Nawuri language

E155053

The Nawuri language is a Niger-Congo language spoken by the Nawuri people of Ghana, primarily in the northern Volta and Oti regions.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Nawuri language canonical 5

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Statements (41)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Guang language
Niger-Congo language
language
closelyRelatedTo Chumburung language
Gonja language
country Ghana
countrySubregion Volta basin area
endangermentStatus vulnerable
ethnicGroup Nawuri people
family Niger-Congo
Glottocode nawu1242
GlottologName Nawuri
hasAlternativeName Nawuli
Nawuri-Guan
hasDialects Nawuri (no major documented dialectal division)
hasNounClasses yes
hasTonalSystem yes
hasWordOrder SVO
ISO639-3 naw
languageBranch North Guang
nativeSpeakers "approximately 14,000"
nativeSpeakersDate 2003
region Northern Ghana
spokenIn Ghana
Northern Volta Region
linked to: Oti Region

Oti Region
status developing language
minority language
subfamily Atlantic–Congo
Guang
Kwa
Potou–Tano
linked to: Central Tano

Tano
linked to: Central Tano
usedAlongside English
Ewe
Twi
usedBy Nawuri communities along the Volta Lake
usedIn daily communication
local trade
traditional religion
writingSystem Latin script
linked to: Latin alphabet

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Kwa languages hasSubgroup Nawuri language
Potou–Tano languages includesLanguage Nawuri language
Guang languages hasLanguage Nawuri language
Nawuli alternativeNameOf Nawuri language
Nawuri hasAlternativeName Nawuri language