Global InformationFarefare language information
| Farefare | |
|---|---|
| Frafra | |
| Native to | Ghana, Burkina Faso |
| Ethnicity | Frafra |
Native speakers | (660,000 cited 1991–2013)[1] |
Language family | Niger–Congo?
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| Dialects |
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Writing system | Latin |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | gur |
| Glottolog | fare1241 |
Distribution of Gurene speakers
Farefare or Frafra, also known by the regional name of Gurenne (Gurene), is a Niger–Congo language spoken by the Frafra people of northern Ghana, particularly the Upper East Region, and southern Burkina Faso. It is a national language of Ghana, and is closely related to Dagbani and other languages of Northern Ghana, and also related to Mossi, also known as Mooré, the national language of Burkina Faso.
Frafra consists of three principal dialects, Gurenɛ (also written Gurunɛ, Gudenne, Gurenne, Gudeni, Zuadeni), Nankani (Naane, Nankanse, Ninkare), and Boone. Nabit and Talni have been mistakenly reported to be Frafra dialects.[2]
- ^ Farefare at Ethnologue (26th ed., 2023)
- ^ ISO change request
