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Gurunsi languages
| Grũsi | |
|---|---|
| Gurunsi East Mabia | |
| Geographic distribution | Burkina Faso, northern Ghana and Togo |
| Ethnicity | Gurunsi peoples |
| Linguistic classification | Niger–Congo? |
| Language codes | |
| Glottolog | grus1239 |
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.
- ^ 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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