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Gur language group

Kasem · Northern Ghana, Burkina Faso and neighbouring West Africa · Language

The Gur (Voltaic, or Mabia) languages are a branch of Niger-Congo spoken across the savanna of Burkina Faso, northern Ghana and Togo and neighbouring countries. Kasem belongs to the Grusi subgroup, while Farefare (Gurune) belongs to the Oti-Volta subgroup.

Kasem and Gurune are both Gur languages but belong to different subgroups.

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