Grusi languages
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The Grũsi or Gurunsi languages are a group of Gur languages
, comprising about 20 languages spoken by the Gurunsi
peoples. The Grũsi languages are spoken in northern Ghana, adjacent areas of Burkina Faso, and Togo. The largest language in the Grusi group is Kabiye
, a language spoken by approximately 1,200,000 people (of which 550,000 are native speakers) throughout central Togo.
Gur languages
The Gur languages, also known as Central Gur, belong to the Niger–Congo languages. There are about 70 languages belonging to this group. They are spoken in Burkina Faso, southern Mali, northeastern Côte d'Ivoire, northern Ghana, northern Togo, northwestern Benin, and southwestern Niger.Like most...
, comprising about 20 languages spoken by the Gurunsi
Gurunsi
The Gurunsi are a set of ethnic groups inhabiting northern Ghana and southern Burkina Faso.-Pre-Colonial History and Origins:Oral traditions of the Gurunsi hold that they originated from the western Sudan near Lake Chad. While it is unknown when the migration occurred, it is believed that the...
peoples. The Grũsi languages are spoken in northern Ghana, adjacent areas of Burkina Faso, and Togo. The largest language in the Grusi group is Kabiye
Kabiyé language
Kabiyè is a Grusi language spoken primarily in northern Togo, and also by smaller numbers of people in Benin and Ghana. It is one of two national languages of Togo.-References:-External links:**...
, a language spoken by approximately 1,200,000 people (of which 550,000 are native speakers) throughout central Togo.
Languages
- Eastern: LukpaLukpa languageLukpa is a Gur language spoken in Benin and Togo....
, KabiyéKabiyé languageKabiyè is a Grusi language spoken primarily in northern Togo, and also by smaller numbers of people in Benin and Ghana. It is one of two national languages of Togo.-References:-External links:**...
, TemTem languageTem , or Kotokoli , is a Gur language spoken in Togo, Ghana, and Benin. It is used by neighboring peoples....
, LamaLama languageLama is a Gur language spoken in Togo, Benin, and by a few in Ghana....
, Delo, Bago-Kusuntu, Chala - Northern: LyéléLyélé languageThe Lyélé language is spoken in the Sanguié Province of Burkina Faso by approximately 130,000 people known as Lyéla, Léla, Gourounsi or Gurunsi. It is spoken in the towns of Réo, Kyon, Tenado, Dassa, Didyr, Godyr, Kordié, Pouni and Zawara. The language is also sometimes known by the wider term...
, NuniNuni languageNuni is the Gur language continuum of the Nuna people of Burkina Faso. The northern and southern varieties are not mutually intelligible....
, Kalamsé, Pana, KasemKasem languageKasem is a Gur language spoken in the Upper Eastern Region of Ghana and in Burkina Faso.-References:**-External links:**... - Western: WinyéWinye languageWinyé, or Kolsi, is a Gur language of Burkina Faso. Speakers are largely monolingual....
, DegDeg languageDeg is a Gur language of Ghana, with a thousand speakers in Ivory Coast....
, Phuie, PaasaalPaasaal languagePaasaal, or Pasaale Sisaala is a Gur language of Ghana, with a thousand speakers in Ivory Coast. The two dialects, Gilbagala and Pasaali, are part of a dialect continuum that continues on into Sisaala....
, Sisaala, Chakali, Tampulma, Vagla