Gurma branch of Gur
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The Gurma branch of Gur is a subgroup of the Gur language family comprising several closely related languages spoken primarily in parts of Burkina Faso, Togo, Benin, Niger, and neighboring regions of West Africa.
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
language branch
ⓘ
subgroup of Gur languages ⓘ |
| classificationStatus | well-established subgroup within Gur ⓘ |
| geneticRelation | closely related Gur languages ⓘ |
| geographicDistribution |
eastern Burkina Faso
ⓘ
northern Togo ⓘ northwestern Benin ⓘ southwestern Niger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLanguage |
Gourmanchéma
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gurma NERFINISHED ⓘ Kabiye NERFINISHED ⓘ Kalamsé ⓘ Moba ⓘ Moba–Gurma cluster NERFINISHED ⓘ Nateni NERFINISHED ⓘ Ngangam NERFINISHED ⓘ Yom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasProperty |
cluster of mutually intelligible varieties in some areas
ⓘ
internal dialectal variation among member languages ⓘ |
| linguisticFeature |
SVO basic word order
ⓘ
noun class remnants ⓘ tone languages ⓘ |
| macroFamily | Atlantic–Congo languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOf | Niger–Congo language family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| neighboringBranches |
Central Gur branch
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Northern Gur branch ⓘ Southern Gur branch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Gur language family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region |
Sahel
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sudanian savanna ⓘ |
| researchField |
African linguistics
ⓘ
historical linguistics ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Benin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Burkina Faso NERFINISHED ⓘ Niger NERFINISHED ⓘ Togo NERFINISHED ⓘ West Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subfamilyOf | Gur languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subgroupOf | Gur languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Gourmantché people
NERFINISHED
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Gurma peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ Moba ethnic group NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writingSystems | Latin script (for several member languages) ⓘ |
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