagePhylum Niger-Congo languages NERFINISHED
possibleCountry Burkina Faso NERFINISHED
Ghana NERFINISHED
Ivory Coast NERFINISHED
Mali NERFINISHED
region West Africa
spokenIn rural areas
usageDomain home and community communication
wordOrder SVO
writingSystem Latin alphabet
surface form: Latin script

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Southern Gur languages hasLanguage Phuie language