- Vinyl Bound: 438 pages
- Publisher: Bible Society of Ghana (2014)
- ISBN: 9789964001612 / 978-9964001612
- Product Dimensions: 7.2 x 5 x 0.4 inches
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
Dagaare | |
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Native to | Ghana, Burkina Faso |
Ethnicity | Dagaaba people |
Native speakers
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1.1 million (2001–2003)[1] |
Latin (Dagaare alphabet) Dagaare Braille |
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | Variously:dga – Southern Dagaaredgd – Dagaari Diouladgi – Northern Dagara |
Glottolog | sout2789 Southern Dagaare[2]daga1272 Dagaari Dioula[3]nort2780 Northern Dagara[4] |
![]() Majority areas of Northern Dagara speakers, in red, on a map of Burkina Faso.
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