Safaliba language

Safaliba
Safaliba
Native to	Ghana
Native speakers	4,000 (2003)
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Gur Northern Oti–Volta Moré–Dagbani Moré Safaliba; ; ; ; ; ; ;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	saf
Glottolog	safa1243

Safaliba is a Gur language of Ghana.

A recent project has developed a writing system for the language in order to enable its use in adult education and early school instruction. The Safaliba writing system is based on the work (1996) of Edmund Kuŋi Yakubu, a Safaliba teacher and activist^[2]; a few changes in that system were made by Paul and Jennifer Schaefer, based on their phonological work, but the writing system for the most part stayed the same. ^[3]

References

^ Safaliba at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
^ Writing & Pedagogy,"Talk to Text Safaliba Literacy Activism: Grassroots Ghanaian Educational Language Policy" Volume 9, No 1, 2017,
^ Learning to Read in Safaliba Helps Ghanaian Kids Learn English," 1 May 2015

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[e18-1] Safaliba at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)

[2] Writing & Pedagogy,"Talk to Text Safaliba Literacy Activism: Grassroots Ghanaian Educational Language Policy" Volume 9, No 1, 2017,

[3] Learning to Read in Safaliba Helps Ghanaian Kids Learn English," 1 May 2015

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