Farefare language
| Frafra | |
|---|---|
| Gurenɛ | |
| Native to | Ghana, Burkina |
| Ethnicity | Frafra people |
Native speakers | 850,000 (2003)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | gur |
Frafra or Farefare, also known as Gurenɛ, is the language of the Frafra people of northern Ghana, particularly the Upper East Region, and southern Burkina Faso. It is a national language of Ghana, and is closely related to Dagbani and other languages of Northern Ghana, and also related to Mossi, AKA Mooré, the national language of Burkina Faso.
Frafra consists of five principal dialects, Gurenɛ (also written Gudenne, Gurenne, Gudeni, Zuadeni), Nankani (Naani, Nankanse, Ninkare), Nabt (Nabit, Nabde, Nabte, Nabdam, Nabdug, Nabrug, Nabnam, Namnam), Talni (Talensi, Talene), and Booni.
Bibliography
- M.E. Kropp Dakubu, S. Awinkene Antintono, and E. Avea Nsoh, A Gurenɛ–English Dictionary and accompanying English–Gurenɛ Glossary
References
- ^ Frafra at Ethnologue (17th ed., 2013)
