Frafra
Frafra is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Ghana and Burkina Faso, by about 820 thousand people.
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Farefare or Frafra, also known by the regional name of Gurenɛ (Gurenne), 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.
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Words in Frafra
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| name | yʋ'ʋrɛ | |
| eye | nifo | |
| nose | yõorɛ | |
| head | zuugo | |
| blood | zɩɩm | |
| water | ko'om | |
| fire | bugum | |
| star | wõrbiire | |
| river | kʋlaa | |
| sea | ateko | |
| cat | debia | |
| cow | naafɔ | |
| pig | kurkuri | |
| one | ayɩla | |
| two | yi | |
| hundred | kɔbga | |
| sleep | gĩse | |
| bread | pãanɛ | |
| banana | kodugu | |
| house | yire | |
| music | yʋʋmʋm | |
| big | kãtɛ |
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- Buli (Ghana)Atlantic-Congo65% alike
- MampruliAtlantic-Congo40% alike
- Central DagaareAtlantic-Congo33% alike
- BimobaAtlantic-Congo31% alike
- HangaAtlantic-Congo30% alike
- DagbaniAtlantic-Congo30% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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Elsewhere
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