Kaansa language
Gur language of Burkina Faso
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Kaansa, also known as Gan (Gã), is a Gur language of Burkina Faso.
RegionBurkina Faso
Native speakers
(6,000 cited 1990)[1]Niger–Congo?
-
Atlantic–Congo
- Gur
- Southern Gur
- Doghose–Gan
- Kaansa
- Doghose–Gan
- Southern Gur
- Gur
Dialects
- Kaan-sa
- Kpatogo-so
| Kaansa | |
|---|---|
| Gan | |
| Kaansa | |
| Region | Burkina Faso |
Native speakers | (6,000 cited 1990)[1] |
Niger–Congo?
| |
| Dialects |
|
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | gna |
| Glottolog | kaan1246 |
PersonKaan
PeopleKaamba
LanguageKaansa
| Person | Kaan |
|---|---|
| People | Kaamba |
| Language | Kaansa |
A Latin script orthography with 29 letters (including extended characters) and three diacritics (the language has four tones) was developed beginning in the 1990s with the help of Stuart and Cathie Showalter, an American missionary couple.[2]
