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Oti-Volta languages

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The Oti-Volta languages form a subgroup of the Gur languages, comprising about 30 languages of northern Ghana, Benin and Burkina Faso spoken by twelve million people. The most populous language is Moore, the national language of Burkina Faso, spoken by over 55 percent of Burkina Faso's 20 million population and an additional 1 million people in neighboring countries such as Ghana, Ivory Coast, Niger and Mali.

Facts
Region
Burkina Faso, northern Ghana and Benin 1
Speaker Count
12,000,000 1
Proto-Language Status
Proto-Oti-Volta reconstructions exist (listed on Wiktionary) 1
Sources
1. Wikipedia: Oti-Volta languages
  • Infobox, region
    Burkina Faso, northern Ghana and Benin
  • Introduction, first sentence
    spoken by twelve million people
  • See also
    List of Proto-Oti-Volta reconstructions
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