Gourma
E921885
Gourma is an alternative name for the Gurma language, a Gur language spoken primarily in parts of Burkina Faso, Togo, Benin, and neighboring West African countries.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Gur language
ⓘ
Niger–Congo language ⓘ language ⓘ |
| belongsTo | Voltaic languages (historical term) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfficialLanguageCoexistsWith |
French in Benin
GENERATED
ⓘ
French in Burkina Faso GENERATED ⓘ French in Togo GENERATED ⓘ |
| geographicDistribution | Burkina Faso–Togo–Benin border areas ⓘ |
| glottologCode | gour1243 ⓘ |
| glottologName | Gurma NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Gulmacema
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gulmancema NERFINISHED ⓘ Gulmancema language NERFINISHED ⓘ Gurma NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDialects | Gulmancema dialects ⓘ |
| hasEthnologueEntry | Gourma language entry ⓘ |
| hasLinguisticFeature |
SVO basic word order
ⓘ
noun class system ⓘ tone language ⓘ |
| hasStandardizationStatus | partially standardized orthography ⓘ |
| ISO639-3Code | gux ⓘ |
| isSpokenNativelyBy | hundreds of thousands of speakers ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Gur languages
ⓘ
Niger–Congo languages ⓘ |
| partOf | Gurma macrolanguage ⓘ |
| primaryRegion |
eastern Burkina Faso
ⓘ
northern Togo ⓘ northwestern Benin ⓘ |
| regionallyCoexistsWith |
French
ⓘ
Hausa NERFINISHED ⓘ Mooré NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenByEthnicGroup | Gurma people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenInCountry |
Benin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Burkina Faso NERFINISHED ⓘ Togo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenInRegion | West Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subfamily | Northern Gur languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
everyday communication
ⓘ
local trade ⓘ oral tradition ⓘ |
| usedInDomain |
local radio broadcasting
ⓘ
non-formal education ⓘ religious activities ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin alphabet
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
|
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