Oti–Volta languages

E917999

Gur languages branch language family branch

The Oti–Volta languages are a branch of the Gur language family spoken primarily in Burkina Faso and neighboring West African countries, encompassing languages such as Mossi, Dagbani, and Mampruli.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form	Occurrences
Western Oti–Volta languages	2
Oti–Volta language	1
Western Oti–Volta language	1

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Gur languages branch ⓘ language family branch ⓘ
hasMember	Bisa language NERFINISHED ⓘ Boulba language NERFINISHED ⓘ Buli language NERFINISHED ⓘ Dagaare language NERFINISHED ⓘ Dagbani language NERFINISHED ⓘ Farefare language NERFINISHED ⓘ Gurma language NERFINISHED ⓘ Hanga language NERFINISHED ⓘ Kassena language NERFINISHED ⓘ Kombio language NERFINISHED ⓘ Konkomba language NERFINISHED ⓘ Kusaal language NERFINISHED ⓘ Kusawe language NERFINISHED ⓘ Lyele language NERFINISHED ⓘ Mampruli language NERFINISHED ⓘ Moba language NERFINISHED ⓘ Moore language NERFINISHED ⓘ Mossi language NERFINISHED ⓘ Nabit language NERFINISHED ⓘ Nankani language NERFINISHED ⓘ Nawdm language NERFINISHED ⓘ Safaliba language NERFINISHED ⓘ Sisaala language NERFINISHED ⓘ Talni language NERFINISHED ⓘ Tampulma language NERFINISHED ⓘ Wali language NERFINISHED ⓘ Yom language NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasNotableLanguage	Dagbani language NERFINISHED ⓘ Mampruli language ⓘ Mossi language NERFINISHED ⓘ
languageFamily	Gur languages ⓘ Niger–Congo languages ⓘ
region	Oti River basin NERFINISHED ⓘ Volta River basin NERFINISHED ⓘ
spokenIn	Benin NERFINISHED ⓘ Burkina Faso NERFINISHED ⓘ Ghana ⓘ Ivory Coast NERFINISHED ⓘ Mali NERFINISHED ⓘ Niger NERFINISHED ⓘ Togo NERFINISHED ⓘ West Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ
subclassOf	Atlantic–Congo languages NERFINISHED ⓘ Gur languages NERFINISHED ⓘ Niger–Congo languages NERFINISHED ⓘ Volta–Congo languages NERFINISHED ⓘ
typology	mostly SVO word order ⓘ tone languages ⓘ
writingSystem	Latin alphabet ⓘ surface form: Latin script

Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Mossi language → subfamily → Oti–Volta languages ⓘ

this entity surface form: Western Oti–Volta languages

Frafra language → subclassOf → Oti–Volta languages ⓘ

this entity surface form: Oti–Volta language

Kusaal language → subfamily → Oti–Volta languages ⓘ

this entity surface form: Western Oti–Volta languages

Mampruli language → subfamilyOf → Oti–Volta languages ⓘ

this entity surface form: Western Oti–Volta language

Kasem language → subfamily → Oti–Volta languages ⓘ

Tampulma language → languageBranch → Oti–Volta languages ⓘ