Gurma
E921884
Gurma is a Gur language spoken primarily by the Gurma people in parts of Burkina Faso, Togo, Benin, and neighboring West African countries.
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Gur language
ⓘ
Niger–Congo language ⓘ language ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| ethnolinguisticGroup | Gurma ethnic group NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDialect |
Eastern Gurma
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Western Gurma NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNeighboringLanguage |
Dagbani language
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kusaal language NERFINISHED ⓘ Mossi language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageBranch | Atlantic–Congo languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Gur languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Gur language continuum ⓘ |
| region | West Africa ⓘ |
| spokenBy | Gurma people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Benin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Burkina Faso NERFINISHED ⓘ Ghana ⓘ Niger NERFINISHED ⓘ Togo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subfamily | Northern Gur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedIn |
everyday communication
ⓘ
local trade ⓘ oral tradition ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin alphabet
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
|
Referenced by (1)
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