Gurma languages

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Gurma
West Mabia
Geographic
distribution
Eastern Burkina Faso, northern Ghana, Togo and Benin, western Niger
Linguistic classificationNiger–Congo?
Language codes
Glottologgurm1249
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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

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  1. ^ 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)
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