Dagaare language

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Native to Ghana, Burkina Faso		Ethnicity Dagaaba people

Native speakers 1.1 million (2001–2003) Language family Niger–Congo Atlantic–Congo Gur Northern Oti–Volta Moré–Dagbani Moré Dagaare Writing system Latin (Dagaare alphabet) Dagaare Braille ISO 639-3 Variously: dga – Southern Dagaare dgd – Dagaari Dioula dgi – Northern Dagara

Dagaare is the maternal language of the Dagaaba people in Ghana and Burkina Faso. It has been described as a dialect continuum that also includes Waale and Birifor.

Ethnologue divides Dagaare into three languages:

Southern/Central Dagaare language, which is spoken mainly in Ghana

Northern Dagara language, which is spoken mainly in Burkina Faso

Dagaari Dioula, which is spoken mainly in Burkina Faso, and has significant influence from the genetically unrelated Dioula language

References

Dagaare language Wikipedia

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