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
RegionBurkina Faso, northern Ghana and Benin 1 Speaker Count Proto-Language StatusProto-Oti-Volta reconstructions exist (listed on Wiktionary) 1 In the Other Atlases
- Also in Geography Atlas: Africa, found in there.
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
View the SourceWikidata: Oti-Volta languages
Wikidata Q1157178, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
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