Dagaare language
| Dagaare | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Ghana, Burkina Faso |
| Ethnicity | Dagaaba people |
Native speakers | 1.1 million (2001–2003)[1] |
| Latin (Dagaare alphabet) Dagaare Braille | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | Variously:dga – Southern Dagaaredgd – Dagaari Diouladgi – Northern Dagara |
| Glottolog | sout2789 Southern Dagaaredaga1272 Dagaari Dioulanort2780 Northern Dagara |
 Majority areas of Northern Dagara speakers, in red, on a map of Burkina Faso. | |
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
- ^ Southern Dagaare at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
Dagaari Dioula at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
Northern Dagara at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
External links
- Alphabet and pronunciation at Omniglot
- Bodomo, Adams, "The Dagaare language and its speakers: Introduction"
- PanAfriL10n page on Dagaare
- Bibliography of Dagaare Studies
- Journal of Dagaare Studies
- Database of audio recordings in Dagara - basic Catholic prayers
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