1. Family: Niger-Congo
  2. Genus: Gur

Gurma

WALS coordinates: 12° 15′ N, 1° E

spoken in Burkina Faso

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Alternative Names

Ethnologue:
Ruhlen:
  • Gurma
Routledge:
Other:
  • Gurma (Gourma, Gourmantche, Gourmanch(ma),
  • Gourmanchema,
  • Gourmantche
ISO 639-3:

Features

ID Feature Value Area References  
10B Nasal Vowels in West Africa four-way nasal vs. oral vowel contrast (/ṽ/ vs. /ṽː/ vs. /V/ vs. /Vː/) without nasal spreading Phonology
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129A Hand and Arm Identical Lexicon
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130A Finger and Hand Different Lexicon
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