Gurunsi languages explained

Grũsi
Also Known As:Gurunsi
East Mabia
Ethnicity:Gurunsi peoples
Region:Burkina Faso, northern Ghana and Togo
Familycolor:Niger-Congo
Fam2:Atlantic–Congo
Fam3:Savannas
Fam4:Gur
Fam5:Southern Gur
Glotto:grus1239
Glottorefname:Grusi

The Grũsi or Gurunsi languages, also known as the East Mabia languages,[1] 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 1.2 million people (of which 550,000 are native speakers) throughout central Togo.

Languages

According to Kleinewillinghöfer (2002), the western Southeastern Gurunsi languages Cala and Dulo are influenced by Kwa languages. The eastern Southeastern Gurunsi languages Bago and Kusuntu display less external influences, but have some influence from Yoruboid languages.[2]

See also

Notes and References

  1. [Adams Bodomo|Bodomo, Adams]
  2. Kleinewillinghöfer, Ulrich. 2002. Kontaktphänomene im Südost-Gurunsi. In: Aktuelle Forschungen zu afrikanischen Sprachen, 63-92. Köln.