Dagaare language

Dagaare
Native to	Ghana, Burkina Faso
Ethnicity	Dagaaba people
Native speakers	1.1 million (2001–2003)^[1]
Language family	Niger–Congo Atlantic–Congo Gur Northern Oti–Volta Moré–Dagbani Moré Dagaare
Writing system	Latin (Dagaare alphabet) Dagaare Braille
Language codes
ISO 639-3	Variously: `dga` – Southern Dagaare `dgd` – Dagaari Dioula `dgi` – 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.

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

References

↑ Southern Dagaare at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
Dagaari Dioula at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
Northern Dagara at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
↑ Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin; Bank, Sebastian, eds. (2016). "Southern Dagaare". Glottolog 2.7. Jena: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.
↑ Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin; Bank, Sebastian, eds. (2016). "Dagaari Dioula". Glottolog 2.7. Jena: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.
↑ Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin; Bank, Sebastian, eds. (2016). "Northern Dagara". Glottolog 2.7. Jena: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.

Official language

Regional languages

Indigenous
languages

Mande	Bissa Bobo Dyula Kpee Marka Samo

Gur	Birifor Bomu Buamu Bwa Cerma Cwi Bwamu Dagaare Gourmanché Gurunsi Kasena Láá Láá Bwamu Puguli

Senufo	Karaboro Nanerigé Sucite Syer-Tenyer

Wara–Natyoro	Natioro Paleni Samwe

Other	Fula Hausa Humburi Senni Siamou Tamasheq Western Plains Dogon

Official language

Creole languages

Government-sponsored

Indigenous languages

Gur	Birifor Buli Chakali Chala Deg Delo Frafra Hanga Kabye Kamara Kantosi Konkomba Konni Kusasi Mamprusi Moba Mossi Nabit Notre Ntcham Nuni Paasaal Safaliba Sisaala Talni Tamprusi Tem Vagla Wali Winye Yobe

Kwa	Adele Ahanta Anii Animere Anyin Avatime Bowili Chakosi Cherepon Chumburung Efutu Gua Jwira-Pepesa Kebu Kposo Krache Larteh Lelemi Likpe Logba Mpra Nkami Nkonya Nyangbo-Tafi Santrokofi Sehwi Siwu

Mande	Bambara Ligbi Tonjon

Others	Gbe Hausa Mpur Nafaanra Yoruba

Sign languages

Eastern	Biali Mbelime Tammari Waama

Western	Birifor Dagaare Dagbani Frafra Hanga Kamara Kantosi Kusaal Mampruli Mossi Nabit Nootre Safaliba Talni Wali

Gurma	Gourmanchéma Konkomba Miyobe Moba Nateni Ngangam Ntcham

Other	Buli Konni Nawdm Yom

Eastern	Bago-Kusuntu Chala Delo Kabiyé Lama Lukpa Tem

Northern	Kalamsé Kasem Lyélé Nuni Pana

Western	Chakali Deg Paasaal Phuie Sisaala Tampulma Vagla Winyé

Leko	Chamba Leko Kolbila Nyong Wom

Duru	Dii Dowayo Dugun Duupa Koma Longto Peere Sewe Vere

Mumuye–Yendang	Bali Kpasam Kugama Kumba Mumuye Pangseng Rang Teme Waka Yendang Yotti

Other	Nimbari

Others

Authority control	LCCN: sh85035391 GND: 4287687-4 SUDOC: 027676358 BNF: cb11966838f (data)

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