| Gurma | |
|---|---|
| West Mabia | |
| Geographic distribution | Eastern Burkina Faso, northern Ghana, Togo and Benin, western Niger |
| Linguistic classification | Niger–Congo? |
| Glottolog | gurm1249 |
The Gurma languages, also known as the West Mabia languages, [1] form part of the Oti–Volta subgroup of the Gur languages. They are spoken in eastern Burkina Faso, northern Ghana, Togo and Benin and western Niger.
The languages are: [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]
References
- ^ Bodomo, Adams. 2020. " Mabia: Its Etymological Genesis, Geographical Spread, and some Salient Genetic Features." In: Bodomo A., Abubakari H. & Issah, S. 2020. Handbook of the Mabia Languages of West Africa. Galda Verlag, Berlin, Germany. 400 pages, ISBN 978-3-96203-117-6 (Print) ISBN 978-3-96203-118-3 (E-Book)
- ^ Manessy, Gabriel (1975). Les langues Oti-Volta. Paris: SELAF.
- ^ Manessy, Gabriel (1979). Contribution à la classification généalogique des langues voltaïques : le proto-central (Langues et civilisations à tradition orale №37 ed.). SELAF: PARIS.
- ^ Naden, Tony (1989). Gur. Lanham, MD: University Press of America. pp. 141–168.
- ^ Bendor-Samuel, John T., ed. (1989). The Niger-Congo Languages. Lanham, MD: University Press of America.
- ^ Heine, Bernd; Nurse, Derek, eds. (2000). African Languages — An Introduction. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
- ^ Williamson, Roger Blench (2000). Niger–Congo. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. pp. 11–42.
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| Gurma | |
|---|---|
| West Mabia | |
| Geographic distribution | Eastern Burkina Faso, northern Ghana, Togo and Benin, western Niger |
| Linguistic classification | Niger–Congo? |
| Glottolog | gurm1249 |
The Gurma languages, also known as the West Mabia languages, [1] form part of the Oti–Volta subgroup of the Gur languages. They are spoken in eastern Burkina Faso, northern Ghana, Togo and Benin and western Niger.
The languages are: [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]
References
- ^ Bodomo, Adams. 2020. " Mabia: Its Etymological Genesis, Geographical Spread, and some Salient Genetic Features." In: Bodomo A., Abubakari H. & Issah, S. 2020. Handbook of the Mabia Languages of West Africa. Galda Verlag, Berlin, Germany. 400 pages, ISBN 978-3-96203-117-6 (Print) ISBN 978-3-96203-118-3 (E-Book)
- ^ Manessy, Gabriel (1975). Les langues Oti-Volta. Paris: SELAF.
- ^ Manessy, Gabriel (1979). Contribution à la classification généalogique des langues voltaïques : le proto-central (Langues et civilisations à tradition orale №37 ed.). SELAF: PARIS.
- ^ Naden, Tony (1989). Gur. Lanham, MD: University Press of America. pp. 141–168.
- ^ Bendor-Samuel, John T., ed. (1989). The Niger-Congo Languages. Lanham, MD: University Press of America.
- ^ Heine, Bernd; Nurse, Derek, eds. (2000). African Languages — An Introduction. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
- ^ Williamson, Roger Blench (2000). Niger–Congo. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. pp. 11–42.
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