Gurma languages explained

Gurma
Also Known As:West Mabia
Region:Eastern Burkina Faso, northern Ghana, Togo and Benin, western Niger
Familycolor:Niger-Congo
Fam2:Atlantic–Congo
Fam3:Savannas
Fam4:Gur
Fam5:Northern
Glotto:gurm1249
Glottorefname:Gurma

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]

Notes and References

  1. [Adams Bodomo|Bodomo, Adams]
  2. Book: Manessy, Gabriel . Les langues Oti-Volta . 1975 . SELAF . Paris.
  3. Book: Manessy, Gabriel . Contribution à la classification généalogique des langues voltaïques : le proto-central . 1979 . PARIS . Langues et civilisations à tradition orale №37 . SELAF.
  4. Book: Naden, Tony . Gur . Tony Naden . 1989 . University Press of America . Lanham, MD . 141–168.
  5. Book: The Niger-Congo Languages . Bendor-Samuel . John T. . 1989 . University Press of America . Lanham, MD.
  6. Book: African Languages — An Introduction . 2000 . Cambridge University Press . Heine . Bernd . Cambridge . Nurse . Derek.
  7. Book: Williamson, Roger Blench . Niger–Congo . Roger Blench . amp . 2000 . Cambridge University Press . Cambridge . 11–42.

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